Šibenik gained a unique cultural and tourist attraction with an equipped gastro-cultural centre, a children’s playground and an amphitheatre by renovating the fortress of Barona.

• The Barone project included infrastructural works to renovate the fortress itself, to equip a gastro-cultural centre and a children’s playground and to build an amphitheatre.

• As part of the creation of high-tech content, a historical document was created and a platform for augmented reality and other multimedia content was acquired and equipped.

• The project organised various educational programmes involving future employees of the Barona fortress management structure, followed by SMEs from Šibenik-Knin County (New opportunities for presentation at the revitalised Barona Tvroviva), as well as tourist guides (How old stories become new tourist attractions – storytelling and augmented reality in tourism of the new era).

• A Study on Tourism Needs, Preferences and Trends was carried out in the Šibenik-Knin County with various tourist packages including Mr Barona.

• The exclusive organic brand Barone was developed for the presentation of traditional gastro-cultural products on fortress and a business and marketing plan was designed, and the fortress Barone was promoted at the Vienna International Tourism Fair.