The Sinj Tourist Board wins a “Plautilla” international cultural tourism award!
Within the 4th International Congress of Historical Cities, which will be held from March 20 to 23, 2018 at the President Hotel, the Solin Tourist Board, Hotel President in Solin, and the City of Solin will award the “Plautilla” international cultural tourism award for quality and innovation in the management of historic cities, for the interpenetration and protection of cultural heritage and the promotion and distribution of cultural tourism products.
The jury awarded winners in three categories which will be crowned at the closing ceremony of the Congress on March 22, 2018, at 19:00 at the President Hotel.
Winners were awarded in three categories including ‘Best Cultural Tourism Product’, ‘Historical City / Locality / Institution’, and ‘Best Cultural Tourist Itinerary’.
Among the winners was the Sinj Tourist Board for their cultural tourism product ‘Traditional Handmade Pottery from Potravlje’ which was given the bronze medal in the category of ‘Best Cultural Tourism Product’.
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The traditional pottery from Potravlje has had the status of immaterial cultural heritage since 2013 and was nominated by the Ministry of Culture of Croatia for UNESCO protection. Today, the art of making this traditional pottery is preserved only in two families – Jure Knezović, where sons Ivan and Pile make the pots, and Jurina’s brother Dusan Knezović in the village of Potravlje in the Hrvace municipality. It is of utmost importance to preserve this segment of traditional culture and to ensure the craft continues over time by passing down the skills to the younger generations. With this aim in mind, the Sinj Tourist Board, with the support of the Ministry of Croatia, hosted workshops focused on the traditional pottery making from Potravlje.
The gold medal in this category went to the Koprivnica Tourist Board for their “Renaissance festival”, while the silver went to the Split Tourist Board for “Šotobraco Split”.
The prizes were awarded to the tourist communities, institutions, companies, crafts, and others for the best tourism product characterized by the quality and creative interpretation of the cultural and historical heritage.
Bravo, Sinj!
