Adrijo is derived from the combination of the Italian word ADRIATICO and the Croatian JADRANSKO. It describes a sea – the Adriatic – that unites two cultural identities as well as two shores. Here there exists a supranational Adriatic citizenship in which peoples, nations, languages, cultures, and knowledge come together and thrive.

The ADRIJOROUTES project was created to enhance and expand the ADRIJO platform, the Adriatic Ports Cultural Network, developed as part of the completed REMEMBER project (https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/remember) to preserve and promote the cultural and maritime heritage of eight Italian and Croatian ports: Ancona, Ravenna, Venice, Trieste, Rijeka, Zadar, Split, and Dubrovnik, creating a cultural bridge between the two shores of the Adriatic. The name ADRIJO itself is a fusion of the Italian word “Adriatico” and the Croatian word “Jadransko,” symbolizing the shared identity of these regions.

Thanks to the synergistic collaboration among partners, ADRIJO evolves with new features, exclusive content, and innovative thematic routes, transforming each visit into an engaging and interactive experience. This is further enriched by the development of seven cross-border thematic itineraries that integrate physical and digital experiences, allowing visitors to “navigate” from one place to another and presenting these areas as a network of destinations united by common roots.

With the ADRIJOROUTES project, the partners aim to further explore and enhance the historical and cultural connections that link ports, cities, and territories, promoting sustainability, social inclusion, and digitalization in the tourism sector of the Italian and Croatian Adriatic regions.

The ADRIJOROUTES project, funded by the Italy-Croatia 2021-2027 program, leverages the REMEMBER project (Italy-Croatia Program 2014-2020) to promote sustainable solutions for maritime cultural tourism. It aims to enhance the environmental and social sustainability of the tourism sector in the targeted regions while actively involving operators and stakeholders from the maritime, cultural, and tourism sectors at both local and international levels.

With a total budget of € 2.662.685, 40 (€ 2.130.148,32 from ERDF contributions), the project runs for 30 months, starting from February 2024, and involves the following organizations:

Central Adriatic Ports Authority – Lead Partner

North Adriatic Sea Port Authority

Port of Ravenna Authority

Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea

Intermodal Transport Cluster

Port of Dubrovnik Authority

Port of Zadar Authority

Public Institution RERA SD for the coordination and development of the Split-Dalmatia County

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