On June 13, 2014, in Cultural Center “Sea Casino” in Burgas, was held a discussion meeting “Burgas – new opportunities for cultural tourism in the region”, organized within the national campaign The miracles of Bulgaria 2014. It was attended by Dr. Petеr Stoyanovich, Minister of Culture of Bulgaria, Mrs. Slavka Bozukova, Chief Editor of Standart newspaper, Mr. Dimitar Nikolov, Mayor of the Municipality of Burgas, mayors, scientists, NGOs and local community representatives.
Mr. Kiril Arnautski, Chairman of Sozopol Foundation, Prof. D.Sc. Violeta Nesheva, scientific consultant, and Prof. Pencho Kyuchukov, International Affairs Expert, attended the meeting as representatives of the Foundation.
During the meeting the status of the project “Via Pontica”, the first cultural tourism route in Bulgaria, was discussed in detail. The participants determined historic, cultural, natural and ethnographic sites, located across the Southern coast of Black Sea, to be integrated within the “Via Pontica” project.
During her intervention, Prof. D.Sc. Violeta Nesheva expressed her support to the priority of funding activities that include research and protection of the cultural heritage. She underlined that the funding of project activities, which has begun, is vital and has to be continued.
Prof. Pencho Kyuchukov, International Affairs Expert to Sozopol Foundation, spoke about the importance of sustainability of projects and their essential role in the development of international tourism. He highlighted the potential of the Southern Black Sea coast, and in particular Archaeological Reserve “Ancient city of Apollonia” in Sozopol, as a global tourist destination.
