The sustainability and attractiveness of traditional markets in small and medium-sized cities

The network will focus on traditional markets as a driver of local economic development and urban regeneration. The following dimensions of the markets will be covered: • Market as a vibrant, modern alternative for shopping; • Market as a provider of environmental-friendly or green branded products (“farmers market”, local food production, short supply chains, km0 products, “slow” food, healthy food); • Market as a place for leisure activities (diversification of the offer – cafes, restaurants, cooking workshops, seminars, exhibitions, food festivals etc.); • Market as a community integration tool (community building, multicultural integration, inclusion of vulnerable groups); • Market as a cultural heritage object and guardian (historical building, culinary traditions etc.); • Market as a tourism attraction (heritage tourism, gastronomy tourism etc.). The project will capitalize on the results of previous projects, such as Markets (URBACT), Central Markets, MARAKANDA and Med EMPORION.