Within this context, MileSTONES III Project is fully aligned with Program’s Specific Objective 2.1 “Preserve cultural and natural resources as a prerequisite for tourism development of the cross border area”.

In addition, the project aims to:

1. Create additional instruments to demonstrate local and regional cultural heritage. 

2. Preserve its magnitude and reputation over time with promotional activities. 

3. Establish high-performance and large-scale cultural events.

4. Build the capacity to sustainably valorise cultural resources.

5. Train tourist professionals in cultural heritage marketing.

6. Empower local communities and have them involved as a key stakeholders.

7. Restore cross-border cultural heritage.

8. Improve accessibility for cross-border cultural monuments.

• Creation of a folklore exhibition space in the Municipality of Dodoni.

• Renovation and reuse of a building in the village of Livadhe to house a folklore exhibition by the Municipality of Finiq.

• Restoration activities at the Castle, Shrine and Masjid of Kanina at Vlore.

• Organization of cross-border area-wide cultural festivals by the Municipalities of Dodoni and Finiq as tools to establish large-scale local events for the bilateral cooperation and the revitalization of cultural heritage.

• Capacity building actions in the sector of tourism, in the form of training and studies.

• Tourism promotion actions in the areas of the partners (Dodoni, Preveza, Finiq) that include creation of a cultural calendar, a familiarisation trip for journalists and production of audiovisual material.