Ολοκληρώθηκε με επιτυχία η επίσκεψη εκπροσώπων Δήμων από την προστατευόμενη περιοχή Μαγικών Βουνών της Πορτογαλίας συνοδευόμενων από τον αντιπρόεδρο του Europarc (Πανευρωπαϊκή Ομοσπονδία Προστατευόμενων Περιοχών) κο Paolo Castro, η οποία έγινε στο πλαίσιο της Ευρωπαϊκής Ημέρας Πάρκων 2018, με θέμα «Περιβάλλον και Πολιτιστική Κληρονομιά: Πολιτισμός είναι στη Φύση μας».
During their visits to the area of the Tzoumerka National Park, cal. Achelou, Meteora and Agrafo, from May 8 to 11 current. year, they had the opportunity to participate in technical meetings planned by the Management Body with the aim of exchanging experiences on matters of activation of the local society through cultural actions.
Οι επισκέψεις τους έγιναν στις εξής Their visits took place in the following areas::
- Museum of Contemporary Art “Th. Papagiannis”, Elliniko of Ioannina
- Management Body of Tzoumerka, Achelou Valley, Agrafo and Meteora National Park, Pramanta
- Association of Tourist Businesses and Related Professions of Tzoumerka, Pramanta
- Tsopelas Workshop “Giorgos Polyzos”, Tsopelas
- Museum of the Historical Folklore Society of Tzoumerka, Agnada
- Municipality of North Tzoumerka, Pramanta
- Kalarrytes Museum of Silversmithing, Kalarrytes
- Associations of Syracuses of Ioannina, Preveza, Philippiados and Kampos, Editorial Committee of the Newspaper “Antilali of Syracuse”, Syracuse
- Summer School of Tzoumerka and NA Pindos, Syracos
- Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta, Archaeological Museum of Arta
- Municipality of Arta, Arta; Agricultural Field Laboratory Polytechnic School, Univ. Thessaly, Arta
- Confederation of Radovyzins Arta, Arta
- Municipality of Nikolaos Skoufas, Arta
- Musicological Association of Arta “SKOUFAS”, Arta
- Kalambaka Municipality Meteoron Tourist Office, Kalambaka
In Syracuse, the representatives of the Municipalities of Portugal on Wednesday 9 May met at the Spiritual Center with the president of the local community Nikos Giza, the Municipal Councilor of the Municipality of North Tzoumerka and president of the Association of Syracuses of Philippiada and Kampos Christos Skamnelos, the president of the Association of Syracuses of Ioannina Giorgos Katsanos and the vice-president Ippokrates Alexis and the member of the Editorial Committee of Antilali and professional of the village Giorgos Vaitsis. They were informed about the history of Syracuse, the life of the Syracuses, the organization of the local community, the development of the village and the tourist movement, the existence of 5 cultural associations and their actions, the music and dance tradition of Syracuse as well as the publication by the Associations of Antilalon newspaper for 36 consecutive years. Afterwards, the Professor of Folklore of the University of Thessaly, Evangelos Avdikos, referred to the summer school of Tzoumerko and NE Pindos.