Α thematic priority for the City of Athens is to highlight the role of cities and local authorities in the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage. With this aim, the Athens Heritage Hub is focusing on the study / identification of good practices from EU cities and regions to support housing in historic cities.
The main areas of activity of the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Athens include:
- Highlighting the role of cities and local authorities in the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage, which is a thematic priority for the Municipality of Athens, and the study / identification of good practices from cities and regions of the EU, starting with the study of good practices in Europe to support housing in historic cities;
- Engaging the youth in cultural heritage with raising awareness programmes, capacity building and networking;
- Developing a “SOS for Endangered Heritage” programme, based on the long-standing experience of ELLET in campaigning for the preservation of cultural and natural heritage at risk, an experience that spans over a period of 50 years; and
- Expanding ELLET’s Programme ‘Greek Paths of Culture’ to the countries covered by the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Athens.