Welcome to the middle ages

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Romania - Bulgaria

Date of latest update: 2023-06-29

Description

Description (EN):

Culture and history are strongly present in the municipalities of Mezdra and Dobrosloveni. The “Kaleto” fortress in Mezdra and Romula’s roman ruins of Dobrosloveni are outstanding national monuments preserving ancient and medieval culture of more than 70 ages. These important natural and cultural resources must be used to enhance cross-border tourism in the region in innovative and coherent with the best tourism development practices way. The project challenges tourism development based on the rich historic and cultural heritage of both municipalities by establishing medieval and roman festivals that will bring the tourists back in time to witness and experience the life of their ancestors, thus creating a joint touristic product, capable to boost tourism in the region. The overall objective of project “Welcome to the middle ages” is to improve the sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage of Mezdra and Dobrosloveni municipalities by establishing two important festivals – roman and medieval, reconstructing in attractive for tourists way the authentic life and traditions of the time, bringing together stakeholders able to contribute from all cross-border region and promoting the culture and history of the region. The project will increase the popularity of both cross-border regions for tourism and will establish sustainable events attracting people to present the ancient culture in these lands. The project will create two integrated tourism products – the medieval festival in Mezdra and the roman festival in Dobrosloveni and will promote both festivals and middle ages traditions in the whole cross-border area and at the two most important international tourism fairs in Bulgaria and Romania. At the same time the project will create a common strategy for promotion of ancient and medieval traditions for sustainable tourism development in the cross-border region. The current cross-border territory of Bulgaria and Romania was settled by various tribes and people, each leaving its footprint on history and culture in our historical memory. Bringing these old forgotten traditions and lifestyle to life in authentic and attractive way is the modern trend for attraction of tourists and development of the regions. The approach of enlivening cross-border culture and traditions of the middle ages in authentic and attractive way for sustainable tourism development will be applied through the following activities: Research of festivals, events and groups, presenting middle ages and roman traditions of Romania and Bulgaria. This activity will enable both partners to discover all present stakeholders active in reconstruction of ancient traditions, receive important practical information for organization of medieval and roman festivals and outline proposed strategic priorities for development of this type of touristic product. Based on the results of the researches a two day conference with 50 stakeholders from the cross-border area representing groups for historical reconstructions, tourism companies and stakeholders will be organized in order to adopt a common strategy for promotion of ancient and medieval traditions for sustainable tourism development in the cross-border region. Filming of festivals is an activity that will quickly promote medieval and roman festivals organized in the whole cross-border region. Two films will be shot – one for the roman traditions in the cbc area and another one for the medieval ones. Both films will be uploaded on the project website and distributed during project events and at tourism fairs. Promotional campaign is an important activity for achievement of planned project results, namely popularization of the new tourism products. The partners will produce 3 catalogues in Bulgarian, Romanian and English languages on the following topics: festivals and events; medieval and roman groups; medieval recipes. A cross-border map with locations of medieval and roman heritage and festivals will be produced and disseminated. T-shirts and caps will be produced and distributed freely to the participants in project events. Promotion in national televisions will inform the population of the cross-border region for the upcoming festivals and a website of the project will be created to provide full information about the progress of the project and the two festivals. Purchase of equipment necessary for the organization of the festivals is a key activity important for the creation of the new cross-border tourism products. LB will purchase authentic Bulgarian yurta, used by the pre-Bulgarians as mobile home. Medieval costumes for 5 characters, sound system and benches will be needed in order to recreate the ambience of ancient times. B2 will purchase the necessary equipment for the holding of the roman festival. A 4 days medieval festival will be organized in Mezdra at the “Kaleto” archeological complex. Performers of medieval happenings from the whole cross-border region will be invited to present the medieval culture, art, spirit, activities, etc. The festival will last 4 days. It will consist of the following components, which will be scheduled in the details in the process of implementation: - Presentation and open lessons of medieval military techniques. - Presentation of medieval dressings and rituals. - Medieval culinary. A 4 days Roman festival will be organized in Dobrosloveni municipality. Performers of Roman happenings from the cross-border region will be invited to present the roman culture, art, spirit, activities, etc. The festival will last 4 days. It will consist of the following components, which will be scheduled in the details in the process of implementation: - Presentation and open lessons of Roman military techniques. - Presentation of Roman dressings and rituals. - Roman culinar. The last project activity will be promotion of both integrated tourism products at the biggest tourism fairs in Bulgaria and Romania – these in Sofia and Bucurest. For this aim each partner will purchase a pop-up expo wall and will present the produced within the project promotional materials, movies and web-site. The new and original about the project is the method of enlivening historical monuments with the creation of an attraction, an event that will bring many spectators and tourists, promoting the culture and historical heritage of the municipalities in Dobrosloveni and Mezdra and at the same time promoting all other similar events and happenings organized in the cross-border region. Our region is full of history and culture, but this project will see beyond and add greater value to the monuments for the sustainable tourism development bringing life to the stones and enabling tourists to live back in the middle ages. The project budget is around 495000 euro.

