Study of Cultural and Natural Heritage in Cross-Border Region
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This project is funded by the European Union CROSS‐BORDER COOPERATION PROGRAMME Beyond Borders – Introducing Smart Tourism and Sharing Economy Study of Cultural and Natural Heritage in Cross-Border Region 'This publication was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Institute for Research in Environment, Civil Engineering and Energy and Biologists of Albania and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union' Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 10 1.1 Study objectives ........................................................................................................ 12 1.2 Methodology .................................................................................................................. 12 1.2.1 Methodology of the assessment .................................................................................. 12 2. TOURIST-GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION ......................................................................... 13 2.1. Geographic position ...................................................................................................... 13 3. CURRENT STATE OF NATURAL HERITAGE OF THE REGION ............................... 14 3.1 Protected designated areas ................................................................................................. 14 3.2 Biodiversity of municipalities of Ohrid Region (Ohrid and Struga), Vevcani, Debar, Marovo and Rostuse and Centar Zupa ................................................................................. 19 3.2.1 Biodiversity of municipalities of Ohrid Region (Ohrid and Struga) ...................... 19 3.2.2 Biodiversity of Vevcani .......................................................................................... 24 3.1.3 Biodiversity of Mavrovo and Rostushe .................................................................. 28 3.1.4 Biodiversity of Debar .............................................................................................. 29 3.1.5 Biodiversity of Centar Zupa ................................................................................... 30 3.2. Biodiversity of municipalities Mat, Diber, Bulquize and Klos .................................... 31 3.2.1 Biodiversity of Mat ................................................................................................. 31 3.2.2 Biodiversity of Diber ............................................................................................. 34 3.2.3 Biodiversity of Bulqize ........................................................................................... 37 4. CURRENT STATE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE ............................................................ 38 4.1. Cultural heritage of municipalities Ohrid, Struga, Vevcani, Debar, Centar Zupa and Mavrovo and Rostushe ........................................................................................................ 38 4.1.1 Cultural heritage of municipality Ohrid .................................................................. 38 4.1.2Cultural heritage of municipalities Mavrovo- Rostushe and Centar Zupa .............. 45 4.1.3 Cultural heritage of municipality Debar ................................................................. 48 4.1.4 Cultural heritage of municipality Vevcani .............................................................. 52 4.1.5 Cultural heritage of municipality Struga ................................................................. 54 4.2 Cultural heritage of municipalities Diber,Klos,Mat and Bulquize ................................ 57 4.3 Social, cultural and economic differences ..................................................................... 68 4.4 Current problems with management of natural and cultural heritage ........................... 72 4.4.1 Municipalities: Ohrid Lake Region, Mаvrovo and Rostuse,Vevcani, Debar and Centar Zupa .......................................................................................................................... 72 4.4.2 Municipalities: Mat, Klos , Bulquize and Diber ..................................................... 77 4.5 The impact of tourism .................................................................................................... 7 8 4.6 Tourism infrastructure planning and management ....................................................... 81 4.7 Marketing, branding and access to information ............................................................ 83 4.7.1 Mobile App for tourism marketing ........................................................................ 84 2 4.7. 2 Instagram for Tourism Marketing .............................................................................. 85 5. FACTORS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM ........................................................... 88 7. TOURISM NICHES ............................................................................................................ 9 4 7.1. Municipality of Ohrid ................................................................................................... 9 7 7.1.1 Attraction ................................................................................................................ 97 7.1.2 Experience.............................................................................................................. 98 7.2 MUNICIPALITY OF STRUGA.................................................................................. 106 7.2.1 Attraction .............................................................................................................. 106 7.2.2 Expirience ............................................................................................................. 107 7.3 MUNICIPALITY OF VEVCANI................................................................................ 110 7.3.1 Attraction .............................................................................................................. 110 7.3.2 Expirience ............................................................................................................. 111 7.4 MUNICIPALITY OF DEBAR ................................................................................... 115 7.4.1 Attraction .............................................................................................................. 115 7.4.2 Expirinece ............................................................................................................. 116 7.5 Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostushe ..................................................................... 116 7.5.1 Attraction .............................................................................................................. 117 7.5.2 Expirience ............................................................................................................. 118 7.6 Municipality of Centar Zupa ........................................................................................ 121 7.6.1 Attraction .............................................................................................................. 121 7.6.2 Expiriences ............................................................................................................ 122 8. BENEFITS OF TOURISM FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES: ......................................... 127 9. CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN CBC –NORTH MACEDONIA AND ALBANIA ...... 129 9.1. Results from the survey conducted in Municipalities of Ohrid, Struga,Vevcani,Centar Zupa,Debar and Mavrovo and Rostushe ............................................................................ 129 9.2. Results from the survey conducted in Municipalities Mat, Klos, Bulqize and Diber 146 10 . RECOMMENDATION .................................................................................................. 159 10.1 Steps towards effective cross-border cooperation in natural and cultural heritage protection ............................................................................................................................... 159 10.2 How to bring cultural and natural heritage and sustainable tourism together: challenges at regional level ................................................................................................ 168 11.CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................. 169 12. REFERENCES : .............................................................................................................. 172 12. ANNEX............................................................................................................................ 174 QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE CROSS BOARD REGION OF MK/AL ................................................................................ 175 3 Table of figures: Figure 1. UNESCO world cultural and natural heritage (Ohrid Lake Region) ....................... 10 Figure 2. Specific obejctives of sustaianble tourism ............................................................... 12 Figure 3.Geographic position of the municipalities ................................................................. 13 Figure 5.Protected areas in the right side of the border ........................................................... 15 Figure 6. National park Galicica infographic .......................................................................... 18 Figure 7. Monument of