The Minister of Tourism, Mrs. Olga Kefalogianni, visited Pieria, pursuing an invitation from the Pierian Tourism Development and Promotion Organization (POTAP), arsenic portion of actions to fortify and beforehand upland tourism.
The Minister began her sojourn from the Information Center of the Olympus National Park Management Unit, wherever she was informed astir the initiatives to support the unsocial ecosystem of Olympus. Particular notation was made to the valuation process for the projected inclusion of Olympus successful the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Subsequently, Ms. Kefalogianni visited the New Monastery of Agios Dionysios connected Olympus, wherever she spoke with the Abbot, Archimandrite Fr. Maximos Kyritsis, portion she past hiked a conception of the European way E4, successful the Enipeas gorge, accompanied by the usher of the Management Unit, Mr. Savvas Vassiliadis.
The Minister's sojourn concluded with the opening ceremonial of the 2nd Olympus Adrenaline & Nature Festival, which takes spot successful Litochoro from 4 to 6 October. The lawsuit was hosted by the President of POTAP, Mr. Vasileios Dimou, the Deputy Governor of Pieria, Ms. Sofia Mavridou, and the Mayor of Dion-Olympus, Mr. Vangelis Geroliolios. Also contiguous were the members of parliament for Pieria of the New Democracy, Mr. Xenophon Baraliakos, Ms. Anna Mani-Papadimitriou and Mr. Spyridon Koulkoudinas.
In her opening remarks, the Minister of Tourism referred to the Ministry’s strategical initiatives for the sustainable improvement of Greek tourism and the enhancement of the upland product. As she emphasized, the extremity is to dispersed tourism enactment passim the state and passim the year.
Among different things, Ms. Kefalogianni presented:
- The legislative inaugural for the conversion of skis resorts into twelve-monthly operating infrastructures.
- The instauration of the instauration of "Sustainable Mountain Tourism Destination", which volition link skis resorts, upland refuges and tourer accommodations.
- The upgrading of infrastructure with resources from the Recovery and Resilience Fund.
- The improvement of a caller integer level for the promotion of upland tourism.
- The strengthening of upland refuges done the "Tourism for All" program.
The Minister underlined that Pieria has each the comparative advantages for the instauration of a modern and authentic tourer product, portion praising the festival for its publication to the promotion of the earthy and taste individuality of the place.
The Olympus Adrenaline & Nature Festival is organized by the Regional Unit of Pieria and POTAP, successful collaboration with the Municipality of Dion-Olympus and nether the auspices of the Greek Tourism Organization (GTO), offering visitors unsocial experiences successful the nature, civilization and gastronomy of the region.
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