Po stopách Máté Laczkó Szepsiho (Moldavského)

Moldava nad Bodvou town (Slovakia, manager partner) and village Erdőbénye (Hungary, foreign partner) are relatives through Máté Laczkó Szepsi (Moldavský) person as author of Tokaj Asu, a special wine product. Máté Laczkó Szepsi (Moldavský), was born in Moldava nad Bodvou (that is a name Szepsi - Moldava in hungarian translation) and he lived and worked in Erdőbénye,where is located his house, in original status. Erdőbénye village is located in Tokaj region with still lasting traditions of wine producing and cells. There is located a producer of wine barrels and their wine got many national and foreign awards. Moldava nad Bodvou town tries to get back old times, when it was located inside of Royal wine trip and the cells that are a subject of this project are dated from those old times. Moldava nad Bodvou town likes to make those cells open for tourists. Main target: Development of crossborder cooperation between Moldava nad Bodvoo and Erdőbénye in field of creating a new product of tourism with respect to a big name of Szepsi Laczkó Máté- author of Tokaj Asu and wine traditions in this region. Specific target: 1. Building of infrastructure for that intent 2. Building of of administration and human resources for realisation and long lasting tradition of that intent. 3. Preparing of systeme for tourism and its aplication into realisation 4. Bilateral activities for publicity (public relations) of the project and its results. Activities are desrcibed in part Activities .

The town of Moldava nad Bodvou tries to regain its old times glory, when the town was located on the Royal wine road starting in Hungary and finishing in Poland. Szepsi Laczkó Máté as the inventor of the Tokaj Aszu wine was born in Moldava nad Bodvou and acted in Erdőbénye. In accordance with this fact partners wanted to create a tourism product devoted to his person and life, as a significant personality in the life of these settlements. Through the project activities, an Aszu museum, a statue and a wine cellar have been created or reconstructed as possible tourist sights devoted to his personality.