2.3. Increasing networking for development of sustainable tourism through cross-border cooperation initiatives
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Project summary: | The overall project objective is to promote the cross-border cultural, historical and natural heritage in the regions of Ivaylovgrad (Bulgaria) and Camlica (Turkey), encourage the sustainable development of the cultural tourism in the two regions and make them an attractive tourist destination. The project envisages a research on the tourist resources of Camlica and Ivaylovgrad regions. As a result of the research a general list of the tourist sites in the two regions will be prepared and will be discussed during the two-days forum in Ivaylovgrad. During the project implementation a six-days route “The Path of the Artist” will be held in the areas of Ivaylovgrad and Camlica with participation of photographers from Bulgaria and Turkey. Artists from Bulgaria and Turkey will participate in the second part of the route “The Path of the Artist” which will be organized in Camlica. The photographers and artists will have an opportunity to take pictures and to create paintings of the visited tourist sites. Art nights and travelling exhibition for presenting the artists and their works will be organized. Within the project implementation a culture festival “The Path of the Artist” will be held in order to establish a sustainable partnership between tour operators, tourists and institutions in the region. The project implementation will contribute to sustainable tourism development and promotion of areas of Ivaylovgrad and Camlica as an attractive tourist destination among a large array of stakeholders from Bulgaria and Turkey. Project status: Finished The project partners have implemented the activities according to the schedule. The project "Path of the Artist" presents in a non-traditional way the cultural, historical and natural heritage in the regions of Ivaylovgrad (Bulgaria) and Camlica (Turkey). The lenses of the photographers have gathered in the focus of attention the sights of the two regions and exposed the unexpected beauty of the authentic experience. Famous artists from both countries interpreted in their paintings familiar places and strangers, popular attractions and unknown legends. The traveling exhibition "The Path of the Artist" in the Gallery on Wheels led through emotional bridges from the Bulgarian and Turkish sides. The wonderful artist works, which are gathered in the "Gallery on Wheels" made one Balkan trip - from the village of Camlica, trough Istanbul, Edirne, Sofia and Haskovo to Ivaylovgrad to tell about the lovely nooks of these lesser known regions of Bulgaria and Turkey and to inspire new travelers. The virtual route “Path of the Artist” outlined by artist and photographers is not a standard tourist guide, but a story made up of the wonderful moments and places recreated by the artists. The festivals of culture and art, which were held in Ivaylovgrad and Camlica attracted new visitors to these little known and wonderful areas, but they also created new friendships and emotions…because the border is just a connecting line. Materials from the project: Poster from Festival "The Path of the artist" is available HERE. Brochure with information about the project is available HERE. Flyer from the Festival "The Path of the Artist" is available HERE. Project products: Catalogue with pictures and photos is available HERE. Artist presentation - Atanas Andasarov - The Time inside me - is available HERE. Artist presentation - Georgi Lipovasnki (Jojo) - The Music of the Sea - is available HERE. Artist presentation - Nadezhda Kuteva - The Song of the Colors - is available HERE. Artist presentation - Tseko Nenov - The Traician's spirit - is available HERE. Artist presentation - Nazmi Metin - is available HERE. Artist presentation - Gokhan Guneri - is available HERE. Artist presentation - Gülçin Deniz ÇİLİNGİR - is available HERE. Artist presentation - Şule KÜÇÜKOĞLU - is available HERE. Presentation "The Project" (Bulgarian version), Kremena Kyoseva is available HERE. Presentation "The Tourism in Bulgaria and Turkey" (Bulgarian version), Kremena Tsvetkova, 10 November 2017, is available HERE. Presentation "The Path of the Cultural Tourism" (Bulgarian version), Assoc. Prof. Sonya Aleksieva, 10 November 2017, is available HERE. Presentation "Alternative tourism" (Turkish version), Assoc.prof.dr. Emel Gunenc Guleri, 10 November 2017, is available HERE. Presentation "The Tourism Potential in Camlica" (Turkish version), Dr. Bahadir Sezer, 10 November 2017, is available HERE.
