Final Conference

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INTERREG IIIB CADSES The HERITOUR Project
Final Conference on Project results Anna M.
Assimakopoulos Director, EGNATIA EPIRUS
Foundation
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The HERITOUR Project

• BASIC DATA
• Project title Cultural thematic route
  development in rural areas
• Duration 30 months 3-month extension
• Start Date July 7, 2005
• End of the project March 31, 2008
• EU Program Interreg III B CADSES
• Budget Euro 2.205.600
• Partner countries Italy, Greece, Hungary,
  Slovakia
• Associate Partner countries Czech Republic,
  Romania

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The HERITOUR Project

• LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE
• Preservation of local cultural heritage and
  economic development
• of European rural areas
• SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
• Assess the local cultural heritage of the
  targeted areas
• Elaborate feasibility studies and marketing
  strategy on possible thematic routes and on
  needed investments
• Realize architectural planning activities
• Implement the thematic routes
• Develop relevant marketing tools

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• EGNATIA EPIRUS Foundation PP6
• 1 of the 3 Greek Partners involved in the
  Project
• Leader of Workpackage 3 Planning Activities
• Overall coordination of WP and related tasks
• In charge of elaborating the methodology for the
  WP
• In charge of assisting the Partners in
  implementing the tasks
• In charge of synthesizing the work done by the
  Partners
• WP3 includes
• Assessment of the local heritage
• Target Group Survey
• Feasibility Study
• Local and transnational Marketing plans
• Architectural Planning

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• EGNATIA EPIRUS Foundation PP6
• Local Target Area selected by EEF for the
  HERITOUR Project
• The Municipality of Metsovo

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• Actions carried out
• Action Plan and methodology based on the
  guidelines of the Task Leader
• Assessment of the local cultural heritage /
  compilation of existing documentation
• Target Group Survey realized in April and July
  2006
• Continuous collaboration with PP10-Municipality
  of Elati for the implementation of transregional
  routes connecting Metsovo to Elati
• Feasibility Studies on the selected thematic
  routes
• Architectural Planning (churches of Ag.
  Athanasios-Grizo, Ag. Athanasios-Zygos, of the
  Taxiarches, study for new theatre and
  multi-purpose complex at the site of the old
  abattoir of Metsovo)
• Marketing plans for the implementation and
  sustainability of the thematic routes
• Promotional material
• Contribution to the HERITOUR website

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• THEMATIC ROUTES DEVELOPED
• The Sign of the Cross
• Ecclesiastic and Cultural Heritage Routes in the
  village of Metsovo
• Connecting Metsovo to Elati
• The Routes of Culture Nature
• developed in collaboration with PP10 as part of
  trans-regional activities

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The Church of Agia Paraskevi in the centre of
Metsovo. 1st renovation known in 1511. At
present it is a three-aisled basilica with
remarkable wood-carved items. Campanile built
between 1880 and 1885.
The Church of Agios Georgios in the Averoff
Garden. Renovated 3 times in 1850, in 1964 and
in 2002. Characteristic example of a domed
basilica, with a wood-carved iconostasis, a
pontifical throne, a pulpit and icons, dating to
1709.
The foundation of the Monastery of Agios Nikolaos
dates back to the Byzantine era. The
single-spaced, vaulted church is covered with
wall paintings, dating back to 1702 whereas the
eastern side of the porch was modified in 1800
into a chapel of the New Martyr Agios Nikolaos of
Metsovo.
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Connecting Metsovo to Elati The Routes of
Culture Nature
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Built amphitheatrically on one of the highest
peaks of the Pindus mountain range, at the
junction of Epirus, Thessaly and Western
Macedonia, the village of Metsovo is one of the
most picturesque towns of Greece and an ideal
place for tourists, who seek leisure and
adventure, history and culture, natural beauties
and a traditional way of life.
From the historical village of Haliki located at
1.150 m starts a route to a magnificent landscape
rich in natural sightseeings, historical
monuments, architectural landmarks, customs and
traditions.
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Village of Metsovo
Ag. Georgios
Ag. Nikalaos
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Ag. Paraskevi
Village of Haliki
Stone bridge Kapraria