360º Educational Walking Tour

What happens when a walking tour becomes an interactive digital experience? The STAR 360° Educational Walking Tours offer a different way of discovering a city: not simply by visiting its most famous places, but by exploring the stories, memories, communities and social issues that shape them.

As part of the STAR project, youth workers in Novi Sad, Barcelona, Rome, Ajloun, Kumanovo and Tirana created Educational Walking Tours based on their local contexts and experiences. These tours were developed using the STAR methodology, which encourages young people and youth workers to explore their surroundings, identify meaningful stories and create educational experiences that connect places with the people and issues behind them.

The 360° video format adds another dimension to these experiences. Instead of following a traditional route in person, you can explore the tours virtually and interact with the places from wherever you are. Moving through the streets and locations, you can discover different points of view, listen to stories and learn about aspects of each city that may remain invisible to conventional tourism.

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Discover Kumanovo, North Macedonia, through storytelling, community engagement and educational walking tours. As part of the STAR – Story Tours Alternative Routes project, this tour explores the cultural heritage, local stories and perspectives that shape the city’s identity. By transforming streets, landmarks and everyday spaces into opportunities for learning and discovery, the tour encourages youth participation, community engagement and the sharing of local narratives.

Ajloun Lives Through Its Streets, Stories, People, and Collective Memory | 360° Educational Walking Tour Join us on a 360° walking tour through the heart of Ajloun, Jordan, as we explore a city where history, nature, and everyday life come together. This experience invites you to discover Ajloun's history and cultural heritage, and to reflect on the relationship between people and place, the importance of collective memory, local livelihoods, and the role of communities in preserving their identity.

Join us on this immersive 360° walking tour through the heart of Novi Sad, Serbia, as we explore the vibrant layers of Liman and the Creative District. Uncovering the stories behind massive murals and raw graffiti tags, we trace the narrative of urban subcultures, community resilience, and the active transformation of public spaces into vital;third spaces. Through this experience, we invite you not only to discover stunning street art, from the historic; Old Chinese Quarter; to hidden city alleys, but also to reflect on the local activism, environmental struggles, and personal stories of courage that continue to shape the city identity.

Guided by Youth Worker Eric Pirger, the tour explores Rome’s San Paolo and Ostiense neighbourhoods through stories of LGBTQIA+ activism, community resilience and social transformation, featuring places such as the Circolo Mario Mieli, the “Outside In” mural dedicated to La Karl du Pigné and the “Tutti Potenziali Bersagli” memorial. The tour offers an alternative perspective on the city, inviting participants to reflect on identity, inclusion, memory and active citizenship while discovering stories and experiences often beyond mainstream tourism.

Step into Els Encants, one of Barcelona’s oldest flea markets, through this immersive 360° tour. Discover the market through the stories of its long-time vendors and visitors, from its historic open-air past to its modern setting, while exploring the role of second-hand commerce in community life, sustainability and the fight against fast fashion. More than a journey through a local market, the tour invites us to rethink consumption, challenge the stigma around used goods and discover how reusing the past can help build a more sustainable future.

Explore Tirana through its history of resistance in this immersive 360° walking tour, from Skanderbeg Square to the House of Leaves. Discover stories of courage, freedom and resilience while reflecting on the voices and struggles that have shaped Albania’s journey. Created by young people as part of the STAR Project, the tour connects past and present to encourage dialogue, reflection and active citizenship, offering a different perspective on the city and its collective memory.

STAR Resources: Tools and Guidelines for Educational Walking Tours

The tours were developed using the STAR methodology and the resources created within the project, including the Toolkit: How to Organise an Educational Walking Tour and the Guidelines for Digital Storytelling and Educational Walking Tours. Together, these resources provide practical guidance on designing educational walking tours, developing stories and narratives, engaging young people and communities, and using digital tools to create more interactive and accessible learning experiences:

The STAR Toolkit: How to Organise an Educational Walking Tour is a practical resource for young people, youth workers, educators and organisations interested in using Educational Walking Tours for non-formal learning, inclusion, storytelling and community engagement. It offers a step-by-step approach to designing and facilitating a tour, from group building and community mapping to storytelling, working with sensitive groups, digital tools, planning and evaluation. Practical exercises, facilitation tips and a final checklist support users in turning local places and stories into participatory learning experiences.

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The Guidelines for Digital Storytelling and Educational Walking Tours explore how storytelling and digital technologies can transform a simple walk into an engaging and interactive learning experience. The guide introduces tools such as video, audio, interactive maps, QR codes and 360° cameras, while providing practical advice on planning tours, creating narratives, recording and editing 360° footage and developing interactive content. It is designed to help young people, youth workers, trainers and organisations create more inclusive, accessible and participatory educational experiences rooted in local communities.

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Discover the full collection of STAR publications, including research reports, toolkits, guidelines and other materials developed throughout the project.