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Rab Archeological (T)races is an open-air museum in Croatia, with 30 archaeological sites interconnected through educational trails of 40km. The project offers a unique and diverse visiting experience combing heritage, hiking and mountain biking.

There are 3 trails to explore over the areas of Kampor (Trail Capo Fronte), Lopar (Trails Epario & Frux) and Supetarska Draga (Trail Frux). The Rab Archaeological (T)races mobile application accompanies visitors in navigating the island and offers several info points on the history, nature and culture. The app has guides, stories and legends, as well as educational games and extended reality. The app is available offline for a tranquil and informative visit through nature.

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©Rab Archeological (T)races Furthermore, Rab offers through the website contact information for local guides you can hire to learn more about local culture.

The history of Rab starts with Illyrians in 350 BC, followed by Romans 1st century BC, Venetians 15th century and offers fascinating stories of the island’s inhabitants and diverse heritage experiences of architecture, art, religion and history in a stunning natural landscape. Here is a list of the cultural sights you can visit in person or take one of their available virtual tours.

The project unifies several aspects of cultural and natural tourism, being a fantastic destination for families and friends and a benchmark cultural management project well deserving of 1st prize of Europa Nostra’s Walking tourism and slow travel- Synergies with cultural tourism. The sites and nature are part of the same narrative and their access is seamless with digital tools in place to guide and educate. Their work can serve as a real example of how local sites can transform their heritage promotion and tourism working together!

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111 Places is a series of guidebooks with locations internationally, with an emphasis on the UK, North America and Europe. They feature about 500 titles in multiple languages, notably German, Italian, English, and French. Their guides give you a local perspective and are usually cityoriented written by long-time residents. The series published “111 Dark Places in England That You Shouldn’t Miss” by Dr Philip Stone of The Institute for Dark Tourism Research (iDTR). We mention their work and an outline of dark heritage and dark heritage tourism in our article Dark heritage, a reintroduction. In a nutshell, dark heritage is places and objects associated with painful history or tragedy. Due to their history and association, this type of heritage does not often receive the same level of attention and care as other heritage typologies.

Dr Stone’s work as well as many initiatives in cultural sectors lead the way to popularise and improve the management and promotion of dark heritage. This guide communicates the values of dark heritage and helps discover new places outside the touristic norm.

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Heritage promotion and communication is one of the main aspects of heritage management. Museums and sites are part of many tourist guides however many small museums or places of heritage significance you get to meet by living in a city. 111 places offer an insider approach to visiting places and their new series “111 Dark Places in England That You Shouldn’t Miss” presents a new avenue for dark heritage tourism, and perhaps for more heritage specific guides to come.

If you live in the UK and get a chance to visit the listed places, let us know which are your favourites!

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