The Tree of Life

The overall project objective is to strengthen the sustainable tourism capacity of Municipality of Inece and Municipality of Harmanli by better utilization of natural, historical and cultural tourism resources through increasing the touristic attractiveness in both municipalities through provision of new touristic facilities and walking and cycling paths in and leading to touristic sites and promotion and presentation of innovative cross-border tourism opportunities and conditions in both municipalities.

The activities planned within the project include construction of cycling and walking paths and new facilities in natural and historical tourist site in Inece. Reconstruction of public recreational area "Park Dimana Daneva" Stage I - Reconstruction of alley network leading to touristic sites in Harmanli is envisaged. “Joint guide of the cross-border photo hunter” will be developed and joint seminar “CBC opportunities for alternative and innovative tourism” will be held as well.

Through the implementation of the project activities, two new facilities in and leading to touristic sites will be provided and one natural and historical tourist site in Inece will be socialized and reconstructed (Monumental tree “Ozan Ağacı”). Cycling and walking paths with access for people with disabilities will be provided in both municipalities with total length of 1.722 km (LP 0.812km and PP2 0.910 km). Thus the access to natural and tourist sites will be improved.

Project status: Finished

The project has ended on 19.01.2022.

The main objective of the project is to strengthen the CBC sustainable tourism capacity of Inece Municipality and Harmanlı Municipality through better use of natural, historical and cultural tourism resources. This main purpose is to increase the tourist attraction in both municipalities, to provide new touristic facilities and walking and bike paths to the touristic places, to promote and present innovative CB tourism opportunities and conditions in both municipalities, such as CBC and problem solving for sustainable tourism in both municipalities. The project has been achieved with specific goals. The “Tree of Life” project has been designed in close cooperation of both project partners - Bulgaria, Harmanlı Municipality and Turkey Inece Municipality, taking into account their ideas, priorities and activities that may lead to an increase in the touristic attractiveness of the cross-border region for better use of cultural assets and related infrastructure. The main results from the implementation of the project were 2 new touristic facilities (1 in Inece and 1 in Harmanlı); bicycle and walking paths and new facilities were built in the natural and historical touristic area in Inece; (The monumental tree “The Tree of the Poet”); Bicycle and walking paths accessible to people with disabilities were provided in municipalities with a total length of 1.7057 km. (LP 0.812 km and PP2 0.8937 km). Along with the alleys in both municipalities, in Harmanli a new facility leading to touristic sites - parking space was constructed. The construction of the recreation area “Park Dimana Daneva” opened to the touristic areas in Harmanlı has been completed; Developed the “joint guide of the cross-border photo hunter”; Joint seminar “CBC opportunities for alternative and innovative tourism” was held. Through the implementation of the project activities, the CBC sustainable tourism capacity has been strengthened by better utilization of the natural, historical and cultural tourism resources of both municipalities.

Developed "Joint guide of the cross-border photo hunter" can be found HERE.