A short description of the contracted Hard projects is available below:
JOYRIDE (ROBG-338)
Joint Resources and Initiatives Dedicated to the Environment
What’s the goal?
| The project’s overall objective is sustainable tourism development through optimal use of environmental resources, maintaining essential ecological processes and helping to conserve natural resources, biodiversity becoming by itself the foundation for economic development and social welfare of the local communities. |
What’s the budget?
506,313.73 euro, out of which 430,366.65 euro ERDF
Who?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): TAU - Baneasa Commune (Romania)
Beneficiary 2 (B2): TAU - Agigea Commune (Romania)
Beneficiary 3 (B3): Shabla Municipality (Bulgaria)
Beneficiary 4 (B4): Berkovitsa Municipality
When?
Start date: 14.09.2018
End date: 13.03.2020
Duration: 18 months
Where?
Constanta in Romania
Montana and Dobrich in Bulgaria
How?
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What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs:2 integrated tourism products/services created, 2 common strategies, policies or management plans for valorizing (including raising awareness) the cultural and natural heritage through its restoration and promotion for sustainable economic uses
Programme results: 1.500 tourist overnights in the CBC region
Project status
The project has been finalized on 13.03.2020.
The following results have been achieved:
1. 8 press conferences organized:
- on 12.03.2019 in Baneasa (20 participants);
- on 20.09.2019 in Baneasa (20 participants);
- on 07.02.2020 in Shabla (21 participants);
- on 14.02.2020 in Agigea (20 participants);
- on 21.02.2020 in Berkovitsa (30 participants);
- on 25.02.2020 in Baneasa (21 participants);
- on 27.02.2020 in Shabla (15 participants);
- on 09.03.2020 in Berkovitsa (28 participants).
2. Common Assessment of the sustainable tourism potential completed on 28.06.2019 and translated in Bulgarian and English language.
3. Strategy for sustainable tourism completed on 10.12.2019, as well as the Marketing Plans completed on 23.01.2020. Both documents were translated in Bulgarian and English language.
4. 3 study visits were organized:
- in the period 17-21.12.2018 in Agigea&Baneasa, 17 participants;
- in the period 22-24.01.2019 in Berkovitsa, 21 participants;
- in the period 29-31.01.2019 in Shabla, 19 participants.
5. JOYRIDE Network created. The Cooperation Agreement was signed by the legal representatives of all PP and the coordinators of Tourist Information Centers on 12.03.2019. Also, in the same day it was signed the Cooperation Agreement of the Technical Secretariat of the JOYRIDE Network Project.
6. 13 Tourist Trails completed and accepted by the project beneficiaries:
- 3 tourist trails - LB: Touristic trail from Baneasa area and Canaraua Fetii forest and natural reservation landscapes to St. Apostol Andrei cave and Monastery and Tropaeum Traiani monument and fortress; touristic trail from Baneasa natural reservation area, towards lake Oltina and Bratca forest mixt reservations areas and leading to lake Bugeac and Esechioi mixt natural reservations; Enogastronomic tourist trails connecting the vineyards from Baneasa, Ostrov, Oltina, Aliman areas;
- 3 tourist trails - B2: natural landscapes in the Marine dunes with their protected botanical areas; tourist trail connecting Agigea and Cumpana communes and the marble Roman Sundial in an ancient Roman rural area; tourist trails around the Agigea lake zoological reservation;
- 4 tourist trails - B3: natural areas around protected “Durankulak lake” and archaeological sites on the big island; natural areas around protected “Shabla lake” with historical data and legends; natural areas, historical data and legends around Shabla tuzla, history of the lighthouse and fortress Karia; natural areas, underwater archaeology and the legend of pirates around the village of Tyulenovo;
- 3 tourist trails - B4: Mountain route – touristic trail starting from Tourist Info Center, leading to peak “Kom”, passing through a deviation for “Blue pool”; mountain route – touristic trail, starting from Tourist Info Center, leading to “Haidushki waterfalls”; touristic trail, starting from Tourist Info Center, passing through house-museum “Ivan Vazov”, leading to “Kale fortress”.
7. 2 Eco-Ranger Camps organized: in Agigea&Baneasa in the period 17-20.11.2019 and in Berkovitsa in the period 26-29.11.2019. Eco-Ranger Forum in Shabla organized in the period 09-11.12.2019.
