A national forum was held in the town of Shumen regarding the importance and development of art tourism in Bulgaria.
The forum is part of the thematic series “Bulgaria – the Hidden Art Destination” and was opened by Zam. Minister of Tourism – Mrs. Irena Georgieva.
She congratulated all participants in the forum on behalf of the Minister of Tourism, Mrs. Nikolina Angelkova, and presented the Ministry’s policies for the development of cultural tourism. Representatives of the tourism sector spoke at the forum.
Leading Bulgarian architects in the field of cultural tourism
International organizations actively involved in the preservation of cultural heritage and the development of all forms of tourism.
Mr Kirill Arnautski stressed that civil society should be involved in cultural heritage conservation activities. This is a guarantee for achieving sustainability in the development of cultural tourism and tourism in general.
Many more representatives of regional museums has spoken, as well as representatives of the civil sector.