Project partners have common geographical, historical and social background: all are local municipalities far from the capitals and large transit roads; towns with rural areas in the periphery of their own states; had strong trading links (Hanseatica, Livonia, Soviet times) in the past; have well developed local craftsmanship and are characterised by negative socio-economic development tendencies (development indicators are lower than national average). To develop complexes of manors in order to create preconditions for efficient natural and cultural heritage utilization, to promote preservation of tangible and intangible cultural and natural heritage in order to foster sustainable socio-economic development in Pskov, South Estonia and Latgale regions.