Enhancing the Tourism Potential of the Municipalities of Kyustendil and Konche – a Sustainable Joint Future
The Project is co-funded by EU through the Interreg-IPA CBC Programme Bulgaria – the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2014-2020.
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A SUSTAINABLE JOINT FUTURE

Project: Enhancing the Tourism Potential of the Municipalities of Kyustendil and Konche – a Sustainable Joint Future

Partners: Municipality of Kyustendil, Bulgaria and Municipality of Konche, FYR of Macedonia

Duration: 18 months (18.10.2016 – 17.04.2018)

Total Budget: EUR 412 105, 36

Main Activities:

  • Transport and pedestrian access to natural landmark Polska Skakavitsa Waterfall (Kyustendil municipality) – rehabilitation of municipal road, construction of eco trails and differentiation of areas for rest and observation;
  • Urban landscaping – installation of equipment for touristic settlement Mantovo, aiming at improving the access to the natural landmark and securing the site for stay of tourists and visitors;
  • Organizing four workshops in Kyustendil and Konche on the topics Appropriate Behavior with the Clients and Sustainable Use of Nature and Culture for Tourism Development aiming at strengthening the capacities of tourism actors to provide effective services and care to tourists and transferring knowledge and skill to local participants to effectively use natural/cultural resources for creation of competitive touristic products;
  • Study on nature potential for tourism development in municipality of Kyustendil – collecting and producing materials related to nature potentials for tourism development and producing CD multimedia and Internet website;
  • Presenting the cultural/natural touristic potentials of municipality of Konche – research – mapping of cultural/natural resources, producing CD Multimedia and touristic postcards;
  • Organizing Project Closing Event in Kyustendil and Knche aiming at presenting the achievements of the project and discuss the prospects for further cooperation.

 

The Project is co-funded by EU through the Interreg-IPA CBC Programme Bulgaria – the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2014-2020.