SARAJEVO, September 25 (FENA) – One hundred nature lovers from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina visited the Via Dinarica hiking and cycling trail on the Visočica Mountain as part of the BRIDGE - Building Relations for Intercultural Dialogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina project, on the occasion of the 12 Days of Peace.
As part of the BRIDGE project, with the financial support of the Agency for Development Cooperation of the Republic of Italy (AICS), which implements and co-finances the United Nations Development Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNDP BiH) and in partnership with the Terra Dinarica Association, the Treskavica Mountaineering Society and the Green Visions Agency, organized a walking and cycling tour to the peaks of the Visočica mountain - Drstva and Vito, which are located on the white trail of Via Dinarica, a mega hiking and walking trail.
The goal of the BRIDGE project is to encourage intercultural dialogue and interaction among young people from different ethnic and religious groups and geographical locations gathered around nature, science, tourism and environmental protection, which contribute to bridging social and cultural divisions and restoring trust among young people. Therefore, the project supports the learning and adventure of young people from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, in order to jointly experience the natural, cultural and recreational opportunities provided by the Via Dinarica trails.
The hosts of this event were the Association Terra Dinarica, the Green Visions Agency, and the Mountaineering Society Treskavica, who hosted the participants in their mountain lodge Vrela in Tušila, where all participants could get local food and drinks prepared in the lodge where the Via Dinarica center is located. Also, in the center itself, the participants had the opportunity to find out everything about current and future activities on Via Dinarica and its center, UNDP in BiH announced.
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