Crossing the paths of History and Culture

Acronym	CHIC
Project Number – MIS	5010993
Priority axis	2 - A Sustainable and Climate adaptable Cross-Border area
Investment priorities	6c - Conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage
Intervention fields	094. Protection, development and promotion of public cultural and heritage assets
Call	2nd Call for proposals under priority axes 2 & 4
Lead Beneficiary	Municipality of Komotini
Beneficiaries	Municipal Regional Theatre of Komotini Municipality of Haskovo
Start Date	Oct 24, 2017
End Date	Mar 31, 2021
Budget	510.109,88 €
ERDF Contribution	433.593,40 €
National Contribution	76.516,48 €
Website	https://interregchic.eu/

The project aims to highlight the cross -border axis "Komotini – Haskovo", as the main historical, cultural, economic, logistic and touristic axis in the programme area.

Developing a cross-border common tourist identity through cultural events and theatrical education will create a model, which encourages faster and more efficient social-economic integration and understanding of common path, empowering the cooperation in economical and touristic sector of both areas. Also the creation of joint tourist brand of the bordering areas helps to create competitiveness and higher differentiation of comprehensive tourist product in the global tourist market, creating a permant link among the two areas.