Ruse, 24 August

1. DATOURWAY Project Transnational Strategy for the Sustainable Territorial Development of the Danube Area with special regard to TourismDATOURWAY Project Ruse, 24 August “CALAFAT-VIDIN” (BG-RO) - CITY TOURISM AND RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD CALAFAT AREA

2. DATOURWAY Project Methodology of the Pilot Project • EVALUATION AND SYSTEMATISATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF THE TARGET AREA; ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL DIRECTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT • Macro-regional relations of the pilot area • Review of social issues • Natural and environmental characteristics • Economic characteristics of the area • Infrastructure • Spatial structure • Spatial development • Institutional characteristics • Financial structure • Conflict areas • SWOT ANALYSIS • SUGGESTED ACTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE AREA • SUGGESTED FURTHER CROSS-BORDER CO-OPERATIOS • LOCAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES • MAIN LESSONS

3. DATOURWAY Project PILOT AREA

4. DATOURWAY Project • MACRO-REGIONAL RELATIONS OF THE DANUBEAREA An important role in the area development could have the “Dunarea 21” Euroregion Association, created in 2001, at a meeting in Vidin with the participation of the representatives from 3 countries: Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia – the Vidin, Calafat, Zaycar municipalities. In this chapter we have identified a list of projects implemented or under implementation by local authorities, the trends in tourism development, the main policy and strategies for tourism development of the Local Authorities or County Council.

5. DATOURWAY Project • REVIEW OF SOCIAL ISSUES Employmentstructure Demographic status

6. DATOURWAY Project • REVIEW OF SOCIAL ISSUES Industry branch is well represented in the Calafat Municipality (55.1% employees) and Poiana Mare Commune (71.7% employees). In the Cetate, Ciupercenii Noi and Desa Communes, 60.9%, 49.7% and respectively 34.6% of the local work force are employed in commerce. The highest proportion of the population employed in tourism jobs is in the Desa Commune (9.6%) and Cetate Commune (8.7%) and the Calafat Municipality (3.9%).

7. DATOURWAY Project • NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS • We discussed the followingissues: • Natural resources; • The state of environment:the air quality, the water quality, the soil quality, the management of waste, the floods risk; • Protected areas: in the pilot project area there are 3 NATURA 2000 sites, of which, 2 Special Protected Areas (SPAs) and 1 Site of Community Importance. To these, another 5 natural reservations appointed by Law 5/2000, with a total of 238,4 ha are added. • Heritage protection: the list of Historical monuments by categories and types, the presentation of the main Arts andcrafts in Dolj County, Cultural Festivals and other Events, Gastronomy and wine, Institutions promoting culture

8. DATOURWAY Project • NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS

9. DATOURWAY Project • ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THEAREA Tourism sector Tourist attractions The Calafat city the Ostrovu Mare recreational point (with landscape value); the Bascov recreational point the municipality park - public gardens in the central area + facilities The Metropolitan forest” situated in the south-east part can take. The Calafat unloading dock. The national camp of folk music – Calafat - the only camp in Romania (from 2000 guests from Bulgaria, Serbia, Moldova, Russia) The “Danubiu” camp – created on the left bank of the river, in an oak forest. Cetate The Danube beach, lying on approximately 3 km, The ‚La Cetate’ cultural port – lies on the Danube bank, 2 km from Cetate and 18 km from Calafat. It is famous for the sculpture camps organised during the recent years. Also, inside the complex they have organised a ‘Neolithic’ village where ecologic products freshly prepared can be consumed.

10. DATOURWAY Project • ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THEAREA Tourism sector Tourist infrastructure – accomodation places Tourist infrastructure – Food and beverage facilities in Calafat and surrounding area In 2010 49,553 arrivals of foreign visitors were registered at Calafat border point. This represents only 0.7% from total arrivals of foreign visitors in Romania. In the same year, 32,403 departures of Romanians abroad were registered at Calafat border point representing 0.3% from the total of departures of Romanians abroad.

