The “Early Childhood Education, Social Policy and Sports Agency of Serres Municipality – O.P.A.K.P.A” concluded on Tuesday, 12 April, 2022 the 4th Local Thematic Tourism Workshop in Serres, at the premises of the Former building of TEDK Serres.

The workshop was held in the framework of the project entitled “ADRI-LINK – Adriatic landscape interpretation network” (acronym: ADRILINK), of the Interreg V-B Program Adriatic – Ionian Program – ADRION 2014 -2020”, O.P.A.K.P.A., who participates as a partner.

The theme of the 4th Local Workshop was the :

  • Identification and finalization of the points of interest of Serres and creation of landscape maps
  • Identification and finalization of thematic routes and their interconnection with existing routes
  • Development of the Plan for the implementation of the Interpretation Center

The moderator of the workshop was Mr Arapakis Georgios, head of the Tourism Department of the Municipality of Serres.

Mr Varveris Thomas, the partner of Verros Konstantinos company, presented the first draft of the maps with the points of interest of Serres and proposed different itineraries following the 4 Thematic Axis :

  • Religious routes
  • Paths of Natural Beauty
  • Routes of Historical and Cultural monuments
  • Gastronomy and Wine tourism routes

Then, the discussion was about the production of a short digital book, in Greek and English, describing the thematic itineraries and the collection of the relevant material from the stakeholders and the existing websites of the area. Regarding the LIC Plan, the discussion was about the technical content regarding the building that has been selected to host the LIC as a nodal point of the network and the ICT infrastructure and technology to invest in the LIC.

The conclusion of the 4th Local Thematic Tourism Workshop was to summarize the results of the previous activities that OPAKPA implemented. With the help of modern technology and the cooperation of local institutions, visitors will have an overall picture of the destinations of the Prefecture of Serres, completed and updated.

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