DRANICA and ViaGastrocarpathia represent key milestones in our long-term initiative to build a sustainable platform for safeguarding and promoting the traditional crafts of our region.

ViaGastrocarpathia is a cross-border cultural and tourism route spanning Maramureș (Romania), Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (Hungary), and Transcarpathia (Ukraine). Designed as a discovery tool, it invites visitors to explore the most valuable places, people, and living traditions of the Carpathian Euroregion.

DRANICA marks the first focused thematic step along the ViaGastrocarpathia route, shining a spotlight on the region’s unique immaterial wooden heritage and the knowledge behind traditional woodworking practices.This is only the beginning. Further thematic journeys will follow as we continue to expand and enrich this shared cultural platform. Stay connected.

Locations to visit

Lillafüredi Libegőpark, Hungary

The main attraction of the Lillafüred Libegőpark park is the chairlift service, which offers a pleasant relaxation for lovers of the forest and the beautiful...

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Chinadievsky Castle, Ukraine

In the Middle Ages the castle was called St. Miklos (St. Nicholas), which is located at the pass “Russian Gates”: this is where the Hungarians...

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Jula Ștefan, Romania

Chioar Land is one of the four ethnographic areas of Maramures county. The village of Berinta is located in a beautiful area of Chioar Land...

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Crafts

Resource center

Dumitru Pop Tincu – Wooden crosses craftsman at the Merry Cemetery in Săpânța, Maramureș

Cezar Dumitru, imperatortravel.ro

Búzavirág Association – craft products of visually impaired craftsmen in Vámosújfalu, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén

Kaprinyák Nikolett, csodahelyek.hu

Chira Vasile – Ceramic workshop in Cărbunari, Maramureș

Alex Grecu, alexgrecu.ro

Rhyolite Cave Accommodation – carved in rhyolite rocks in Szomolya, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén

Gyémánt Balázs, balazsutazik.blog.hu

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