11. DATOURWAY Project • INFRASTRUCTURE • Indicators presented: • Road transport • Rail transport • Provisions regarding transport development • Waterway network • Road network • Railway network • Accessibility • Info-communication sector • Public utility supply - Living quality

12. DATOURWAY Project SPATIAL STRUCTURE – development axes

13. DATOURWAY Project SWOT ANALYSIS

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17. DATOURWAY Project SWOT ANALYSIS

18. DATOURWAY Project SWOT ANALYSIS Conclusions:Analyzed area has tourism potential, but is poorly capitalized in coherent tourism programs and tours; The specific tourism infrastructure and services should be modernized and the recreational infrastructure should be developed; There is the legal framework for tourism development and the will of the public institutions in the area, but to get to this chapter of local development must be solved basic problems such as water supply, waste management etc.

19. DATOURWAY Project SUGGESTED ACTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE AREA 1. Modernization and development of tourism infrastructure in the pilot area: Improving the fluvial accessibility in Calafat port: port upgrading by adding tourism functions to current structure / organization; Arranging Danube bank in Calafat : from the port Calafat to the Bascov area; Constructionof a marine in Bascovarea - for pleasure boats, pier for boats and floating swimming pool; Rehabilitate the Bascov beach; Opening an information center at Calafat; Establishment of two bike trails in Calafat and adjacent rural areas: Calafat - Maglavit – Cetate and Calafat - Ciuperceni - Desa - Poiana Mare; Organize a water recreation area.

20. DATOURWAY Project SUGGESTED ACTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE AREA 2. Diversification of tourist offer and optimal capitalization of the resources Encouraging rural tourism and agro - tourism; Business tourism development; Developmentof cruise tourism on the Danube; Development of cultural tourism and religious tourism; Ecotourism development; Creating tours combined in an optimal way to exploit all tourismresources offered inthe area. 3. Increasing the quality of products and services Review of EU quality standards on accommodation, catering, conferences facilities, recreationalinfrastructure and other travel services and designing training and authorization programs as necessary; Achieving a high standard of tourism servicesto ensure effective services for tourists or increase the tourism experiences;

21. DATOURWAY Project SUGGESTED ACTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE AREA 4. Visibility through the development of local marketingPromoting the development of tourist offer through publications, brochures in different languages​​, guides; Making a web site that works as a tour guide for the pilot area; Stimulating and supporting marketing alliances with Dolj County Council, the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism with other marketing organizations in Romania and Bulgaria, developing relationships with suppliers of transport services, travel journalists, etc.; Participation in specialized fairs and exhibitions; Organizing tours and demonstrations for journalists and travel agents; Organizing events to stimulate demand (like Folk Festival– Calafat, BalkanicFilm Festival – Cetate); Creating a tourism brand Calafat - Vidin.

22. DATOURWAY Project SUGGESTED ACTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE AREA 5. Human resources development Supporting the training of specialists in the tourism sector; Developing the necessary professional skills of the employees in tourism sector ; Supporting professional and university education; Preparing the staff for providing tourist services in rural areas; Training the staff working in areas related to the tourism sector; Paying attention to knowing of at least one international language among the staff in tourism and related activities, knowledge of Bulgarian is also a recommendation.

23. DATOURWAY Project SUGGESTED FURTHER CROSS-BORDER COOPERATIOS • Most of the projects of development of tourism in the Romania-Bulgaria cross-border area, aim especially: • to create strategies and to develop partnerships; • to develop the general and tourism-specific infrastructure; • to capitalize the cultural patrimony (traditions and customs) and the rural one; • to capitalize and preserve the biodiversity; • to build tourist ports/marinas; • to improve the quality of tourist services. • Projects proposals for cross border cooperation: • “Promoting Romanian and Bulgarian cooperation among economic and institutional actors” (jointly participate in international fairs, development of complementary economic sectors with high value added etc.); • “Building partnerships, exchange best practices”; • „Encourage Romanian-Bulgarian cross-border business incubators”  • “Historical and cultural routes in the border area Dolj, Vidin, Vratsa, Montana - a path to economic development” • “Trasfrontalier Park Western Balkans” • “Establishing routes for tourist passenger ships on the Danube” • “Training center to promote specific professions in the Romanian-Bulgarian border area” • “Sion ring road rehabilitation of Calafat and the county road Calafat - Ciuperceni – Desa” • “Study on the potential of creating a multimo.dal transport system in order to provide connections between corridors 4 and 7” • “Harmonization of information systems for traffic of goods and people crossing the border in the Vidin – Calafat” • “Studies on flood risk management in the border area”

