1. Clara Puech European Projects Coordinator EGNATIA EPIRUS Foundation INTERREG III B CADSES Neighbourhood Programm 2000-2006 “HERITOUR” 24-25 November 2005 Mojmirovce, Slovakia Progress of the work Task 3.1 – Assessment of local cultural heritage

2. THE MUNICIPALITY OF METSOVO Basic Facts 4 municipal districts: Metsovo, Anilio, Anthochori and Votonosi Area: 200.000 m2 Population: 6.000 inhabitants (58% in the village of Metsovo) Altitude: 1156 m The Village of Metsovo has one of the highest per capital income in Europe

3. THE MUNICIPALITY OF METSOVO

4. HERITOUR - PROGRESS OF THE WORK 1- Administrative and management issues: Internal organization (designation of the local PM-K.Rekata, organization of the accounting department) Contribution to the JC and SC structure Budget modification for YEAR 2005 1 st Financial Report (7/7/05 to 30/9/05) sent to the 1 st level control on October 21 – UNDER REVIEW Designation of the SC members (C. Puech and K. Rekata) 2- WP 2 - Methodology Contribution to the draft Methodology with number of Best Practices

5. HERITOUR - PROGRESS OF THE WORK 3- WP3 – Planning activities Outline of tasks objectives, methodology Initial work on database structure based on EEF previous experiences Draft of the local Action Plan “Religious Routes in Metsovo” with selection of the churches for architectural planning: Ag. Georgios, Ag. Athanasios + 1 to be defined Preliminary contacts with architects Initial planning for future Information kiosk 4- WP4 – Implementation Press Conference Project presentation on EEF website 5- Additional actions: Hosting of the 1 st Greek Meeting in Metsovo, November 21 and initial thoughts on Greek common methodology and actions

6. WORK PACKAGE 3 - Planning Activities Task 3.1 Assessment of Local Cultural Heritage

7. WORK PACKAGE 3 - Overview OBJECTIVES  Preservation of local cultural heritage in European villages  Assessment of local cultural heritage based on transnational and regional cooperation  Elaboration of feasibility studies and marketing strategies on possible transnational thematic cultural routes  Architectural planning activities for investment proposals  Implementation of marketing tools

8. WORK PACKAGE 3 - Overview Tasks  Task 3.1 – Assessment of the local cultural heritage  Task 3.2 – Survey and Analysis of target groups  Task 3.3 – Feasibility Study. Part 1  Task 3.4 – Feasibility Study. Part 2  Task 3.5 – Architectural Planning. Part 1  Task 3.6 – Architectural Planning. Part 2  Task 3.7 – Marketing planning  Task 3.8 – Transnational marketing plan  Task 3.9 – Architectural Planning. Part 3

9. WORK PACKAGE 3 - Planning Activities Task 3.1 – Assessment of local cultural heritage Start Month: January 2006 Month of completion: March 2006 Duration: 3 months  Identification and collection of local cultural heritage assets  Preparation of a database of cultural heritage, for tourism planning purposes

10. WORK PACKAGE 3 - Planning Activities Task 3.1 – Assessment of local cultural heritage Methodology Key Idea: Route based Approach 3.1.1 Collection of Assets relevant for cultural related tourism and participating areas Coordinator: EEF in close collaboration with P3, 2.1 WP Leader Contributors: All Partners Deadline: end December 2005 Methodology: Based on results of 2.1 and initial work carried out by Partners All Partners to list the relevant items and indicate the kind and source of information available TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE PRESENT MEETING

11. INFORMATION TO BE SENT TO EEF PRIOR TO THE END OF DECEMBER 2005 Name of the categories (bridges, local products, festivals, etc) Principal fields by category (name, location, date, description, etc) Format and source of the information available (handwritten, electronic, etc) Quantity of data foreseen by category

12. 1- Sights: Churches / Bridges / Fountains / Environment (panorama, geological phenomena) / Museums / Art galleries 2- Accommodation: Hotels / Rooms to let / B&B 3- Entertainment: Restaurants / Bars / Sport Activities 4- Events Religious celebrations / Folkloric manifestations INFORMATION ON ABOVE ITEMS ALREADY COMPILED AND ELECTRONICALLY AVAILABLE EEF - CATEGORIES IDENTIFIED SO FAR

13. WORK PACKAGE 3 - Planning Activities Task 3.1 – Assessment of local cultural heritage Methodology Key Idea: Route based Approach 3.1.2 Definition of database structure and common fields Coordinator: EEF Contributors: All Partners Deadline: end January 2006 Objectives: Identification/Validation of database structure & fields Methodology: EEF proposal (based on 3.1.1) Review by all Partners Improvement

14. HYPERTOUR Database Churches - Fields

15. 3.1.3 Database Prototype Coordinator: EEF Contributors: All Partners Deadline: end of February 06 (Consortium Meeting in Epirus, Greece) Objectives: Development of Database Prototype Methodology: Development of database (ACCESS or other) Feedback from Partners and improvement Presentation to Partners at CM in early March 2006 WORK PACKAGE 3 - Planning Activities Task 3.1 – Assessment of local cultural heritage Methodology Key Idea: Route based Approach

16. EPCON Database Hotels – Database Structure

17. 3.1.4. Content Collection and Edition Coordinator: EEF Contributors: All Partners Deadline: end of March 2006 (=deliverable) Objectives: Data input Methodology: Questionnaires for data collection - EEF Instructions regarding data edition - EEF Collection and entry of data – All Partners WORK PACKAGE 3 - Planning Activities Task 3.1 – Assessment of local cultural heritage Methodology Key Idea: Route based Approach

18. EPCON Database

19. Best Practice