HERCULT – ROBG 491
"Developing common tourism products and rehabilitation of cultural heritage",
What’s the goal?
To promote the cross-border region of Silistra and Călărași as a tourist and cultural destination by developing the cultural infrastructure and creating attractive tourist packages.
What’s the budget?
1,499,992.54 euro, out of which 1,274,993.65 euro ERDF
Target at the half of the implementation period: 12,882 euro for LB and 11,826 euro for B2. Both partners avoided decommitment at the decommitment deadline (LB executed 99.23% from the target, B2 executed 75.31% from decommitment target).
Who is doing it?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): Silistra Municipality
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Territorial Administrative Unit – Călărași County
When is it happening?
Start date: 08.08.2018
End date: 31.08.2023
Duration: 60 months and 24 days;
Where is it happening?
Calarasi (Romania)
Silistra (Bulgaria)
How is it going to happen?
- Rehabilitation of the building of the Art Gallery owned by Silistra municipality;
- Rehabilitation of the old building known as “Demetriade House” in Călărași;
- Joint strategy for tourism development;
- Tourism products and services;
- Touristic route “The cultural heritage of Old buildings in Silistra-Călărași;
- Website;
- Information and publicity activities.
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: 3 integrated tourism products/services created, 1 strategy for valorizing the cultural and natural heritage
Programme results: increase of the number of overnights in the CBC area with 2.000.
Project status
The project is currently in the 52th month of implementation out of 60 months and 24 days with the following results:
LB - Silistra Municipality - has concluded the contract for the rehabilitation of the Art Gallery from Silistra, with a deadline for finalizing the works on 01.02.2023.
A creative camp in Srebarna for paintings of the unique natural sights of the Srebarna Reserve was organized between 26.08.2019 – 01.09.2019
B2 - Călărași County Council - the execution of the investment objective "Rehabilitation of the old building known as "Casa Demetriade" in Călărași" has been completed. The reception of the works was on 05.04.2022.
The strategy for valuing the cultural and natural heritage has been finalized and is available on the website of both beneficiaries: http://www.silistra.bg/files/2022/26.04.2022-1034898a06888d2031cbb08fe031d38a1.pdf
Within the project, a web portal was developed through which all cultural events, natural beauty and tourist products will be promoted. It can be accessed at the following address: http://tourism-silistra-calarasi.com/en/home/
