The “Routes of the Olive Tree” participated in the 2nd Transnational Project Meeting within the project ‘MED-Routes – Enhancing MED sustainable cultural tourism through the creation of eco-itineraries within European Cultural Routes’, co-funded by the Interreg Euro-MED programme of the European Union. The Transnational Meeting took place in Varna (Bulgaria) from May 29th to May 31st and the OTRoutes, associated partners in the project, were represented by Ms. Marinella Katsilieri, Head of Planning and Development Dpt.
The project overall objective is to create and spread a locally based model of sustainable tourism, with minimal harmful impact on the Mediterranean area, in order to establish a special model of Mediterranean “slow tourism” rooted in the common heritage of 4 Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, which will be the focus of this project: The Phoenicians’ Route, the European Route of Ceramics, the Route of the Olive Tree and Destination Napoleon.
Another project goal is to design ecological itineraries that will improve the local cultural and touristic offer while respecting the principles of sustainability and circular economy.
The meeting was excellently hosted by technical partner BATTI – Bulgarian Association for Transfer of Technology and Innovation.