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Project summary: | The project aims at the development of a regional tourist brand by which the tourist resources, local products and tourist services will be kept and promoted, the specific regional tourist resources will be displayed and promoted and the quality of products and services offered will be guaranteed by means of uniform standards. Project status: Completed The regional tourist brand for sustainable tourism "Sunflower" developed within the project aims to promote tourist resources, local products and tourist services in Haskovo district in Bulgaria and the area of Keshan, Enez and Ipsala in Turkey. The regional tourist brand "Sunflower" is a sign that certified tourist sites, producers and craftsmen preserve and promote the local specifics and traditions and apply the principles of a responsible attitude to the environment. The characteristic landscape, traditions, culinary culture, way of life and communication are the main components of the tourist offer, which shape the specifics of the region and have the potential to increase the tourist interest in the destination. Discovered through direct and full contact with local people, culture, traditions, nature and hospitality, revealed in the comfort and authenticity of the elements subject to voluntary certification with the regional tourist brand "Sunflower", form the uniqueness of the experience - a major incentive for tourist travel. The brand "Sunflower" is in line with the modern requirements for sustainable development and prosperity of the local communities and to ensure the safety and security of visitors. During the project, over 40 objects from Bulgaria and Turkey in different categories - accommodation, restaurants, shops, tourist attractions and tourist services are certified with the regional tourist brand "Sunflower". The regional tourist brand creates a kind of network of tourist objects, products and services on both sides of the border, which can offer visitors with different interests an authentic experience. A guidebook with included tourist sites certified with the regional brand "Sunflower" can be found HERE. More information about the vision and goals of the development of the tourist brand "Sunflower" can be found HERE. |
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Project summary: | The overall goal of the project is to increase the cross-border development of tourism based on sustainable use of resources. Its specific objective is to raise awareness of the promotion of sustainable use of resources. Project status: Ended on 04.06.2021 The project activities have been implemented with a change in the planned schedule and the manner of implementation, caused by the conditions of the measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Horizon 2100 is a project implemented with the aim of ensuring sustainable tourism by enhancing awareness of natural, historical and cultural heritage and cross border networking. To reach the project target, the touristic sites were determined by the local experts and promotional and informational materials were produced such as „The Heritage of Trakya” Activity Book including short information about touristic sites and entertaining games, stamp boxes for touristic sites, T-shirts and promotional videos which have a message for the future and heritage and report for good practices of sustainable tourism. Networking events were organized to raise awareness on the natural, historical and cultural heritage of both regions such as touristic sites visits, mobile exhibitions. During the project implementation, the main target group was the students' aged between 8-16 and defined as Tourism Ambassadors who are the best promoters for sustainable tourism. With the good coordination and cooperation of the project partners and stakeholders, the project has been completed successfully and the project targets have been reached. |
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Project summary: | The overall project objectives are fostering of intercultural dialogue and improvement of access to culture heritage through broader use of digital technologies. Planned activities include supply and instalment of equipment for digitalization of culture printed heritage objects from the Regional library “Hristo Smirnenski” in Haskovo and from the University library of Trakya University in Edirne. The equipment will ensure the digitalization of objects of culture heritage – post cards, periodicals with antiquarian value, books. The digital copies will be uploaded in a Catalog at the project web page. A printed version of the Catalog with detailed information about each digitalized object of culture heritage will be published. A cook book with traditional recipes from the cross-border region will be issued. Planned organization of a Conference and a Round table aim to promote the project results. Expected results of the project aim a long-term preservation of cultural heritage, fostering a debate and intercultural dialogue and increase the involvement of the stakeholders. Project status: Finished The project partners have implemented the activities according to the schedule. This project is based on the idea of preservation and popularization of culture and historic heritage of the region. This was made through digitalization of evidences of this heritage and their popularization through the use of contemporary technologies. All objects subject to