More than 300 cyclists joined the “Tour de Culture ‘10” on  Sunday,  September 19th. “Tour de Culture” is  part of the European Mobility Week and the European Heritage Days as it promotes sustainable mobility and the cultural heritage of Kosovo at the same time, in a unique festive atmosphere.

This year the Tour de Culture started in Prizren, under the European Mobility Week Motto: “Travel Smarter, Live Better”.  The cyclists enjoyed cheerful dancing performances in the sunny square of the “League of Prizren” building and then toured Prizren city centre and old town, which was closed to car traffic for the pleasure of all residents and visitors.

Then the entire group of 300, comprising males and females from 6 to 60 years, set off to discover the lovely country side from Prizren to Mamusa and further to Hoca e Madhe / Velika Hoca, using mostly car free and direct field trails and secondary roads through small villages, forests, fields and vineyards.  In Mamusa, the dancing continued and the cyclists could enjoy the excellent fresh produce of the fields they just had passed in order to fill the energy required to cross the hilly terrain through Retije to Hoca e Madhe / Velika Hoca, where excellent local dishes and drinks fed the celebration of Kosovo's beauty and diversity as much as of many personal sporty achievements.

Tour de Culture is an initiative of UN-HABITAT’s Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme (MuSPP) and Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB) both funded by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency  (Sida) and supported by the European Union / Council of Europe Joint Project "Support to the Promotion of Cultural Diversity ", Youth Initiative for Human Rights and other local partners.

Tour de Culture has visited Peja, Isniq, Deçan, Junik, Gjakova and Rahovec in previous editions and in 2011 will invite you to discover the cultural and natural beauty of other parts of Kosovo or, of course, retrace the Tour de Culture itineraries any time, with friends and family.

Take a look on Tour de Culture Gallery : Tour de Culture '10

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The video of Tour de Culture '10, check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yfj8NCi6B4

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Tour de Culture '10

Poster 

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Tour de Culture '10

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