New building on Roman Emperors Route - Felix Romulian to get EUR 5.5 million visitor center soon

Ancient imperial palace Felix Romuliana, the only archeological locality in Serbia on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is becoming more and more popular among visitors. Construction of the visitor center Felix Romuliana, which may start soon, will definitely contribute to the attractiveness of this site.
- Owing to the importance of this site and based on existing strategic documents, spatial and management plans, the necessity for a visitor center emerged in the domain of inbound tourism. Construction of this facility would enrich the offer and improve the service for visitors while also helping the implementation of new scientific and archeological research - Bora Dimitrijevic, the director of the Zajecar National Museum, says in an interview with eKapija.
The project calls for the construction of visitor center with accompanying infrastructure and research center, access roads, bicycle and foot paths. Also, the plan is to expand the National Museum in Zajecar and set up signposts for visitors alongside roads and paths.

The visitor center will also comprise a visitor room, conference room, as well as a special depot for storing valuable exhibits discovered at the archeological site Felix Romuliana.
EUR 5 million from the EU
According to our interlocutor, the total value of this investment is EUR 6,735,470.
- Of that amount, a total of EUR 3,745,275 is planned to be invested in the construction of visitor center and the remaining EUR 1,787,205 in the expansion of the National Museum in Zajecar and the equipment (EUR 560,000), improvement of access roads to the visitor center (EUR 452,000) and the access road to Magura (EUR 775,205) – Dimitrijevic explains.
According to the proposed project funding structure, EUR 5,532,480 would be provided under the EU program and from the resources of the Serbian government and the City of Zajecar. As we were told, no loan will be taken out for this project. With an investment of EUR 5,005,754, the European Union would finance 74.32% of this project, while the Serbian government and the City of Zajecar would set aside EUR 864,858 each, which is about 12.84% of the total cost of the project.
Preparation of feasibility study would be financed by the EU through the MISP Program, wheras the costs of preparation of preliminary design would be covered by the Serbian government. The European Union would also invest in the preparation of final design and tender documentation. Land expropriation costs would be covered by the city administration, whereas all the works would be financed jointly by the European Union, the Government of Serbia, and the City of Zajecar.

On the Roman Emperors Route
Construction of the visitor center would improve the development of municipal infrastructure and increase the employment rate in line with the Strategy for Sustainable Regional Development from 2011, people at the Zajecar National Museum explained.
The visitor center project is aligned with Serbia's Tourism Master Plan - Roman Emperors Route, which was prepared by the Research Center of the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade in 2007. By the way, the Roman Emperors Route is one of the most important tourist routes in Serbia. This route intertwines with wine routes and the cycling route EuroVelo 6. The key attractions on that historical route are Sirmium, Singidunum, Viminacium, Felix Romuliana, Trajan's Bridge and Tabula Traiana.
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