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Village of Zabardo is among finalists of Balkan Tourist Awards

Photo: zabardo.eu

The village of Zabardo in the Rhodopes is among the finalists in the sixth edition of the Balkan Awards of Tourism Industry 2020. The news has been reported by the website bgtourism.bg, referring to the organizers - VIP Communication. The final is scheduled for December 4, 2020 in Sofia.

The mayor of Zabardo - Valentin Cherpokov, who has 6 successful terms in office, has the ambition to make people who went to the big Bulgarian cities return, providing them with jobs and normal living conditions in their home village.

Zabardo is among the favorite destinations of rural tourism lovers in Bulgaria.



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