Petar Petrov1, Nikolay Nenchev2

1Institute of Geography â€“ Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; 2Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park Directorate

Natural and historical landscape parks, being a new form of territorial arrangement, could be regarded as a modern answer to important questions, concerning the formation and the offering of an integrated product of cognitive tourism and short-term recreation.

In typological aspect, "natural and historical park" (NHP), can be regarded as a subcategory of the "landscape park". The idea of such parks and its development is in close connection to the already announced public measure "Encouragement of the tourist activities" in the Program for development of rural regions in Bulgaria 2007–2013, and to the Operation 3 â€“ "Improvement of tourist attractions and the relevant infrastructure" of Priority axes 3 the Regional development program â€“ "Sustainable tourism development".

The offered form of territorial arrangement applies mostly to the rural areas and has been defined by the Bulgarian association for rural and ecological tourism (BARET) as: "Territorial combination of attractive natural components and landscapes with monuments and sites of cultural-historical heritage and architectural elements, for the needs of recreation and tourism, in a slightly changed and generally conserved environment".

Two projects have been accomplished for the last two years (at their preliminary phase) by the BARET:

1.Landscape-historical Park (LHP) "Gradishte", Southwestern Dabrash ridge (Garmen municipality).

2.Landscape-historical Park "Mezdra-east", Iskar Predbalkan region (Mezdra municipality).

In the structural concept of both LHPs the natural component and the attractive landscape is the leading component. The elements of cultural-historical heritage are arranged on the background of this natural layer.

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The offered form of territorial arrangement applies mostly to the rural areas and has been defined by the Bulgarian association for rural and ecological tourism (BARET) as: �Territorial combination of attractive natural components and landscapes with monuments and sites of cultural-historical heritage and architectural elements, for the needs of recreation and tourism, in a slightly changed and generally conserved environment�.

Two projects have been accomplished for the last two years (at their preliminary phase) by the BARET:

1.?L??????????????????????????L????????????????????????????????????????????????????Landscape-historical Park (LHP) �Gradishte�, Southwestern Dabrash ridge (Garmen municipality).

2.?L??????????????????????????M?z????????????????????????????????????M?z????Landscape-historical Park �Mezdra-east�, Iskar Predbalkan region (Mezdra municipality).

In the structural concept of both LHPs the natural component and the attractive landscape is the leading component. The elements of cultural-historical heritage are arranged on the background of this natural layer.

Metodi Mladenov1, Nikolina Ivanova2, Michaela Petrova2<

1University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy â€“ Sofia; 2Community Centre "Svetlina" â€“ Gara Bov

The tourism as one from the priorities branch in Bulgaria acquire bigger importance for its successful economical development. In the present work are analyzed existent natural resources for development of tourism which need to be conformable with ecological and natural circumstances in the country. Different places in the country, which has conserved nature, feebly advanced human's activity and richly of natural, cultural, historical and other sights was examined. In the present paper are shown sults from investigation and analysis about Bov region. Main characteristics are showed with aim to appraisal of the possibilities for ecological tourism development. The analysis was made on base on natural, cultural, historical, climatic, geographical and other sights in a region. In the present report are shown and the SWOT-analysis results.