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In the area of Trigrad is the Devil's Throat Cave, which is the largest attraction in the region, visited annually by tens of thousands of tourists. In order to attract the interest of tourists and diversify the services provided, the applicant intends to build a visitor / information center, which will house fish and aquaculture exposures specific to the FLAG HWR territory, as well as presenting the history of fisheries and "Fishery" ". The information / visitor center will also provide information for fishermen, as well as support local emerging and / or existing SMEs / small and medium-sized enterprises / in fisheries entrepreneurship through information, business advice, exposure and training on opportunities , the modalities, procedures and means of conducting activities in the fisheries sector, including advice on applying for funding under various national and European programs. This, in turn, will help to increase: employment; SMEs' competitiveness; tourist interest in the settlement Trigrad and in the Western Rhodopes in general, including the municipalities: Batak-Devin-Dospat, and will stimulate entrepreneurship in the fisheries and tourism sectors, as well as in a number of economic sectors - hotels, restaurants, trade, tourist attractions and services in the field of ecotourism and others.
The applicant will establish a network of contacts of representatives of the various institutions in the Smolyan region, the municipalities of Batak, Devin, Dospat, as well as other organizations and institutions relevant to the business, which will be of benefit to the fishing community, providing assistance and access to the experience created. , information and contacts, potential fisheries entrepreneurs, tourism companies and fishing enthusiasts.