RURAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM WORKSHOP: STARTUP VILLAGE – REInA

– 📅 Date: 23th September’22
– 📍 Place: Chengene Skele, Burgas (Bulgaria)

  • 23rd of September


Confirmed Keyplayers

Mariya Gabriel

Mariya Gabriel

Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth. European Commission.
Tony Jin Yong

Tony Jin Yong

Huawei Chief Representative to the EU Institutions
Dimitar Nikolov

Dimitar Nikolov

Mayor. Municipality of Burgas.
Emilio Corchado Rodríguez

Emilio Corchado Rodríguez

Founder & CEO. Startup OLÉ. Full Professor University of Salamanca.

Argyrios Spyridis

Argyrios Spyridis

CEO. Anthology Ventures.
Vesna Baltina

Vesna Baltina

Deputy Mayor Strategic development and ecology, digitalization and climate changes adaptation.
Velichka Atanasova

Velichka Atanasova

Project coordinator. StartUp Chengene Skele.

HOW TO GET TO BURGAS:

From Burgas Airport:
Burgas Airport – website: Welcome! | Burgas Airport (burgas-airport.bg)
Burgas Airport is located 11 km northeast of the city of Burgas.

There are direct flights to Burgas Airport from different cities in Germany, the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Belgium, Israel, the Netherlands, and Austria.Please find below a link which contains information about all direct flights to Burgas Airport:Direct flights to Burgas (BOJ) (flightconnections.com)

Public transportation from Burgas Airport to the city of Burgas: Bus No 15 will take you to the central bus station at Burgas. It operates each day from 05:20 AM up until 11:00 PM with 15 minutes frequency. 

Car rental: Car Rental | Burgas Airport (burgas-airport.bg)

From Sofia Airport:
Sofia Airport – website: Sofia Airport Official Website – SOF Connect (sofia-airport.eu)

There are direct flights to Sofia Airport from different cities in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain and Canary Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Travel by Train

By train, Sofia is well connected to Burgas.

Check the website of Rail.Ninja

Sofia Airport Metro Station is in close proximity to the airport terminal building. To reach it, follow the blue line on the floor in the public area of Terminal 2. 

Connection with the railway transport is possible with two stops from Metro station Sofia Airport at Metro station Iskarsko shosse, with a changeover there to trains on the Sofia-Plovdiv and Sofia-Karlovo lines.

Travel by Plane

There are direct flights from Sofia Airport to Burgas Airports only during the weekends.

The flight from Sofia to Burgas departs on the 23rd of September at 19:30hrs and arrives at the Burgas airport at 20:20hrs.

The return flight departs from the Burgas Airport on the 25th of September at 21:40hrs and arrives at the Sofia Airport at 22:30hrs.

Travel by Bus

There are up to 14 bus departures a day from Sofia to Burgas.

The earliest departure from Sofia is at 00:02 arriving in Burgas at 05:15. The latest departure is at 17:00 arriving at 23:15.

You could check the duration of the ride and the departure times through this website: Getbybus.com

How to get to the Sofia Central Bus station?

Sofia Airport Metro Station is in close proximity to the airport terminal building. To reach it, follow the blue line on the floor in the public area of Terminal 2. 

Connection with the bus transport is possible with two stops from Metro station Sofia Airport at Metro station Iskarsko shosse, with a changeover there to trains on the Sofia-Plovdiv and Sofia-Karlovo lines.

From Varna Airport:

Varna airport website: Welcome! | Varna Airport (varna-airport.bg)

There are direct flights to Varna Airport from different cities in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom.

Travel by bus

There are up to 14 bus departures a day from Varna Central Bus Station to Burgas.

The earliest departure from Sofia is at 07:00 arriving in Burgas at 09:28. The latest departure is at 18:00 arriving at 20:28.

You could check the duration of the ride and the departure times through this website: – Автогара Варна (autogaravn.com)

How to get to the Varna Central Bus station?

The best option will be by taxi.

Please find relevant information about the taxi service at Varna Airport at the following link: By Taxi | Varna Airport (varna-airport.bg)

HOW TO ARRIVE TO CHENGENE SKELE, BURGAS

Please find below information on how to get to Chengene skele:
Chengene Skele, a Fisherman port or just Chengeneto – it’s a small village 15 km south of Burgas, keeping the fisherman traditions till this day.

      • Option 1: Planned transportation by bus or boat:

        Scheduled departure time: 09.00 am on the 23rd of September

        Place of departure: Magazia 1, Port of Burgas (Google maps coordinates: https://goo.gl/maps/TbBabvkFutVRNgDj9)

        Scheduled return time: 02.30 am

        Contact person: Velichka Atanasova +359 886 06 34 02

    • IMPORTANT NOTE! The planned mode of transportation is by boat. If the boat trip is cancelled due to strong winds or high waves, a bus will be available at the same departure place to take you to Chengene Skele Culture and Tourist Complex.

ACCOMODATION

Hotels in the city of Burgas:

      1. DAS Marina Burgas Hotel
        📍Port of Burgas, Passenger Terminal

        • Tel.: +359 56 81 00 10 / +359 87 780 5500

        DAS Marina Burgas Hotel (DAS Marina Burgas Hotel)

      2. Hotel Bulgaria
        📍Burgas 8000, ‘Aleksandrovska’ str. 21

        • Tel.: + 359 56/ 842 610
        • Tel.: + 359 56/ 842 820
        • Tel.: + 359 888 64 64 63

        Home – Hotel Bulgaria (Bulgaria-hotel.com)

      3. Grand Hotel Primoretz and Spa
        📍The hotel is located in the Sea Garden of Burgas, near the beach.

        • Tel.: +359 56 8 12345

        Grand Hotel & SPA Primoretz – Burgas (hotelprimoretz.bg)

      4. Boutique hotel and villa “Promenade”
        📍32 Alexander Batenberg Str., 8000 Burgas

        • Tel. :+35956825258

        Home – Boutique hotel and villa “Promenade” (hotelpromenade.bg)

    *For accommodation details, contact Velichka Atanasova: