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New digital travel guides developed for territories in rural Bulgaria and East Herzegovina
The EU-funded SMART ERA project has released digital travel guides for Devetaki Plateau in northern Bulgaria and East Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The free mobile apps are aimed at bringing two of Europe’s lesser-known rural areas onto the digital tourism map.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Strengthening the attractiveness and resilience of rural areas in Italy’s Abruzzo region
Abruzzo’s territorial attractiveness depends on creating the conditions for people to live, work, invest and build their future in the region. This was the central message of the event ‘Abruzzo and Europe’s Inner Areas – New Strategies for Territorial Attractiveness and Resilience’ held in Brussels in October 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Council of Europe meeting ponders roadmap for implementing recommendation on rural youth participation
A recent consultative meeting in Budapest assembled a range of stakeholders to discuss a roadmap for implementing a recommendation on rural youth participation from the Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest publications
Good Practice Brochure 'Instruments for territorial development'
The third edition of the Rural Pact Good Practice Brochure focuses on territorial development. It highlights how integrated approaches like LEADER/CLLD, Integrated Territorial Investments (ITIs) and Smart Villages can help improve quality of life in rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Vision Magazine | Edition 3
The third edition of the Rural Vision Magazine features a range of stakeholder voices on the most pressing developments around the EU rural vision and Pact in 2025.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar ‘Sustainable rural tourism’
This highlights report outlines the main initiatives and summarises the main messages from the Good Practice Webinar on rural tourism of 7 May 2025, hosted online by the Rural Pact Support Office and RuralTour.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice
Les Concerts de Poche: bringing music workshops and concerts to rural France
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
A hub for digital nomads on the Black Sea coast in rural Bulgaria
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Village renewal in Tyrol through integrated strategic approaches to rural housing and heritage
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform