The project “Magic of Gardens — Cross-border discoveries” is co-financed by the European Union under the Interreg Poland-Saxony 2021-2027 Cooperation Programme

Priority 2: “Borderlands open to education, culture and tourism.”

Specific Objective 2.2: “Strengthening the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation.”

Project budget: EUR 1 249,308.64

EU support: EUR 999.446,81

Implementation period: 01.03.2025—29.02.2028

Project partners:

• Dominion Łomnica — Foundation for the Development of Cultural Landscape in Lower Silesia (Łomnica Palace - A place with history | Hotel Karkonosze)
• Förderverein Lausitzer Findlingspark Nochten e.V. (www.findlingspark-nochten.de)

Objectives of the project and expected results:

The main objective of the project is to exploit the potential of the park premises in Nochten in the district of Görlitz and in Łomnica in Jelenia Góra County to develop cross-border, sustainable tourists for a wide audience and improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of the Euroregion in many areas, emphasizing the role of nature in improving overall well-being, which is particularly important in the face of increasing social isolation and digitization of life. The initiative offers the opportunity to learn about local and regional parks and gardens, whose green spaces can serve as places for relaxation, regeneration and learning.

Thanks to the implementation of the project, offers will be created for a wide audience, the number of visitors to both sites, including those from the neighboring country, will increase, which will generate positive effects for the region's economy. The project will also positively influence the perception of the Lower Silesia/Upper Lusatia region as a particularly attractive and closely connected cultural landscape with a common history, very similar traditions, but also similar transformational problems in the economic and social structure. The realization that one lives in a very attractive region will strengthen “local patriotism” and the connection of residents with the region across borders. The principle of social inclusion will be taken into account in all activities. In addition, using access to extensive green spaces in the form of parks on both sides of the support, the aim is to promote the benefits of contact with nature, which is crucial in the fight against depression and mental health issues increasingly encountered in modern societies.

The project is scheduled to carry out the following tasks:

• improving the tourist infrastructure in both places, which will allow the development of these places, service and increase tourist traffic,
• establishment of information points, workshops and conferences to improve access to information about attractions in the neighbouring country among the public and tourism industry,
• development of a joint action plan — Tourism Partnership Strategy,
• creation of new offers in order to increase attractiveness and meet the needs of different target groups,
• a joint promotional campaign to raise the recognition of both partners.