Local Architecture / Related projects

05 Jul

05/07/2023

An important part of the cultural heritage of the region is the local traditional architecture. Today’s Prespa has a designated ‘traditional settlement’, Psaradhes and a ‘protected settlement’, Agios Germanos. In both villages there are buildings preserved that date mainly to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were built with stone, wood, soil and reeds, materials that people could easily find in their natural environment. Houses with large outdoor...

04 Jul

04/07/2023

The Prespa Centre for Nature and Anthropos (PCNA) was founded in 2004 as a distinct part of the Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP). In essence it is a centre for all the documentation about the natural and cultural heritage of the entire Prespa basin. The PCNA’s mission is twofold: on the one hand, to bring together, archive and make available to the public the total body of knowledge...

13 Apr

13/04/2023

Prespa’s local authorities, farmers, schools, sports-cultural associations and other local bodies joined forces to implement a major project (2018-2023) that set out to create an innovative model for the development of the country's protected areas. The core of the ambitious multi-partner PoliPrespa project was the parallel strengthening of Prespa’s social and institutional capital and the sustainable utilisation of the region's valuable natural and cultural resources, incorporating environmental values in productive...

07 Jul

07/07/2023

The Society for the Protection of Prespa was established in 1991 by two visionaries, Dr Luc Hoffman and Thymios Papayannis, who wanted to create an organisation that would work collaboratively to protect Prespa's remarkable nature and culture, through scientific principles and dialogue, ensuring that all those who strived for the conservation of this incredible and biodiverse corner of SE Europe spoke with a single and effective voice.Many partners and donors...