SECreTour is bringing its pilot projects to life with a new series of animated videos, now available on its YouTube channel. These short, engaging films highlight how cultural heritage and local communities are working together to shape sustainable, creative tourism in rural and peripheral regions across Europe.
The pilots are real-world projects taking place in different European regions, each serving as a testbed for new approaches to sustainable and creative tourism. They are community-driven initiatives that combine local heritage, culture, and innovation to design tourism models that benefit people and places. Each pilot explores how cultural assets—whether traditions, crafts, landscapes, or monuments—can be reimagined to support environmental responsibility, community empowerment, and regional development.
For example:
- Cultural routes and trails that connect villages and landscapes, encouraging visitors to explore off-the-beaten-path destinations.
- Heritage-led climate action, where local communities test environmentally friendly ways of managing and showcasing cultural sites.
- Creative tourism labs, where artists, craftspeople, and residents co-create new cultural experiences for visitors.
- Community partnerships, empowering local people to have a voice in how tourism develops in their region.
Each video takes you inside a different pilot site, showing real-world examples of how heritage can be a driving force for environmental responsibility, community empowerment, and regional development. From innovative tourism trails to climate-conscious heritage management, the stories capture both the challenges and the inspiring solutions our partners are creating on the ground.
You can also find exclusive interviews with SECreTour partners, offering first-hand insights into the motivations, lessons learned, and long-term goals behind each project.
Watch now: SECreTour YouTube Channel
Stay tuned and join the SECreTour LinkedIn group as more videos and updates will be released through pilot projects that will continue to grow and inspire.
