Cross-Border Cultural and Creative Tourism in Rural and Remote Areas (CROCUS)

CROCUS

CROCUS project focuses on cross-border cultural and creative tourism in rural and remote areas. CROCUS is funded by the Horizon Europe (2024-2027).



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Project information

Project duration

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Horizon Europe

Project coordinator

Aalborg University

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Project description

CROCUS aims to address socio-economic challenges faced by rural and remote areas through the promotion of cultural and creative tourism. The project features a multi-scalar research design, innovative cross-border living labs, and participatory processes for sustainable business model prototyping. The consortium includes leading scholars and practitioners with extensive experience in cross-border tourism development, stakeholder engagement, and policy analysis.

CROCUS is coordinated by Aalborg University and involves partners from across Europe:

  • Denmark (Aalborg University, Group NAO),
  • Italy (University of Bergamo),
  • The Netherlands (Association for Tourism and Leisure Education),
  • Slovenia (University of Maribor),
  • Finland (University of Oulu),
  • Bulgaria (Zangandor Research Institute),
  • Croatia (University of Rijeka),
  • Estonia (Tallinn University),
  • Hungary (University of Pannonia).


Together the CROCUS consortium cover the four EU macro-regions, from the Baltic in the north, via the Alps and the Danube, to the Ionic and Adriatic in the south.