Archeology and culture (ROBG-568)
Tourism as a bond of perspective development of border region
What’s the goal?
To improve the cultural heritage of the border region and to increase public awareness of the importance of the cultural and historic heritage of the region through creating an integrated tourism product - "Archeology and culture".
What’s the budget?
1,483,998.37 euro, out of which 1,261,398.60euro ERDF
Who is doing it?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): Dolna Mitropolia Municipality (Bulgaria)
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Territorial Administrative Unit – Motatei Commune (Romania)
Beneficiary 3 (B3): Motatei Parish (Romania)
When is it happening?
Start date: 13.09.2018
End date: 08.12.2023
Duration: 62 months and 26 days
Where is it happening?
Dolj in Romania
Pleven in Bulgaria
How is it going to happen?
- Common management plan for restoration and promotion for sustainable economic use of historic and cultural sites;
- Marketing strategy for promotion of tourism product "Archeology and culture";
- Common tourist guide with impressive photography;
- Organization of professional training of experts in cultural and historic heritage in Bulgaria and Romania;
- Conservation, partial restoration and socialization for Roman Ad Putea Road Station;
- Construction works in Church of St. Nicholas Motatei village.
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: 1 integrated tourism product created, 1 common strategy for valorising the cultural and natural heritage through its restoration and promotion for sustainable economic uses, 500 visits to supported sites of cultural and natural heritage and attraction
Programme results: 500 tourist overnights in the CBC region
Project status (reflected in progress reports)
The project is finalized.
The main project deliverables, namely the Common management plan for restoration and promotion for sustainable economic use of historic and cultural sites and the elaborated Marketing strategy to promote the tourist product Archeology and culture” are uploaded in all three languages on the project website: www.tourism-dolnamitropolia-motatei.com/documents/. The dissemination of the elaborated Common Management Plan for restoration and promotion for sustainable economic use of historic and cultural sites and the Marketing strategy to promote the tourist product Archeology and culture, continued through the project website and the websites of both Municipalities in Dolna Mitropolia and Motatei.
The main investment works on behalf of the LB – Dolna Mitropolia Municipality related to the execution of conservation and restoration works in „Roman Ad Putea Road Station”, Object 1: "Conservation, partial restoration and socialization the Roman roadside station "Äd Putea" and Object 2: "Ad Putea Information and Visitor Center and supporting tourist infrastructure" were started in the beginning of March 2023 and officially receipted in the beginning of December 2023.
Related to B3 investment objective “Construction works in Church of St. Nicholas Motatei village”, the basement works together with the painting works within the church were also fully completed in the beginning of October 2023 and officially receipted in the beginning of December 2023.
During the project implementation, there were organized opening and closing conferences in the two countries combined with the official opening and closing of the construction sites in the two municipalities, 4 seminars in schools with students and 2 information events for representatives of the local and tourism sector in order to present the new tourism product, created within the project.
Following the implemented actions, the project contributed with 593 additional visits to supported sites within the area covered by the project and 565 realized tourist overnights in the CBC region.
