Go cycling through Vidzeme and Southern Estonia

Programme 2007 - 2013 Estonia - Latvia (EE-LV)

Date of latest update: 2024-08-24

Description

Description (EN):

To strengthen cycling tourism in the region of Vidzeme and Southern Estonia, this project connected the bike roads and smaller routes in both countries and developed an impressive cross-border route Tour de LatEst. This route goes through both countries and its length is 1075 - 1296 km (with shorter and longer options). It is very versatile - by taking this route, one can learn about the heritage of cultural history of Latvians and Estonians, visit the most popular tourism objects, and see the daily lives of the local inhabitants. The route crosses several protected natural territories of European importance – national and nature parks, scenic areas, and the biosphere reserve.

Achievements (EN):

The project involved comprehensive route preparation and testing work, as well as lots of technical adjustments - over thousand special road signs for Tour de LatEst route were installed in both countries, around 60 informative stands were placed throughout the whole route, and almost two hundred bicycle parking places and more than thirty resting places were created. Technical projects were made for improving also the road quality in future. Tour de LatEst route has been widely promoted by route-map and guiding brochure in LAT, LIT, EST, ENG, FIN, RUS, GER languages. These materials have been distributed in tourism info centres and municipalities, as well as during route presentations in variety of international thematic events in Helsinki, Utrecht, Tartu, Riga, Hamburg, Tallinn and Vilnius. Tour de LatEst was officially launched with an opening marathon in July 2010, where around 100 participants tested the whole route. There have been extensive publicity for the route, as well as for its notable opening marathon. Also a promotional video material was made to show the whole route to the potential cycling tourists (watch below). At the end of the project, a conference was organized to discuss the future of the cycling tourism in the region and fid good ideas to develop it further. Read more on the project home page! http://tourdelatest.vidzeme.com/en/ More information please find at: http://www.estlat.eu/programme/supported-projects/?project=29

Thematic information

Cultural heritage and arts Tourism

Partners (11)

Lead Partner: Vidzemes Tūrisma asociācija

Address: Pils laukums, LV-4101 Cēsis, Cēsu novads, Latvia

Legal status: private

Website: www.vidzeme.com

Siguldas novada pašvaldība

Name: Siguldas novada pašvaldība

Address: 2150 Sigulda, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Malpils pagasta padome

Name: Malpils pagasta padome

Address: 2152 Mālpils, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Gulbenes rajona padome

Name: Gulbenes rajona padome

Address: 4401 Gulbene, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Madonas rajona padome

Name: Madonas rajona padome

Address: 4801 Madona, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Valkas rajona padome

Name: Valkas rajona padome

Address: 4033 Valka, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Aluksnes rajona padome

Name: Aluksnes rajona padome

Address: 4301 Alūksne, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Cesu rajona padome

Name: Cesu rajona padome

Address: 4101 Cēsis, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Ogres rajona padome

Name: Ogres rajona padome

Address: 5001 Ogre, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Latvian Tourism Development Agency

Name: Latvian Tourism Development Agency

Address: 1051 Rīga, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Valga Maavalitsus

Name: Valga Maavalitsus

Address: 68202 Valga, Estonia

Legal status: n/a

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Siguldas novada dome

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Malpils pagasta padome

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Gulbenes rajona padome

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Madonas rajona padome

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Valkas District Council

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Aluksnes rajona padome

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Vidzeme Tourism Association

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Cesu rajona padome

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Ogres rajona padome

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Latvian Tourism Development Agency

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Valga Municipality

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Summary

Project name (EN): Go cycling through Vidzeme and Southern Estonia

Project acronym: ViSoEst by bike

Project start date: 2009-01-04

Project end date: 2010-12-23

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 703 138.98

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 447 668.13

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2007 - 2013 Estonia - Latvia (EE-LV)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-11-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

67 / 67 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

278 / 278 (100%)

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Go cycling through Vidzeme and Southern Estonia

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