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Environmental Information Centers

The Environmental Information Centers of the Ecological Park are buildings which are owned by the municipality N. Kynouria. In particular, they are an old school (the buildings at Kastanitsa and Astros) and a community building (the building at Agios Petros).

The Municipality N. Kynouria, for the rehabilitation and equipping of buildings, implemented the project "Equipment and Operation the Ecological Park of Parnon and Moustos Wetland", Project 8.1 of EPPER 2000-2006. Upon completion of the project, the management agency of buildings - Environmental Information Centers, is defined the Management Agency of Mount Parnon and Moustos Wetland.

With the completion of the two Information Centers (the buildings at Astros and Agios Petros) and with a decision of the Municipal Council of the Municipality of North Kynouria at 08/10/2007, the Management Agency was given the use of the buildings.The restoration of the old elementary school at Kastanitsa is still pending, as well as its transformation into the Environmental Information Center of the Ecological Park.

The system of three information centers is designed to attract visitors in the mount Parnon, to inform them about the values and natural functions of the region and to guide them to get an insight of Parnon without harming its sensitive natural ecosystems.

In particular, the Environmental Information Centers have the following functions:

• hosting visitors in Parnonas,
• inform and aware about the rare beauty of Parnonas,
• direct the available tourist activities.

Visitors are able to reach the centers by road. In the reception areas of Centers, appropriately formed labels, inform about available opportunities in the wider area of information and entertainment. From this point begins a conducted tour around the other areas of the Centers.

The centers aim at the general public (visitors of all ages, without specific knowledge of the natural environment). Most visitors are school students (scheduled visits) and adult groups (Greek or foreigners) who are on vacation. The thematic selection and presentation of information material has a simple and attractive result,so that the Centers meet the requirements of a public without specialized knowledge.