digitalization were carefully selected so that they can bring interesting information for the tourists and to encourage them to travel and explore the region. Post cards from Haskovo and Edirne, pictures of famous local figures, culture and historical landmarks and events were processed. Issues of old local newspapers, magazines and books were digitalized as well. In addition traditional local culinary recipes were found and presented. In order to popularize the information on a broader scale an internet web page was created where all this information was uploaded, along with a digital touristic map of the region and the digital cookbook, containing pictures of the digitalized dishes. In the course of the project events for establishment of new partnerships, exchange of experience and good practices were held. These included 2 networking events – a conference in Edirne and a round table in Haskovo and awareness raising events, again held in the two towns. Project website: https://project-haskovo-edirne.eu/ Facebook page: www.facebook.com/project.haskovo.edirne/ Materials from the project: The promotional materials are available HERE. Project products: The project brochure is available HERE. The catalogue with digitalized objects of culture and historic heritage in Bulgarian and English language is available HERE. The catalogue with digitalized objects of culture and historic heritage in Turkish and English language is available HERE. The bilingual (Bulgarian/English) cook book is available HERE. The bilingual (Turkish/English) cook book is available HERE. Interactive tourist map is available at the following links: - in English language - https://project-haskovo-edirne.eu/en/interactive-map/; - in Bulgarian language - https://project-haskovo-edirne.eu/interaktivna-karta/; - in Turkish language - https://project-haskovo-edirne.eu/tr/interactive-map/. The presentation "Regional library "Hristo Smirnenski"- traditions and innovations" is available HERE. The presentation "What is digitalization and why is it needed?" is avialable HERE. The presentation "Digital library Haskovo" is available HERE. The presentation "Digitalization of cultural and historical heritage. Shared experience" is available HERE. The presentation "Introduction in open access and its principles"is avilable HERE. The presentation "The process of digitalization" is available HERE. The presentation "Cultural and historical destinations in Haskovo and Edirne" is available HERE. |
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Project summary: | The overall goal of the project is to create conditions for sustainable development of the tourism network on both sides of the border and to conduct initiatives. The specific objective is to conduct cross-border cooperation and coordination initiatives that increase the sustainable development of cultural tourism and strengthen the potential of the cross-border network. Project status: Finished The implementation of the project is a continuation of the good cooperation between the Regional Museum of History in Haskovo and the Kirklareli District Directorate of Culture and Tourism. Within its 15-month implementation, the main goal was achieved - strengthening the work in a network for the development of sustainable tourism. The project focused on the application of new methods to draw the attention of adolescents to cultural heritage and its preservation. After a study of the state of cultural and historical sites in the cross-border area, 20 of them were included in а catalogue– “Stone Tales”, which combines print edition and mobile application with 3D visualization of the listed sites. The catalogue was printed in Bulgarian, Turkish and English and through the added augmented reality, the STONE TALES mobile application brings the print edition to life, and with its help, 3D images of objects can be viewed, digitally restored to the way they existed during their heyday. There was organized a mobile exhibition “Stone tales” of the restored 3D models of the listed sites as well as a mobile photo-exhibition. In order to strengthen the cooperation and to form new partnerships there were held training study trips on Bulgarian and Turkish territory. They gave the opportunity to representatives of tour operators, journalists, hoteliers and restaurateurs to exchange experiences and to get acquainted with the cultural and historical sites on both sides of the border. During the seminar “The Role of Museums for the Promotion and Socialization of Cultural and Historical Sites in the Cross-Border Region” the existing problems were identified, activities leading to their solution were discussed, as well as possible future joint activities between museums in the cross-border region. The developed two three-day tourist destinations, which will be maintained by the members of the network, and the Sustainable Development Plan were presented at the conference “The cultural heritage as a basis for good neighbourhood relations and information exchange”, held in Kirklareli. An agreement on joint work of the created cross-border partnership network was signed during the conference. Project materials and products can be found at the website of the project: http://www.cultreasurehouse.eu/ Stone Tales App can be downloaded from http://cultreasurehouse.eu/app/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CulturalTreasureHouse/ Sustainable development plan can be |
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