Cross-border workshop on cycling tourism highlighted cooperation and pilot solutions in the Italy–Slovenia border area
On 2 April 2026, the GO! Center in Gorizia/Gorica hosted a cross-border workshop dedicated to cycling tourism, bringing together Italian and Slovenian stakeholders to exchange views on territorial integration, services and future development strategies in this field.
The event was organised by GECT GO within the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE programme and the BorderLabs CE project. Its main objective was to strengthen cross-border cooperation and support innovative approaches to sustainable and slow tourism based on cycling mobility and improved territorial connectivity.
The programme included a presentation of the BorderLabs CE project and its action plan, followed by interactive co-creation sessions, a plenary presentation of group work results, concluding remarks and informal networking among participants.
The workshop also provided a relevant framework for the NUTSHELL@CE project, which contributes to this topic through its pilot activity in the Brda area, focused on the development of a mobility hub in Šmartno.
This pilot aims to improve sustainable tourist mobility and cross-border accessibility between Brda and Collio by integrating cycling mobility, public transport and last-mile solutions, including e-bikes and on-demand transport services.
The discussions confirmed that successful cross-border cycling tourism development depends on cooperation, co-creation and practical pilot actions. Events such as this workshop play an important role in connecting stakeholders, identifying common needs and testing solutions that can make tourism systems more integrated, sustainable and user-friendly.