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Heraklion OikoTrails (English Version)

Lesvos OikoTrails, Heraklion OikoTrails, Larnaca OikoTrails,Paphos OikoTrails.


The aim of the series of applications OikoTrails is tohighlight the areas of Lesvos, Heraklion and Cyprus in a digitalworld that provides remarkable opportunities to users, to getinformation about the special environment of our islands . Thenature and culture combined with new technologies offer anextremely interesting result .
Applications do not address to the "tourist " , but to the "guest " who wants to tour the place toexplore and discover its beauties. These applications provide aninsight on which you can build experiences ...
Become "Oikotravellers" .... follow our own paths in environmentaland cultural wealth of Heraklion. The application contains routesin Heraklion.
The project aims at improving environmental andcultural resources of the areas of intervention, aiming at:
1.Rational utilisation and management of natural resources withenvironmental protection and respect for the carryingcapacity.

2. Highlighting the island countryside as an attraction.

3. Preservation , promotion and networking of local -historical -cultural values ​​and resources with the environment and thecurrent reality in the context of a high quality.

4. Enhance the prospects of development of special interest tourismand trekking, cultural tourism.

5. Participation, networking and extroversion of the areas.

6. Strengthening of human resources with specialised environmentaleducation creating "green " consciousness in the economy, offeringa set of routes with tourist interest in the chosen area as well asa reason for the organization of special seminars and events toraise environmental awareness