In the first part of the meeting, participants listened to presentations about content and status of Iron Curtain Trail project, and within this context about regional action plans and the survey of the route. Main part of the Iron Curtain Trail on the Slovenian-Hungarian border runs on the Slovenian side of the border. The route passes by the Hetés region in Hungary where cyclists can experience the region’s natural and cultural heritage and traditions. The workshop continued with round table discussions after the lectures, where participants were looking for the answer to the question how soft tourism, based on sustainable transport can be developed at local level and how this aspect can be integrated into local development strategies.

After the workshop, participants visited the inauguration ceremony of the “Hetési Barátság Park” (Hetés Friendship Park) located on the Slovenian-Hungarian border between Žitkovci, Slovenia and Bödeháza, Hungary. The park was created in active community work of the local inhabitants from local resources and is also convenient as a rest stop for cyclists who visit the region and can be reached on a forest path starting from Žitkovci in the direction of Bödeháza. 

Several anti-tank blocks form the Iron Curtain trail era can be seen at the site and local artists created a symbolic statue depicting an indigenious bird shaped from the barbed wire of the former Iron Curtain.