24. DATOURWAY Project LOCAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES Promoting the tourism potential (attractions) in the cross-border region and the diversification of the existing cross-border tourist services; Integrating the cross-border infrastructure and tourism products in the European circuits; Building the Calafat-Vidin bridge will facilitate the road and rail links between Romania and Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Near and Middle East ; The creation, as a result of building the Calafat-Vidin bridge, of the Calafat "free zone" (a key point in international traffic by road, rail and river) and of the "industrial park"; Potential for exploitation of the Danube as a low-cost transport corridor; The development of Danube tourism, of tourism ports (Calafat, Cetate, Corabia, Balasan). Modernization, refurbishment, possibly expanding the port area as needed; Good opportunities for developing agro-tourism and cruise tourism on the Danube; Wine-viticultural potential localities (Segarcea, Sadova, Dăbuleni, Bechet, Banu-Maracine, Bradesti, Brabova, Plenita, Calafat Vineyard - Poiana Mare and Cetate wine centres); Hunting and Fishing - meadow landscapes contiguous to the Danube, with patches of forest, dunes, pools of water that lure sport anglers; lakes remaining after hydro-ameliorative works (Maglavit, Ciuperceni), representing a real potential for sport fishing or recreation; fish potential from lakes and rivers;

25. DATOURWAY Project LOCAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES Promoting cultural objectives and capitalising the traditions, crafts and ethno-folk customs as a tourist product; Making viable and designing the Debarcader - Bascov - Calafat area for tourism;Two major areas are the local potential in this respect: the Ostrovu Mare area (landscape values) proposed to be extended through the development of a recreation area with specific facilities in the east part of the town (through the dismantling and relocation of the industrial units and premises) and the Bascov area, proposed to be developed by approvals and compatible constructions; The revitalization of routes supported by buildings with architectural-urban value will be underlined (in this respect specific programs of restoration, renovation and rehabilitation of valuable monuments will be implemented) ; The development in the west of Calafat of an area for leisure, recreation and tourism through buildings and specific facilities, taking into account the unstable nature of the land subjected to natural hazards of flooding. Currently the area is occupied by productive premises or warehouses for which dismantling and relocation are proposed in other compatible areas, reserved for this purpose. The local administrations are interested in attracting some investors for creating, developing, modernising the tourism infrastructure in view of capitalising the natural tourist resources and improving the quality of the tourist services, supporting the creation of guesthouses, motels, holiday homes, hotels, restaurants with local specific, hunting and fishing centres, camps and sport cantonments, camping, summer sport basis, etc.

26. DATOURWAY Project BESTPRACTICES IN PILOT AREA Cultural Harbour “La Cetate "- is on the Danube River, 2 km from the village Cetate and 18 km from Calafat. It is famous for its sculpture camps organized in recent years. Also, the complex has a "Neolithic“ corner , where you can eat fresh organic food and you can participate directly to the creation of Cucuteni culture pots. Cultural port Cetate is the cultural center of the Foundation for Poetry "Mircea Dinescu." Cultural Centre can provide accommodation and comfort for 16 guests at any time of year. Besides leisure in a natural setting, guests can dine in the restaurant in the complex.

27. DATOURWAY Project Cetate Calafat Maglavit Ciuperceni Desa Poiana Mare

28. DATOURWAY Project The National Institute for Research and Development in Tourism: Aştefănoaiei Roxana, Cristi Frenţ, Doru Tudorache, Alina Cârlogea, Camelia Surugiu, Alina Niculescu, Mioara Pavel, Adriana Radu, Simon Tamara The National Institute for Research and Development URBANPROIECT: Elena Stancu, Amelia Cazacu, Mariana Dorobantu, Georgiana Toth, Cristina Burtea, Roxana Simionescu, Lidia Florescu, Cristina Ivana (grafics), Ancuta Gheoldea. Collaborators - Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism: Teofil Gherca, Liviu Bailesteanu, Ana Muica, Cristina Dediu Thank you! Astefănoaiei Roxana