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

Nicolae Șerban, Romania

Nicolae Șerban from Rogoz, Târgu Lăpuș, Romania has more than 30 years of experience in woodworking and learned the secrets of this craft from his...

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Szabolcs Kovács furniture painter, embroidery, folk arts, Hungary

Szabolcs Kovács is a distinguished furniture painter craftsman. He decorate the different pieces of furniture with traditional “matyó” folk arts motifs. His whole family is...

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Helia-D Herbal House, Hungary

As written on their website, Helia-D, the most well-known company in Hungarian quality skincare. The company has renovated a stunning 16th-century villa to bring the...

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