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

Khust Castle, ruins, Ukraine

The Khust Castle (Ukrainian: Хустський замок; Hungarian: Huszti vár) is an abandoned castle located in the city of Khust in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western...

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Wooden church «Holy Mother’s Entrance» in Bârsana, Romania

Of a particular beauty, the wooden church “Holy Mother’s Entrance” in Bârsana is specific to small Maramureș’ churches with a double roof. The place built...

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Mukachevo Castle, Ukraine

The Palanok Castle or Mukachevo Castle (Ukrainian: Замок “Паланок”, romanized: Zamok “Palanok”; Hungarian: Munkács vára, Munkácsi vár, German: Plankenburg) is a historic castle in the...

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