The Larnaca-Famagusta Provinces Development Company (ANETEL) is proceeding with a new planning regarding the promotion, promotion and development of Western Larnaca.
As Anna Kosma, head of the Mountainous Larnaca Environmental Information Center and an executive at the Larnaca-Famagusta Provinces Development Company, explained to KYPE, “after the pilot implementation of the Initiative concerning the mountainous Larnaca course, the very good decided to extend the whole effort to the whole of Western Larnaca. There will be appropriate coordination, cooperation and support and we hope that very soon we will be able to announce relevant actions. “
He added that “this initiative is at a very early stage. In fact, our team consisting of executives of the Larnaca – Famagusta Provinces Development Company and executives of the CIIM Bioeconomia Center have designed a strategic cooperation proposal for the companies in the region, through which a comprehensive plan for the promotion, promotion and development is promoted. of the area”.
Our proposal, he continued, “is addressed to all companies operating in the area of West Larnaca and the goal is for all companies to participate in the effort in order to grow. Through an informal collaborative model they will have the opportunity to further develop and technocratically organize their business, to expand markets both in Cyprus and abroad, to provide their business with technology and innovation, to create a network and collaborations with other local businesses and at the same time help them become more extroverted “.
Asked about the European Distinction recently received in mountainous Larnaca, Anna Kosma expressed “pride in this distinction for which the collaborations, synergies and multiple cultural activities implemented in the region played an important role. In a competition for the selection of “Excellent European Destination in Cyprus”, within the European Program European Destinations of Excellence – EDEN 2017, “Cultural Tourism” the mountainous Larnaca, was distinguished as “Excellent European Destination for Cultural Tourism”.
He added that “on the initiative of the Development Company and in particular of the Environmental Information Center of Mountainous Larnaca, which promotes the flora, fauna and cultural elements of 18 Communities of mountainous Larnaca, an application was prepared and submitted to the specific competition for the specific Community. “Mountainous Larnaca has a long course of historical and cultural development and is characterized by a cultural” mosaic “, consisting of archaeological sites, churches and monasteries, traditional settlements, traditional arts and professions that have been formed over the centuries.”
Regarding the initiative entitled “This year we live in Cyprus and go to Mountainous Larnaca” which was developed in the summer of 2020, Ms. Kosma said that “the Development Company of Larnaca – Famagusta Provinces undertook to coordinate the initiative” This year # we stay in Cyprus and go to #orinilarnakas with the aim of extroverting the area and attracting visitors. The initiative was piloted in the area and already the first successful results were obvious “.
He noted that “this initiative is supported by the 18 Communities of the region, various companies and the Larnaca Rural Women 's Association. “Mountainous Larnaca is located in the center of the three major cities of Cyprus, it is an emerging tourist area with cultural wealth and hidden cultural treasures,” he said, adding that “something coordinated had to be done to highlight this wealth and attract as much tourism as possible.” , with the aim of developing the region, supporting local businesses directly related to tourism and promoting local products “.
Ms. Kosma appealed to all companies interested in the initiative of West Larnaca to contact the phone 24322020 or e-mail [email protected] to be informed about the specific design and the benefits that this cooperation will offer.
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