• Craftsmanship

    The values of the unique legacy of craftsmanship reveal the potential to create new values despite thedereliction of tangible heritage and threatening depletion of the intangible heritage.

  • Knowledge

    Local knowledge of the Mastorochoria villages is expressed in both tangible assets and intangible ‘wisdom’ that cannot be separated neither from the natural context nor from the community.

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    Μ a Ν e t : Strategic Plan for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
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Preservation, promotion and management

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ECONOMIC REGENERATION

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TIMEHONOURED PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES

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Societal involvement

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VERSATILE NETWORKING

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  • Vision

    The Mastorochoria Network’s vision is to offer an innovative set of concepts and tools for boosting local knowledge and increasing competitiveness in the territory while addressing the interconnection of natural and social processes that are crucial components in the territory’s identity and overall features.

  • Vision

    The Mastorochoria Network’s vision is to offer an innovative set of concepts and tools for boosting local knowledge and increasing competitiveness in the territory while addressing the interconnection of natural and social processes that are crucial components in the territory’s identity and overall features.

  • Vision

    The Mastorochoria Network’s vision is to offer an innovative set of concepts and tools for boosting local knowledge and increasing competitiveness in the territory while addressing the interconnection of natural and social processes that are crucial components in the territory’s identity and overall features.
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About MaNet

The area of 28 mountainous Mastorochoria villages in the Northwest of Greece with Konitsa as the administrative centre is an outstandingly representative and coherent region of great cultural and environmental richness with high development potential.

The diversity of the Mastorochoria area, the distinctive identity of local communities and the local knowledge are key assets for any development action, especially if we take into consideration the shift of European strategies from policies for reducing disparities towards policies with an objective to strengthen regional competitiveness focused on regional potential. A number of villages in this territory have been included in a series of development programs and initiatives at different levels. However, a precise look at the agendas has revealed a lack of comprehensive analysis and integrated evaluation of the assets and potentials of the Mastorochoria villages.

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Mastorochoria Network

  • image The village is composed of three districts, Kerasovo, Riahovo and Kato Mahalas (meaning low district), which unified in one place mainly for defensive reasons. Read More

    Aghia Paraskevi

  • image The village is monocentric. The church is located in the centre and the houses are placed around it. Read More

    Aghia Varvara

  • image The village consists of 3 districts. There are many chapels, such as Aghia Triada, Aghios Nikolaos, ... Read More

    Amarandos

  • image The name is inspired by the profession of locals, as the majority of the male population were very popular silversmiths. Read More

    Asimochori

  • image In the centre of the village there is a paved square with a plane-tree and a stone fount with an arched façade and two stone troughs. Read More

    Drosopigi

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MaNet: 1+1 >2

The scope of the thesis was to develop a value-centered strategy plan with a cohesive long-term perspective for smart sustainable and inclusive growth of the coherent Mastorochoria area.

This area has attracted a wide range of projects and programs regarding rural development focusing on partial not future-oriented solutions. The lack of comprehensive understanding of the area and of strategic coordination of the values is an obstacle for the progress towards sustainable development. The MaNet Project by applying holistic comprehensive approach aims at bringing back to life the whole ‘body’ of the area and not just separate ‘joints’ of it. First, the Mastorochoria physiognomy has been revealed by conducting a place-based multidisciplinary and multidimensional analysis, which gave a profound profile of the area, as it encompasses all the aspects and reflects the variety of tangible and intangible assets.

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