The antique villa “Armira“ near Ivaylovgrad dates from the 1st-3rd centuries AD. and is recognized as the richest private palace from Roman times on the Bulgarian lands. The complex opens its doors on June 21, after renovation according to a European project, announced the mayor of the municipality, Diana Ovcharova. The villa is a cultural monument of national importance and is on the indicative list of UNESCO's cultural heritage monuments, Flagman specifies.
The municipality implemented the project for the development of tourist attractions under the OP "Regions in Growth", with a total value of BGN 8.2 million. BGN 7 million is the grant funding, and the rest is provided through the "FLAG" Fund. In addition to activities related to the exposure and socialization of the cultural monument, the project also covers the provision of attractions around the "Armira" villa. One of them is the renovated water tower, 28 meters high, built next to the “Ivaylovgrad“ dam. during its construction in 1964.
It is now illuminated, with an external elevator and accessible to visitors. An interactive center has also been set aside, where guests will be able to view a permanent exhibition of artefacts found in the villa and the surrounding area. Tourists will also be able to participate in culinary demonstrations on site, as well as touch the life of the aristocratic family that lived in the valley of the Armira River, through the “visual narrative” prepared by the hosts of the project.
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