“The Taste of Tradition - the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Vidin and Bor for sustainable tourism”

The project aims at raising the tourist attractiveness of the region and creating sustainable tourist products, based on local resources in the field of the intangible cultural heritage – authentic cuisine.

Project activities:

1. Inventory of the local tourism resource through joint research;
2. Joint development of a "Strategy for development of culinary tourism in the cross-border region Vidin - Bor";
3. Training cycle;
4. Festival of fish and fish salamura in the village of Koshava;
5. Culinary competition in the village of Ostrel.

Expected outputs:

1. Elaborated study of traditional cuisine;
2. Created and promoted common touristic product;
3. Enhanced knowledge and skills and motivated key figures for the development of culinary tourism;
4. Created stimulating and balanced sustainable development of the Vidin-Bor CB region.

Target groups: Local cooks and restaurateurs preparing authentic cuisine; Travel companies, tour operators, tour guides and other key figures related to tourism development; Tourists; Cultural organizations and others concerned with the intangible heritage of the region; Local authorities and other public bodies involved in tourism; the citizens of Vidin and Bor districts.