1.1 Tourist Attractiveness

The general project objective is diversification of the tourist products in the cross-border area of Surdulica and Pravets municipalities through: raising tourist attractiveness and competitiveness of sites in Surdulica and Pravets municipalities; ensuring wide access to information for renewed sites; and better utilization of natural, cultural and historical heritage and related infrastructure.

Planned project activies: Training Increasing the attractiveness of tourist sites; Exchange of experience for interpretation of new/ renewed tourist attractions; Reconstruction of city park in Surdulica – I phase and its turning into tourist attraction; Conservation, restoration, reconstruction and exposure of museum site in Vidrare village - Old class school from 1848; Conservation, restoration, reconstruction and exposure of museum site in Vidrare village - Tunyakovski han from 1820; Conservation and exposure of church Sveta Bogoroditsa from XIV century and remains of earlier buildings in front of it, Ossikovitsa village; Preparation and implementation of expositions in Old class school and Tunyakovski han in Vidrare village; Supply of equipment for raising tourist attractiveness of sites and ensuring access to them; Popularization of tourist sites, including through a joint website. The cross-border region of Surdulica and Pravets will become more attractive and competitive and the project will ensure diversification of the tourist product in the cross-border area.

Project website: http://en.opengate-pravets-surdulica.com/