Achievements (EN):

The project implementation period ended on 10.05.2020, following requested and approved suspension of the project implementation period between 17.03.2020 - 30.04.2020. The main results achieved are as follows: LB – Mezdra Municipality has completed the “Research of festivals, events and groups, presenting middle ages and roman traditions” and subsequently within Activity T3 “Organisation of medieval and roman festivals”, organized and performed the Festival of the medieval traditions, manners and culture in the period 16 and 19 May 2019, having more than 300 guests. The related necessary equipment for performing the main event as a Bulgarian yurta - the mobile home of Bulgarian nomad tribes, clothing and armory for 2 warriors, heavily armed warriors, archer, noble chief and medieval saddle, 3 pagoda tents and 1 professional sound system, were also purchased and delivered to LB and used during the event. B2 – Dobrosloveni Municipality, the main Roman festival “Romula Fest” was also organized in the period 22 – 25 August 2019, in Dobrosloveni. B2 acquisitioned the necessary equipment and goods. 16 Roman soldiers costumes and 1 professional sound system were purchased. The two researches represented an important step towards the development of the common strategy for promotion of ancient and medieval traditions for sustainable tourism development in the cross-border region. The strategy was prepared by the project team members with the full support of the beneficiaries presented and adopted on a two day conference performed in Mezdra with 100 stakeholders from the cross-border area representing groups for historical reconstructions, tourism companies and stakeholders. The Strategy for promotion of the medieval traditions was developed from the BG part from the PMT team and is available on the project web site: https://mezdrafest-robg.eu/en/assets/files/Common_tourism_Strategy_Fin.pdf . On on the project web site could be found a Memorandum of understating for cooperation in the tourism sector signed between the mayors of Mezdra and Dobrosloveni. In order to promote both integrated tourism products created at project level, on one hand LB has participated in the Sofia Tourism Fair on 14-16.02.2019 and on the other B2 have taken participation in the tourism fair in Bucharest (14-17.11.2019). As a result of the presentation at both tourism fairs, the visits to the supported cultural sites in Mezdra and Dobrosloveni, increased with at least 400 persons. In order to increase further the interest over the achieved projects results, LB developed a Catalogue of Festival and Events and a Catalogue of Medieval and Roman groups, both available in BG, RO and EN . In addition, a 50 minutes movies for Roman and Medieval traditions was produced and further published in Youtube and on the project web site of the project – www.mezdrafest-robg.eu/en/ .

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Expected Results (EN): R2.1 - Number of tourist overnights in the CBC region

Expected Outputs (EN):

The project will contribute to the increase of the number of tourist overnights in the cbc region with the amount of at least 1000 overnrights. These overnights will be achieved not only with the accommodation for participants in events planned within the project but also with real overnights of tourists visiting the festivals organised in Dobrosloveni and Mezdra.

