President Radev: Bulgaria can develop any kind of tourism with its rich history and culture

The Bulgarian tourism sector has great potential and we should join efforts to show Bulgaria as it is - beautiful and rich in history, culture, achievements and nature, President Rumen Radev said during his participation in the official ceremony of the Seventh Annual Tourism Awards, the Head of State's press secretariat said on December 13.

The President handed over the grand prize in the category "The Choice of the Bulgarians" to the "Historical Park" - the village of Neofit Rilski, Vetrino municipality. The award was received by the founder of the project, Ivelin Mihailov.

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Tourism in the modern world is the foundation without which the other sectors of social and economic life cannot fully develop, the President said. He pointed out that Bulgaria invests very little in advertising its tourism sector compared to other countries and highlighted the potential of archaeology, where there is a need to build adjacent infrastructure to make our numerous archaeological sites more accessible to visitors from all over the world.

The President congratulated the representatives of the tourism industry for their efforts, who, despite the challenges, have managed to achieve significant successes in their activities.

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The "Historical Park" is the first and largest cultutal historical complex of its kind, located 33 km away from the Black Sea coastal city of Varna.

The park is designed as a large-scale attraction complex, which offers its visitors an exciting journey into the past - from several thousand years before the new era to the Middle Ages. It was built on an area of ​​130 decares and was officially opened on June 22, 2019.