The Taste of Tradition — Intangible Cultural Heritage of Vidin and Bor for Sustainable Tourism

A cross-border project dedicated to the intangible cultural heritage and culinary traditions of the Vidin (Bulgaria) and Bor (Serbia) regions, and their use as a resource for sustainable tourism development.

Partners

• Vidin Fund „Chitalishta” Association — Bulgaria
• People's Community Centre „Saznanie 1928" — village of Koshava, Bulgaria
• Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage „Roots" — Zaječar, Serbia

Activities and results

• Research of local tourism and culinary resources in the cross-border region
• Joint Strategy for the development of culinary tourism in the Vidin – Bor – Zaječar cross-border region
• „Fish and Salamura" festival in the village of Koshava
• Culinary competition in Serbia
• Sound equipment delivered to the partner community-centre venues
• Promotion of local crafts, customs and authentic cuisine

Funding

Interreg-IPA Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Bulgaria–Serbia 2014–2020, co-funded by the European Union.