Thematic information

Cultural heritage and arts Tourism

Specific Objective: To improve the sustainable use of natural heritage and resources and cultural heritage

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06c) Conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage

Partners (2)

Lead Partner: ОБЩИНА МЕЗДРА

Department: Genadi Sabkov

Address: Hristo Botev 27, 3100 Mezdra, Bulgaria

Legal status: public

Website: http://mezdra.bg/

Total budget: EUR 251 830.36

ERDF budget: EUR 214 055.81

U.A.T Comuna Dobrosloveni

Name: U.A.T Comuna Dobrosloveni

Department: Tudorașcu Gheorghe

Address: Alexandru Ioan Cuza 1, 237140 Dobrosloveni, Romania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.dobrosloveni.ro

Total budget: EUR 243 273.10

ERDF budget: EUR 206 782.14

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Welcome to the middle ages

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Mezdra Municipality

Welcome to the middle ages

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Summary

Project name (EN): Welcome to the middle ages

Project acronym: Welcome to the middle ages

Project start date: 2018-09-28

Project end date: 2020-05-10

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 495 103.46

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 420 837.94

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 420 837.94.

Documents

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Videos / films

ДОБРЕ ДОШЛИ В СРЕДНОВЕКОВИЕТО - Festival of medieval traditions, life and culture - Kaleto Mezdra

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://mezdrafest-robg.eu/en/

Publication date: 2022-11-02

Document date: 2020-02-13

Languages: en, ro

Documentar Romula Fest

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://mezdrafest-robg.eu/en/

Publication date: 2022-11-02

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: ro

Reports

Съвместна Стратегия за популяризиране на античните и средновековни традиции в Община Мездра, чрез създаване на Съвместен туристически продукт с гр. Добрословени, Румъния по Проект ROBG 452 „Добре дошли в Средновековието“, съфинансиран от Европейския Съюз чрез Европейския фонд за регионално развитие в рамките на Програмата Interreg V-A Румъния-България.

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://interregrobg.eu/en/projects/our-soft-projects/axis-2/2-categorie-principala/445-robg-452.html

Publication date: 2022-11-02

Document date: 2020-05-10

Languages: bg

Attachment file: Download

CATALOGUL DE REȚETE PENTRU BUCĂTĂRIA ROMANĂ ȘI MEDIEVALĂ

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://mezdrafest-robg.eu/en/

Publication date: 2022-11-02

Document date: 2020-05-10

Languages: ro

Attachment file: Download

Brochures / magazines / manuals

КАТАЛОГ НА СРЕДНОВЕКОВНИТЕ И РИМСКИ ГРУПИ ЗА ВЪЗСТАНОВКИ / CATALOGUL GRUPURILOR DE RECONSTITUIRE ROMANĂ ŞI MEDIEVALĂ / CATALOG OF MEDIEVAL AND ROMAN GROUPS FOR RECONSTRUCTION

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://mezdrafest-robg.eu/en/

Publication date: 2022-11-02

Document date: 2020-05-10

Languages: en, ro, bg

Attachment file: Download

КАТАЛОГ НА СРЕДНОВЕКОВНИТЕ ФЕСТИВАЛИ И СЪБИТИЯ / CATALOG DE FESTIVALURI ŞI EVENIMENTE MEDIEVALE / CATALOG OF THE MEDIVAL FESTIVALS AND EVENTS

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://mezdrafest-robg.eu/en/

Publication date: 2022-11-02

Document date: 2020-05-10

Languages: en, ro, bg

Attachment file: Download

Harta

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://mezdrafest-robg.eu/en/

Publication date: 2022-11-02

Document date: 2020-05-10

Languages: ro

Attachment file: Download

Карта на средновековните и римски крепости в трансграничния регион

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://mezdrafest-robg.eu/en/

Publication date: 2022-11-02

Document date: 2020-05-10

Languages: bg

Attachment file: Download

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Romania - Bulgaria

Latest month of project-partner-call data publication

2023-06

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169 / 169 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

445 / 445 (100%)

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