Global Network of National Geoparks

Portuguese geopark delegation visited Lesvos

Source :http://www.globalgeopark.org Published :September 16, 2008


A four-member delegation of the Portuguese Arouca geopark, comprised of the mayor of the city of Arouca, the science sector chief, the director of the Local Action Group of the LEADER programme and the person in charge of the park's development, visited the prefect of Lesvos Pavlos Voyiadzis in his office.

Voyiadzis and his Portuguese guests discussed the importance of the two regions' natural monuments and to what extent they can contribute to the promotion of relations between Lesvos and Portugal and tourist development.

The members of the Arouca delegation pointed out that the meeting is the beginning of close cooperation in the sector of tourist development, as well as the management and highlighting of natural monuments.