Text size

First Bulgarian Wine route inaugurated in Melnik

The Struma Valley officially became the first wine tourism destination

published on 2/18/23 4:10 PM

Photo: villamelnik.com

In the tiniest Bulgarian town of Melnik three government ministers inaugurated the first official wine route in the country. The Ministers of Innovation and Growth Alexander Pulev, Tourism Ilin Dimitrov and Agriculture Yavor Gechev symbolically handed over the wine route signs to the mayors of Melnik and Sandanski.

The Struma Valley Wine Route is one of the 12 wine routes in Bulgaria, which according to the Wine Tourism Development Plan, have been declared as part of the intangible cultural heritage of Bulgaria.

The ministries of tourism and agriculture are initiating the development of a digital map of Bulgaria, combining the country's cultural, wine routes, farmers' markets, natural and historical sites, the ministers said.

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!

Radio Bulgaria Tourism Bulgaria inauguration Struma Valley wine route

More from category

Bulgaria's Yantra River tells stories: kayaking among rock wonders and green tunnels

The Yantra River rises in the Balkan Mountains at 1,220 metres above sea level and descends northwards, meandering through picturesque valleys and gorges in central northern Bulgaria, crossing the towns of Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo. Shortly before it..

published on 11/19/24 1:55 PM

The Rhodope village of Momchilovtsi attracts tourists from China along the "Milk Road"

The village of Momchilovtsi, the Rhodopes, Pamporovo and the Smolyan region were present with a pavilion at a tourism exhibition this autumn in Ningbo, China. Speaking to BTA, Momchil Karaivanov, a representative of the Bulgarian-Chinese Society..

published on 11/18/24 10:05 AM

Cultural tourism accounts for nearly 20% of the country’s tourism product

Cultural tourism accounts for nearly 20 % of the country’s tourism product, according to data from a survey by the Ministry of Tourism. While Bulgaria's image was previously associated mainly with maritime tourism, which made up 70% of the tourism..

published on 11/17/24 11:49 AM