The digital applications known as “Oiko-travellers” are the result of a target and locally-motivated development strategy, which aims at the emergence of a “Green Conscience” for our place.

The notion “our place” refers to four areas of three great Mediterranean islands, Cyprus, Crete and Lesvos.

So, four island Development Enterprises, Enterprise of Local Development in Lesvos, Local Development in Herakleio, Local Development in  Larnaca and Local Development in Paphos and the Mayor of Archanon-Asterousion joined their power, ideas and ambitions to promote their place in an innovative way presenting it as a single area with common characteristics and features and making true the notion of “Cross-border Collaboration”.

The term of “tourist product” differs from place to place. Our aim and strategic choice was and still is the promotion of the exceptional identity of the surroundings in our area and the highlighting of its cultural particularities. 

Our islands are a blessing area and we want the “tourist” to be transformed into a “traveller”, to explore, walk in the paths, cool in the forest and on the beach, taste our food, distinguish our immersive art and culture in memorable natural monuments as well as human pieces of work, be pleasantly surprised due to the common heritage that unites us.

Therefore, through an innovative perspective, these applications “downloaded” to technological machines, which are used every day (smartphone-tablets) free of charge, are our guide to discover the secrets of our areas.

Within the framework of the European Territorial Cooperation Program “Greece-Cyprus”, with the financial resources of European Union, Greece and Cyprus as well as private sector, we completed the project TOURS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESERVE “CYPRUS-CRETE-LESVOS” with the acronym: “OIKOTRAVELLERS”.

The European Territorial Cooperation Program “Greece-Cyprus 2007-2013” was approved by European Commission on 28/03/2008  with the Decision C(2008)1131/28-03-2008. The general aim of this program is “the emergence of the region as a source of sustainable development in the wider area of South-Eastern Mediterranean to enhance competitiveness”

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Lesvos Local Development Co. S.A. (ETAL SA)

DIGITAL APPLICATIONS

“TOURS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESERVE “CYPRUS-CRETE-LESVOS” with the acronym: “OIKOTRAVELLERS”

The Enterprise of Local Development in Lesvos A.E. (ETAΛ Α.Ε.) , a project partner of TOURS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESERVE “CYPRUS-CRETE-LESVOS” with the acronym: “OIKOTRAVELLERS”, which is carried out within the framework of Operational Program Greece-Cyprus 2007-2013 aiming at the” European Territorial Cooperation”, according to the decision of the Monitoring Committee on 08.04.2011 and the works contract k1_2_04 –date: 17/06/2011, was responsible for completing the work ”DEVELOPMENT OF INTERACTIVE PORTAL, INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS AND INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA MANUAL”.

 

COMMON TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT OF THE PROGRAMME GREECE-CYPRUS 2007-2013
NAME OF THE PROJECT/ACRONYM OF THE PROJECT		TOURS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESERVE “CYPRUS-CRETE-LESVOS” - OIKOTRAVELLERS
ΑΞΟΝΑΣ ΠΡΟΤΕΡΑΙΟΤΗΤΑΣ		2. ΦΥΣΙΚΟ ΚΑΙ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΙΚΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ
SPECIFIC AIM		2.1. Utilization and management of natural and cultural resources
LEAD PARTNER	Enterprise of Local Development in Heraklion A.A.E.-OTA		Heraklion-CRETE
Project partner 2	Enterprise of Local Development in Lesvos SA.		ISLAND OF LESVOS-REGION OF NORTH AEGEAN
Project partner 3	Enterprise of Local Development in LARNACA ltd		Provision of Larnaca-Cyprus
Project partner 4	Enterprise of Local Development in Paphos Aphrodite ltd		Provision of Paphos -Cyprus
Project partner 5	Municipality of Archanon-Asterousion		Heraklion-Crete
Brief Description of the project
The target of the project is the utilization of natural and cultural resources of these areas, aiming at: • Reasonable use and management of the natural environmental resources with protection and respect to their abilities.  • Highlighting the island countryside as an attraction • Reservation, raise and connection of local-historical cultural values and resources with the environment and current reality in a high quality level.  • Increasing the opportunities for alternative and trekking-cultural tourism. • Participation, networking and extroversion of the areas. • Empowering human resources with special environmental training creating “green conscience” in the fields of economy as well as creating a number of trekking trails to attract tourists’ attention and designing special seminars and acts to promote ecological awareness. START DATE, 17/06/2011   FINISH DATE 16.11.2013 TOTAL BUDGET: 1,345,562 Euros, with co-financing European Union (ETPA) by 80%, and National Resources of Greece and Cyprus by 20%.