8. Instructive workshop regarding certification ISO14001–environment management organized by all project beneficiaries:
- LB: 13-14.02.2020 in Baneasa, 20 participants;
- B2 – 07.02.2020 and 10.02.2020 in Agigea, 20 participants;
- B3 – 06.02.2020 in Shabla, 12 participants;
- B4 – 27.02.2020 in Berkovitsa, 9 participants.
9. Instructive workshop regarding certification in eco-tourism organized by all project beneficiaries:
- LB: 11-12.02.2020 in Baneasa, 20 participants;
- B2 – 05-06.02.2020 in Agigea, 20 participants;
- B3 – 07.02.2020 in Shabla, 12 participants;
- B4 – 27.02.2020 in Berkovitsa, 9 participants.
10. JOYRIDE Tourist Guidebook completed by LB, being developed and translated in English and Bulgarian language and distributed among project beneficiaries.
11. Tourist Map completed by the LB and translated in English and Bulgarian language and distributed among project beneficiaries (including electronic map on CD).
12. Web page www.baneasa-joyride.ro created, as well as social media accounts:
https://www.facebook.com/Baneasa-Joyride-100373714910913/?modal=admin_todo_tour
LEGENDS (ROBG-467)
Legends, a path to more attractive tourist destination
What’s the goal?
The main objective of the project is to improve the touristic attractiveness of the targeted area (Dolj, Olt, Mehedinti, Montana, Vidin and Vratsa) by identifying, saving, preserving and promoting inestimable pieces of immaterial heritage, local legends, with the goal of improving the sustainable use of natural heritage and resources and cultural heritage.
What’s the budget?
499 165.02 euro, out of which 424 290.26 euro ERDF
Who is doing it?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): Forever for Europe Association (Romania)
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Private Benefit Association “Agency for Development of North-West Bulgaria” (Bulgaria).
When is it happening?
Start date: 01.09.2018
End date: 29.02.2020
Duration: 18 months
Where is it happening?
Vidin, Montana, Vratsa in Bulgaria
Dolj, Mehedinti, Olt in Romania
How is it going to happen?
- Collecting the local legends related to natural heritage and resources and cultural heritage from the targeted CBC area, with the potential of becoming sustainable touristic attractions and illustrate them through graphical representation;
- Improving the level of attractiveness of cross-border tourism through the development of 2 common tourism products, namely Legendary Map (paper version and e-map together with the explanatory catalogue) and Legendary Camp (common event dedicated to pupils and teachers);
- Increasing the number of tourists in the targeted area by promoting the sustainable use of common heritage in terms of local legends through distribution of the touristic materials developed, elaborating and broadcasting of the video production and organizing the Legendary Camp for 240 pupils and 48 teachers.
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs:
- 1 common strategy, policy or management plan for valorising (including raising awareness) the cultural and natural heritage through its restoration and promotion for sustainable economic uses;
- 2 integrated tourism products/services created;
- 348 increase in expected number of visits to supported sites of cultural and natural heritage and attraction;
Programme results: 348 tourist overnights in the CBC region.
Project status
The project implementation was finalized on 29.02.2020 and the following objectives have been achieved:
LB and B2 awarded the service contracts for Identifying the local legends with the potential of becoming sustainable touristic attractions.
Within the frame of the contracts for the Romanian side of the border were identified 7 Legends from district Dolj, 7 Legends from district Mehedinti and 6 Legends from district Olt and respectively for the Bulgarian side of the border – 10 Legends for district Montana, 6 Legends from Vidin and 7 from district Vratsa.
All identified Legends from both sides of the border were uploaded within a Designed common interactive map, which available on the project web site on the following link: https://danubelegends.eu/discover-the-legends/, translated in all three languages.
In addition, all identified Legends were included into a common strategy for valorizing the cultural and natural heritage through legends for promotion of sustainable economic, translated in all three languages, available on project website - https://danubelegends.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/D.T1.1.6_EN.pdf. The strategy contains methods for identifying/collecting the legends to promote the natural and cultural heritage, methods for promoting/ disseminating for their sustainable economic use, stakeholders involved both during the implementation period of the project and after it, entities responsible for implementing the strategy, monitoring methods.
Four Legendary Camps in Varshetz, BG were organized so far with the participation of students from RO and students from BG in middle age 11 – 14 years old.
The designed Interactive common map, together with performed Four Legendary Camps are representing the 2 integrated tourism products, which were created during the project implementation.
Furthermore, during the carried-out 4 editions of Legendary camps, the project contributed to the Programme Result indicator “Number of tourist overnights in the CBC region” with additional 348 overnights.
