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INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC CITIES
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24.03. - 27.03.2026., HOTEL PRESIDENT SOLIN
12th International Historic Cities Congress
promotion and development of new products in historic cities
Dear congress participants,
On behalf of Solin tourist board, hotel President Solin and city of Solin, it is our honor to welcome you to the „12th International Historic Cities Congress“.
International Historic Cities Congress is first project with that concept, organized in Croatia, under the motto „Meet, share& build“ , which aims to motivate ideas exchange („Meet“ concept) between leaders in tourism industry of historic cities, tourist boards, archaeologists and travel agent representatives. The share of experiences („Share“ concept) is another objective as well as development of the new tourism products and arrangements by joint engagement of the tourism industry leaders in the destinations („Build“ concept).
Project is supported and sponsored by:
Ministry of Culture and Media, Ministry of Tourism and Sport, The Tourist Board of Split-Dalmatia County, Split-Dalmatia County, Cemex d.d., INA d.d., Croatian Association of Historic Cities, Perfecta Travel, Lavanda tourist group, Public cultural Institution Zvonimir, Split City museum, Archaeological Museum in Split, Split tourist board, Omiš tourist board, Trogir tourist board and the Municipality of Klis.
We would like to take the opportunity and thank them all for their assistance, support and recognition of this project.
The topic of congress is preservation and intepretation of historic attractions and localities in historic cities throughout Croatia through “benchmarking” with cities from abroad. Historic periods covered throughout this congress range from prehistoric times to roman times and middle ages. Our aim is to present cities both from Croatia and abroad from these historic periods, with the emphasis on destination management, in terms of the creative and interpretative presentation of historic sites.
The congress gathers professional lecturers from tourism and archaeological profession.
Apart from lectures panel discussion will be held on topic of cultural tourism and the participants will be representatives from public and private sector.
We trust your stay will be full of interactions, new ideas and will meet your expectations to the fullest extent.
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EVENT SCHEDULES
Wednesday
Thursday
Wednesday
08:00h-08:45h – Registration
08:45h – 09:00h – Welcome spechees
09:00h- 12:00h – Lectures & Panel discussion
09:00h-09:20h – Jyoti Hosagrahar, deputy director, World heritage centre, UNESCO *online lecture
Topic: Managing Urban Heritage while Advancing Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience”
09:20h – 09:40h – Mark Wallis, managing director, Past Pleasures Consulting, Great Britain
Topic: The Stories in the Stones
09:40h-10:00h – Dora Ivanova, founder & CEO of the Buzludzha Project Foundation, Bulgaria
Topic: Preservation and reinterpretation of Buzludzha Monument through community engagement and creative heritage strategies
10:00h – 10:30h – Panel discussion
Topic: Rethinking the future of cultural tourism
Moderator: Goran Ćorluka, University of Split, Department for Professional studies
- Dora Ivanova, founder & CEO of the Buzludzha Project Foundation, Bulgaria
- Mark Wallis, managing director, Past Pleasures Consulting, Velika Britanija
- Jyoti Hosagrahar, deputy director, World heritage centre, UNESCO
- Mario Šerić, owner and managing director, MarCon consulting in tourism and hospitality
10:30h – 11:00h – Coffee break/B2B meetings
11:00h – 11:20h – Mario Šerić, owner and managing director, MarCon consulting in tourism and hospitality
Topic: Trends in cultural tourism of southern Europe – What happens and who wins?
11:20h – 11:40h – Presentation of best student innovative idea of historic site interpretation
11:40h – 12:10h – Panel discussion with students
Topic: Cultural tourism from the perspective of generation Z
Moderator: Goran Ćorluka, University of Split, Department for Professional studies
12:10h – 14:00h – Lunch break
13:30h – 17:00h – Organized sightseeing of cities (options: Solin or Trogir)
18:00h – 19:00h – Optional: Artistic workshop
20:00h – 21:00h – Dinner
Thursday
09:00h – 12:00h – Lectures & Panel discussion
09:00h – 09:20h – Ines Resler, director, Našice tourist board/President of City council of Našice
Topic: Našice – city of nobility and culture
09:20h – 09:40h – Renata Tešija, Senior Expert Associate, Department of Tourism, Maritime Affairs and Transport, Split-Dalmatia County
Topic: From Story to Brand: How Storytelling Builds a Sustainable Dalmatia
09:40h – 10:00h – Davor Bruketa, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Chairman, Bruketa & Žinić & Grey marketing agency
Topic: “We are who we are”; Communication strategies for new age
10:00h – 10:20h – Irena Ateljević, PhD, Associate Professor, Aspira College of Management and Design, founderess of the Regeneration Center – Terra Meera
Topic: Regenerative Renaissance and Transmodern Step into Regenerative Tourism
10:20h – 10:40h – Darko Bilandžić, Head of marketing, Museum of Vučedol culture
Topic: From prehistory to artificial intelligence
10:40h – 11:00h – Elis Gobo, director Arsiana d.o.o. Company of Municipality Raša
Topic: Kova experience in mine Raša
10:40h – 11:15h – Coffee break/B2B meetings
11:15h – 12:00h – Panel discussion
Topic: Future of cultural tourism in Croatia – who, what, where, when, why and how?
Moderator: Željko Trezner, director, Centre for responsible tourism
- Ines Resler, director, Našice tourist board
- Elis Gobo, director Arsiana d.o.o. Company of Municipality Raša
- Renata Tešija, Senior Expert Associate, Department of Tourism, Maritime Affairs and Transport, Split-Dalmatia County
- Irena Ateljević, PhD, Associate Professor, Aspira College of Management and Design
- Darko Bilandžić, Head of marketing, Museum of Vučedol culture
12:00h – 13:00h – Lunch break
13:00h – 16:30h – Organized sightseeing (options: city of Split or Omiš)
16:30h – 19:00h – Free time / Optional: Archaeological workshop (5 PM – 6 PM)
19:00h – 20:00h – Awards ceremony
20:00h – 21:30h – Gala dinner
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