Gateway Through History: Mobility of Cross-Border Destination Exploring

2021TC16IPCB005 – 2023 – 2 Restricted Call for Development and Submission of Full Project Proposals (FPP) under Priority 2

Priority 2 - Integrated Development of the Cross-border Region

Specific objective: RSO5.2. “Development of better access to services of general interest” 

Municipality of Kameno, Bulgaria

• Municipality of Kıyıköy, Türkiye
• Kırklareli Nature Conservation National Parks Division Directorate, Türkiye
• Historical museum Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Fol - Malko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Establishing sustainable joint tourist product that enables responsible travelers to embark on a CB heritage journey through space and time, immersing themselves in the rich cultural and natural heritage of the CB area: Burgas and Kırklareli. The MOBIGATE will increase the visitors quality and strengthen the links between natural and cultural sites by promoting alternative mobility: physical and digital, make investment, increasing the attractiveness of the region as area of responsible tourism.  

Project activities:

• Soft activities: Joint development of a responsible tourist destination and creation of an eco-guide and digital maps for responsible tourism  
   
• Tourism related activities: Pilot tourist tour, promotion of responsible tourism practices through digital tools (VR/AR applications, web portal), and exchange of good practices in sustainable mobility and responsible tourism  
   
• Infrastructural support to boost sustainable tourism in the cross-border region:
   
  Municipality of Kameno – restoration, conservation and socialization of a cultural-historical site of national importance - the Rusokastro Fortress
   
  Malko Tarnovo Municipality – restoration of a Visitors Center and exhibition building in Petrova Niva
   
  Kıyıköy village, Kırklareli – restoration and socialization of the Saray Gate with towers of Kıyıköy Fortress.