The Bulgarian minister of tourism got acquainted with the course of the archaeological excavations of the fortress Rusokastro

The Bulgarian minister of tourism Mrs. Nikolina Angelkova visited the fortress Rusokastro to get acquainted on-site with the archaeological research and conservation works at of the excavated structures. She was greeted by the mayor of Kameno Municipality Zhelyo Vardunski who introduced her to the municipality plans to develop the site as a tourist destination. Scientists say this is one of the largest defense facilities in the Bulgarian territories as only a few days ago there was revealed exclusively preserved pavement from XIV century.

The head of archaeological research at Rusokastro, Mr. Milen Nikolov presented the minister of tourism with the work done so far. For archaeology in 2016, Kameno Municipality has provided the Regional Historical Museum Burgas 33 000 BGN, to which were added another 5000 BGN state subsidy from the Ministry of Culture. It is planned that after the completion of the archaeological season, will be proceeded to the conservation and restoration works of detected structures.

Tags:rusokastro, kameno, excavations