Greek Paths of Culture, Thrace

What is it about?

Footpaths were created over the centuries through the hard work and sense of beauty of our ancestors. They connected towns and villages enabling the movement of goods and culture. Over the years, with the rise of new means of transport, some paths were abandoned and they became overgrown with vegetation or, as an easy solution for creating road networks and covered with asphalt. ELLINIKI ETAIRIA - Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage, which has been campaigning since 1972 for the protection of nature and our cultural heritage, aims with the project Greek Paths of Culture to give new life to still surviving paths. In cooperation with local authorities and with the local community, we will make them accessible and attractive again. This will promote hiking tourism and contribute to extend the tourist period and stimulate local economies.