Regéc, Streda nad Bodrogom, Veľký Kamenec, Veľká Ida – on the imaginary route between the settlements, running from castle to castles, some legendary figures of our history create a link between memories of the built past and tourists of the present. Regéc where Ferenc Rákóczi II. grew up, and the central location of the kuruc battles. Streda nad Bodrogom where Lajos Kossuth started his career. Veľká Ida where the estate of the historic Csáky family is located. Veľký Kamenec as the place of many historic events of Zemplén county including major battles.
The aim of the project was the reconstruction of cultural heritage sites on the settlements concerned: the authentic reconstruction of the palace wing of the fortress of Regéc, the development of the castle in Streda nad Bodrogom and Veľká Ida, creating interactive exhibition and leisure spaces, as well as the development of the infrastructure for bicycle tourism in the region.
A common challenge and also an opportunity for the settlements was to renew and present these cultural and natural values in a way that they become more attractive as some kind of a border-region circuit tour: by attracting visitors to a “fortress and castle” tour of several days, this might contribute to increasing the number of visitors, and thereby strengthen the economic potential of the region. Exhibitions with new contents and forms, as well as the publicity would hopefully attract visitors.
The development has also contributed to maintain the local community relationships, strengthened their self-consciousness finding out more about the border regions, as well as developing natural and cultural tourism.
The project was implemented within the framework of the Interreg V-A Slovakia Hungary Cross Border Cooperation Programme. The total project budget was 2 733 242.21 EUR, of which 2 323 255.86 EUR was ERDF support.
