About the project

Tourism, according to the European Regional Policies, is closely linked to the use and the development of natural, historical & cultural resources, and is connected to the attractiveness of an area and regions as areas to live, work and visit. Also, it is linked with the development, the innovation and the diversification of products /services that visitors will obtain and enjoy.

MINERAL PATHS aims at conserving, protecting, promoting &developing the natural heritage of Mineral Springs in the selected areas so as to appraise the CB natural heritage for tourist purposes. There will be performed specific activities so as to achieve the further development of tourism and touristic activities in Greece – Bulgaria; to raise competitiveness for the CBarea; to the creation of mineral springs networks having as common product the MINERAL PATHS; to promote the project and the product of MINERAL PATHS abroad. Read More

Beneficiaries

Municipality of Mineralni Bani

Municipality of Myki

Municipality of Yakoruda

Association SAVREMIE

SWU Neofit Rilski

Cooperation Programme

Interreg V-A «Greece-Bulgaria 2014-2020»

Greece and Bulgaria, two neighboring countries with a rich past, since the end of the 1990s have entered an era of closer co-operation, due to the INTERREG Programme “Greece–Bulgaria”.

The main idea behind “INTERREG” is that countries have issues which can be better solved if they work together with their neighbors than if each one remains confined within its borders. So for this reason, the Programme promotes activities that bring our people closer.

One needs to look no further than the land and the rivers we share and move on to roads and then to culture, food and traditions. In every case what happens on the one side of the border affects the other side as well. The need for joint actions is gradually becoming the norm, rather than the exception.

The focus of the Programme is in Northern Greece and in Southern Bulgaria around our common border.

All of the Programme actions take place in the area of Evros, Kavala, Xanthi, Rodopi, Drama, Thessaloniki, Serres and in Blagoevgrad, Smolyan, Kardzhali, Haskovo.

The programme works with public and other institutions on both sides of the border that can benefit and positively influence the widest possible numbers of inhabitants, funding a very diverse range of activities that fall in the sectors of competitiveness, environment, culture, transportation, health and social issues

For this reason, the European Union together with Greece and Bulgaria is providing 130.000.000 Euros from 2014 up to 2020!

The programme improves co-operation on issues of common interest and deal with the challenges of the modern era in a more efficient and effective way. The ultimate aim is a better everyday life.

We cooperate! We act jointly and we all win!

The Project is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and by national funds of the countries participating in the Interreg V-A “Greece-Bulgaria 2014-2020” Cooperation Programme

About the project