{"id":574,"date":"2026-03-26T11:56:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/places-interreg.eu\/?p=574"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:05:38","slug":"3rd-cross-border-meeting-of-the-places-project-in-merano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/places-interreg.eu\/?p=574&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"3rd Cross-Border Meeting of the PLACES Project in Merano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our Interreg PLACES project promotes a culture of accessibility among tourism stakeholders in the four participating regions: South Tyrol, Vicenza, Carinthia and the Tarvisio area. In each region, a pilot cultural site is being developed through measures aimed at the sustainable improvement of accessibility, inclusion and digitalisation. The aim is to enhance the experiential nature of the tourism offering, as well as its inclusive accessibility and the enjoyment of the visit for everyone<\/em>. In early February, the project partners met in Merano for the 3rd cross-border PLACES meeting to discuss the activities currently underway. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

At the invitation of the South Tyrolean accessibility competence centre independent L.<\/em>, the third project meeting took place in Merano from 3 to 5 February 2025: the informal \u2018Meet & Greet\u2019<\/em> on the first day was followed, the next day, by an intensive plenary session at the Sala Civica in Merano. The meeting was attended by representatives from the La Piccionaia <\/em>theatre production centre in Vicenza <\/em>(lead partner), K\u00e4rnten Werbung (Carinthia), the k\u00e4rnten.museum (Carinthia), the Municipality of Vicenza<\/em>, the Tarvisio Tourist Consortium, independent L. and the consultancy firm ALDA+<\/em>. During the meeting, each partner reported on the progress of the activities under their responsibility. In the plenary session, key indicators and quality guidelines for the individual work packages were also defined. <\/p>\n\n

The following day, 5 February, the programme included an interesting study visit to the South Tyrolean pilot sites of PLACES: following a guided tour of the exhibition of assistive technology and the smart home model flat (i-LAB) at independent L.<\/em>, the group visited the Peter Mitterhofer Typewriter Museum. This accessible museum, located near Merano, had already been equipped with four innovative measures as part of the previous SMART <\/a>project (ITAT2049), funded by the ERDF: <\/p>\n\n