- 03-04-2025 14:50
- Velizar Petrov
During this period, a series of meetings are being held in Plovdiv region
under the project MYSTICAL DANUBE: "GREEN AND MYSTIC DANUBE STORYTELLING
ROUTE - TRANSNATIONAL VALORIZATION OF NATURAL AND INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS IN THE DANUBE REGION",
funded by the INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme.
The project targets rural and less-visited areas that face high
unemployment and social exclusion, particularly among disadvantaged groups. By leveraging
the rich natural and cultural heritage of these regions, the project aims to
foster community development through transnational cooperation and the
development of a Green and Mystical Danube Storytelling Route.
This route will collect and tell local stories, legends, support
the development of potential by engaging local communities, including
disadvantaged groups, in the development of tourism services in the community.
The challenges related to socio-economic development, the
preservation of cultural, historical and natural wealth, and the development of
tourism in the Danube region and along the Maritsa River are lively discussed.
Pieces of training and discussions for the analysis of the
situation are successfully combined as a basis for developing the capacity and
potential of the region and groups of stakeholders.
The Bulgarian partner in the project is the Regional Development
Agency with Business Support Center for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Plovdiv, and the associated partner is the Plovdiv Regional Administration.
More events are coming up in settlements in the Plovdiv Region
under this project with the active assistance of the Thracian Tourist Region
Management Organization and the Regional Information Center - Plovdiv, which is
a part of the network of 27 information centers in the country for the
promotion of the Cohesion Policy of the European Union.