STAGE FOR CROSS BORDER CULTURE
Acronym |
CULSTAGE |
| Project Number – MIS | 5050519 |
| 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 095. Development and promotion of public cultural and heritage services |
| Call | 2nd Call for proposals under priority axes 2 & 4 |
| Lead Beneficiary | Municipality of Paggaio |
| Beneficiaries |
ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI-SPECIAL ACCOUNT FOR RESEARCH FUNDS - DEPARTMENT OF FOESTRY AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Cultural Center "Otets Paisiy-1919" Cultural Center “Emanuil Vaskidovich - 1886” ROZHEN MONASTERY „NATIVITY OF THE THEOTOKOS“/ "ROZHDESTVO BOGORODICHNO" Scientific Society for Social Cohesion and Development |
| Start Date | Sep 06, 2019 |
| End Date | Aug 05, 2023 |
| Budget | 1.175.185,32 € |
| ERDF Contribution | 998.907,52 € |
| National Contribution | 176.277,80 € |
This project presents a well-structured methodology for promoting the cultural and natural heritage and enhancing tourism in the area, using an innovative approach focused at developing of religious tourism with specific focus at religious celebrations and extensive culture exchange as a means to attract and retain visitors in the territory.
The objective of the project is to promote the natural and cultural heritage of the area by intensifying the alternative and religious tourism. For achieving the required goad, the project offers the following set of activities: improving of cultural infrastructure and providing stage for intensified and diversified cultural file, as an alternative form of tourism; popularization of religious sites, as a way of enhancing the religious tourism; giving life of religious celebrations as an innovative form of alternative tourism; development of web-management system for intensifying the alternative tourism and increasing the capacity in the public and private tourist operators. In implementing all activities, the project will pay specific attention to people with disabilities.
The objective of the project is to promote the natural and cultural heritage of the area by intensifying the alternative and religious tourism. For achieving the required goad, the project offers the following set of activities: improving of cultural infrastructure and providing stage for intensified and diversified cultural file, as an alternative form of tourism; popularization of religious sites, as a way of enhancing the religious tourism; giving life of religious celebrations as an innovative form of alternative tourism; development of web-management system for intensifying the alternative tourism and increasing the capacity in the public and private tourist operators. In implementing all activities, the project will pay specific attention to people with disabilities.
Downloads
D.2.3_Project Brochure_EN / GRD.2.2.3_Brochure_EN / GR
D.2.3.2_Project Brochure_1_ENG / GR / BG
D.2.3.2_Project Brochure_2_ENG / GR / BG
D.2.5.3_Brochure_EN / GR / BG
D.2.3.3_Religious Tourism Spots in Pangaio_EN / GR / BG
D.2.3.3_Ways of celebrating typical religious holidays in the Pangaio Municipality_EN / GR / BG
D.2.6.3_Booklet_Murals from the Rozhen Monastery Nativity Theotokos
D.5.6.1_Pictures of murals of Rozhen Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God
D.2.6.3_Religious Tourist Trails_EN.GR.BG
D.5.4.2_Development of a new methodology, comprehensive Decision Support System for planning various forms of tourism_EN
D.5.4.2_PAPER_Enhancing the tourist experience through an activity-based typology_EN
D.5.4.2_PAPER_Methodology approach for the development of an online tourism app_The case of the Interreg GR– BG project CULSTAGE_EN
D.5.4.2_PAPER_Proposing activities as an alternative way to improve tourist satisfaction_EN
D.5.4.3_Pilot testing of the methodology_Questionnaires implementation, Data Collection & Statistical Analysis_EN
D.5.6.1_The history of the Rozhen Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God_EN / BG / GR
D.5.6.2_Places for religious tourism in Sandanski, Melnik and vicinity_BG.EN
D.5.6.2_Tours_Photos
D.5.5.3_Info_Sveta_zona_EN / BG
VIDEOS
D.5.5.3_Religious celebration Sveta Zona (EN subs)
D.5.5.3_Religious celebration Sveta Zona (GR subs)
Sveta Zona celebration (EN)
D.5.4.2_Web application and a Smart Phone application
The application gives visitors the opportunity to discover the sights of the area, to tour the trails and mountaineering destinations, to be informed about upcoming cultural events, and in general, to optimize their experience during their visit to the area of Paggaio.
D.3.1_Rehabilitation of St.Andreas Glebe


D.3.1_Rehabilitation of the Cultural Centre at Eleftheroupolis old town

D.3.1_Rehabilitation of Cultural Centre Otets Paisiy -1919