Last weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, October the 19th and the 20th, the very first Mljet Outdoor Festival was held at the beautiful Mljet National Park, under the organisation of the local Deša Association, NP Mljet itself and the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service (HGSS).
As Morski/Lucija Radulj writes on the 21st of October, 2019, during the two days of their stay on Mljet, numerous visitors enjoyed free guided tours of the national park, cycling, hiking and walking. In addition, the participants had the opportunity to participate in yoga classes and exercises of functional strength and movement, and in addition, thanks to the nurses from the Dubrovnik Health Centre, they were able to check their blood pressure and blood sugar levels. On top of that, the first 100 registered participants also had free transportation and accommodation at the Odyssey Hotel in Pomena.
As part of the event, the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service presented its equipment, activities and rescue operations, while its staff took care of the safety of all participants.
In addition, all those who visited Pomena could join the gastronomic workshop organised by Deša Association and find out how to prepare various local delights, and at the Cancer League of Korčula-Pelješac-Lastovo-Mljet’s stand, they could taste yet more local desserts and, with a symbolic donation, help the praiseworthy work of that particular association.
Products were presented to the visitors by local family farms – OPG Bašica, Dabelić, Hajdić and a local school. The participants were also presented two new promotional films about the island of Mljet and the activities of the Public Institution “National Park Mljet”, which were realised through an important project (MLJET – ODISE(J)A MEDITERRANEA).
The fun part of the island’s first outdoor festival was taken care of by the Kopito group, who kept the participants active until long into the night after a free fisherman’s dinner.
A two-day active gathering of outdoor enthusiasts was held as part of the aforementioned project which focuses on improving the sustainable management, tourism valorisation and interpretation of natural heritage in Mljet, co-financed by the European Union (EU).
The project aims to optimise visits to the national park, raise awareness of the natural and cultural values of that particular protected area, and contribute to the economic well-being of the local community and the sustainable development of the island of Mljet by improving the visitor system, visitor infrastructure and educational programs on the island.
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