ANCIENT PATHS OF QUEEN TEUTA
A LIVING HERITAGE JOURNEY THROUGH LANDSCAPE, MEMORY, AND SLOWNESS
THIS IS NOT A TOUR.
IT IS A CULTURAL PRACTICE ROOTED IN WALKING ANCIENT PATHS, LISTENING TO THE LAND, AND SPENDING TIME WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
THE JOURNEY BEGINS IN RISAN, ONCE THE SEAT OF ILLYRIAN QUEEN TEUTA, AND UNFOLDS SLOWLY ACROSS LANDSCAPES, SHAPED BY HISTORY, SILENCE, AND SURVIVAL.
WHY ANCIENT PATHS EXIST
ANCIENT PATHS OF QUEEN TEUTA WAS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO PLACES BEING CONSUMED FASTER THAN THEY ARE UNDERSTOOD.
INSTEAD OF OFFERING EXPERIENCES, WE CREATE CONDITIONS FOR ENCOUNTER- WITH HISTORY, WITH LAND, AND WITH PEOPLE WHO STILL CARRY KNOWLEDGE ROOTED IN PLACE.
THIS PROJECT IS BUILT ON SLOWNESS, TRUST, AND LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
THE STORY
QUEEN TEUTA RULED THE ILLYRIAN KINGDOM IN THE 3RD CENTURY BC.
RISAN WAS HER SEAT OF POWER.
THE JOURNEY
Walking ancient routes
Paths once used for trade, defence, and survival.
Staying with place
NIGHTS SPENT IN RURAL HOMES, GARDENS AND ARTIST RESIDENCES.
Making & learning
TRADITIONAL PRACTICES: FERMENTATION, MOSAIC, PERMACULTURE AND FOREST-BASED KNOWLEDGE.
Reflection
TIME FOR SILENCE, CONVERSATION AND COLLECTIVE PRESENCE.
Each journey is curated.