The objective of the project is to combine the peculiarities of the regions involved with an approach to valorise their riches at a historical, cultural, tourist, tradition and skills level. The territory involved presents a cultural and natural heritage of the highest level, also including the area of ​​the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cross-border cooperation between the provinces of Belluno, Pordenone and the

Tirolo will be strengthened by creating new synergies in the cultural and tourism fields that allow competitive and sustainable development of the area and enhance public-private collaborations. This area has a high quality of life, but at the same time also a growing depopulation of the mountains and birth rates with predominantly negative trends. The project therefore wants to create a new awareness in

inhabitants relating to the tourist and therefore economic potential of the area by presenting an itinerary that connects the sites of interest linked to the extraction and processing of iron and recreating from a tourist point of view what was once a real proto-industrial production district which from Tyrol with its specialized miners, passing through the province of Belluno with the mines and the skill of the swordsmiths, reached Maniago with the famous production of blades. The valorization of this tangible and intangible cultural heritage made up of mines, factories, ancient knowledge and traditions will be implemented through an active and profitable comparison with the past, offering stimuli for the development of sustainable tourist proposals and the deseasonalization of tourism. Through research activities, the creation of exhibition and educational spaces, the recovery of historic sites, the creation of a tourist route, study and research, and the organization of dedicated events, the project aims to unite the three regions that have shared over the centuries fundamental human capital and knowledge.