smart : one From the beginning, we wanted the Metal Way to be accessible even for disabled people. That is why, with the help of other subsidies, we have ensured the mapping of the accessibility of the entire route and the 40 entities that provide services for tourists and are on or near this route. The mapping was carried out according to the methodology developed for the Czech Ministry of Regional development by the Prague Wheelchair Organization and its results are published on our website. As part of the popularization of the Metal Route, we organized the first annual international smith symposium called Metal Symposium in 2013. Every year we invite 5 artisan smiths from 5 different countries. Each of them creates a statue of metal in the course of a week, which later beautifies the city of Mladá Boleslav. Now, at the end of the 5th year, we can say that we
have 26 works from 29 different authors coming from 16 different countries and from 4 continents. Since the 4th year of the Metal Symposium, wood carvers have also joined to create thematic benches. Statues and benches are planned to be installed in the public space and we believe that it will become more interesting for tourists. Recently the Metal trail received a new touristic visiting card; this souvenir sticker can be added to your tourist diary and can be bought in the tourist office in Železná street in Mladá Boleslav. The project Metal Route is not at its end. It is a “living organism“ that is constantly growing, changing and developing, and we still have the taste and ideas for new improvements.
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