1.1 Tourist Attractiveness

The project aims at: Creating of pre-conditions for sustainable tourism development; Creating new touristic destinations; Creating of new touristic products; Tourism competitiveness strenghtening; Promotion of cultural, historical and natural potentials as the basis for tourism development; Integration of touristic potentials into the European space.

Planned project activities are: Project management of the project, both teams from Lom and Pantelej will be responsible for the day-to-day management, implementation, coordination and monitoring activities in both countries; Implementation of construction activities (repairs and restoration of a Multifunctional Cultural and Tourism Center situated on the river bank of the Danube and the adjoining infrastructure.CM Pantelej will reconstruct 300 m of the road leading to the Cerje cave and will rehabilitate a road leading to the Monastery St.John; Joint activities on promotion of cultural and historical heritage and natural values in the both cross-border regions (creation of new thematic routes in Lom and Pantelej, Nish); Joint activities on elaboration of promotional materials - development of promo material and catalogues:"100 reasons to be a proud citizen of Lom" and "100 reasons to be a proud citizen of Nish"; Information and publicity activities including mass media presentation and promotion of the project and its results through banners and permanent boards and other advertising materials.

Results of the project will be formed a strong team; Improved cross-border communication; Created a Multifunctional Culture Tourist-Information Center in Lom;Reconstracted one road and rehabilitated another in Pantelej; Created new attractive thematic routes;Spectacular event on the river Danube"Fish Festival"; Cave speleo extreme visits; 1000 luxury catalogues elaborated; 800 leaflets with information about the cultural and historic heritage of Lom,200 CDs for the Serbian partner and 200 brochures aiming to promote the cultural and historic heritage; 8 press-release in newpapers; 6 media broadcasts; Explanatory signs and billboards-7; 2 opening conferences and 2 closing; 2 official presentations of the luxury catalogues will be made in the town of Lom and the town of Nish.

The project general objective is to diversify the tourist products in the cross-border area of Oryahovo, Bulgaria and Surdulica, Serbia. The project specific objectives are: 1) Raising tourist attractiveness and competitiveness of the area through development of new sites and reconstruction of existing; 2) Raising awareness for development of musical tourism; 3) Preservation of cultural heritage and its wide promotion.

Project activities include: Elaboration of Common strategy for the protection, promotion and development of cross-border musical culture and musical tourism; Reconstruction of museum-house and its turning into museum-house of Diko Iliev and brass musicians; Site supervision for Reconstruction of museum-house and its turning into museum-house of Diko Iliev and brass musicians; Reconstruction works of the building of Surdulica Cultural Center; Organizing of Diko Iliev Days in Oryahovo Municipality; Organizing of Joint music event in Surdulica Municipality; Supply of innovative equipment for museum-house of Diko Iliev and brass musicians; and supply of equipment for Surdulica Cultural Centre.

Project activities will result in reconstruction of 2 cultural and historical sites in the cross border area and development of a common strategy for the protection, promotion and development of cross-border musical culture and musical tourism, which will improve the tourist attractiveness of the region and stimulate musical tourism.

Project website: https://www.dikoiliev.com

Common strategy for the protection, promotion and development of cross-border musical culture and musical tourism