Explore&Protect is an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange that gathers 24 young individuals from Romania, Latvia, France and Greece to delve into sustainable tourism, responsible travel, and the safeguarding of cultural heritage. Over the course of 10 days, participants take part in workshops, study visits, intercultural activities, and collaborative projects aimed at enhancing their teamwork and project management abilities. This exchange promotes active citizenship and intercultural understanding, with participants expected to extend their impact in their communities through follow-up events, awareness campaigns, and local initiatives. Project objectives: Overall Goal To improve young people’s understanding of responsible tourism and support the adoption of respectful tourist behaviours that contribute to the protection of local cultural heritage sites. SMART objectives: O1 – Awareness: By Day 10, at least 80% of participants increase their score by ≥20 percentage points on a short pre/post knowledge quiz (10 items) covering: visitor pressure, vandalism risk, local customs, and respectful heritage behaviour (baseline Day 2; post-test Day 9). Evidence: anonymised quiz results table (by country; FO vs non-FO). O2 – Practical tools & behaviour: By Day 10, at least 75% of participants reach Level 3/4 on the Responsible Tourist Behaviour Rubric during a practical simulation (“case clinic” + role-play), assessed twice (Day 3 baseline; Day 9 final). Evidence: rubric sheets + facilitator observation notes. O3 – Transfer & youth-led promotion: Within 3 months after mobility, each country delivers 1 documented multiplier activity (min. 20 young people) using the project toolkit, and completes at least 2 micro-actions per country using the Heritage Protection Micro-Action Template. Evidence pack: invitation/agenda, sign-in list, photos, participant feedback (target ≥4/5), micro-action templates and short partner report.