Three countries times three houses - that's nine different house stories: Zittau-based photographer Rafael Sampedro has portrayed people who live or work in Umgebindehouses, who accommodate guests or are in the process of saving a house. He expresses the variety of uses and the special features of the building style. Above all, however, the relationship between the people and their houses becomes tangible. We get an idea of the power of this folk architecture: the heart of the house beats in the warm log cabin - the soul of the border triangle is given space in the Umgebindehouse.

The Workshop of the Small Gastronomy School, held on November 18th, was an engaging and informative event within the framework of the TExTOUR project. The event involved more than 20 young individuals alongside 3 local food producers at the welcoming Kisin estate in the rural area of Trebinje.

As part of our ongoing "Meet TExTOUR" interviews, we introduce Jaanus from Narva Gate, a key player in the redevelopment of the historic industrial site, Kreenholm. In this interview, Jaanus will explain the history and future prospects of Kreenholm.

The implementation of the cultural tourism strategy, which was developed in 2022 within the framework of the international project TExTOUR, continues.

On the 15th of September 2023 in the Historical Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry, a press conference was held to promote the educational product developed under the TExTOUR project.

The recent paper by Ottaviani et al., based on TExTOUR data and experience, shows a possible way to achieve sustainable cultural tourism development in remote areas.