KOHESIO · Q4301347 · CY

Promotion and dissemination of cultural and natural heritage through the development and institutional strengthening of Religious Tourism in the island region of Greece and Cyprus

Religious tourism is the most growing sector of the tourism — travel industry. The World Tourism Organisation estimates that 300 million tourists visit major religious monuments of the world every year (a quarter of all international tourist arrivals) and that 600 million national and international religious tourism trips take place every year. There are no statistics in Greece and Cyprus. This increase brings an unprecedented possibility to promote the sustainable development of the cross-border area by allowing investments in projects and applications for protection, increasing the carrying…

EU budget
€1.6M
Total project cost
€1.9M
Period
2018-09-01 → 2021-08-31
Thematic objective
TO06Environment and resource efficiency

About the Environment and resource efficiency objective

Thematic Objective 6 finances environment and resource efficiency — water and waste management, biodiversity protection, contaminated-site remediation, air quality, and the circular economy.

Co-funding: the EU contributes €1.6M toward a total project cost of €1.9M — a co-funding rate of 85%, with the remainder covered by national, regional or private sources.

Kohesio is the European Commission's open-data platform for projects co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund and the Just Transition Fund. It draws on lists of beneficiaries published by national managing authorities and harmonises them into a single EU-wide view.

Full project record on Kohesio — partners, deliverables, location map, related funding decisions.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the EU budget for this project?
The EU contributes €1.6M toward a total project cost of €1.9M, a co-funding rate of 85%.
Which fund or thematic objective does it belong to?
This project falls under EU Cohesion Policy thematic objective TO06 — Environment and resource efficiency — financed through the European Structural and Investment Funds.
Which country is the project located in?
The project is located in CY.
What is the project period?
The project runs from 2018-09-01 to 2021-08-31.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete project record — beneficiary, location and related funding decisions — is published on Kohesio, the European Commission's open-data platform, under reference Q4301347.