10. Sustainable Tourism for Sifnos
Ensures long-term economic operations
Provides socio-economic benefits to all
Conserves cultural heritage & traditional values
Preserves natural heritage and traditional
architecture
Combats seasonality
Doesn’t exceed carrying capacity
11. Attracting tourists that:
Are respectful
Don’t damage the natural environment
Don’t offend local customs
Accept local way of life
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Sifnos, a place famous for
being unfamous.
By Alexander Chee
“On a Remote Greek Island, Learning to Take a ‘Real’ Vacation” in New York
Times on July 12 2017
17. http://www.sifnostrails.gr
A project of the municipality of Sifnos
that started in 2015 in collaboration with
Paths of Greece
19 officially marked trails
100km of professionally designed and
way-marked trails
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25. Recycling & Composting
Placing recycling bins for paper, glass, metal & plastic
Awareness Campaigns (e.g. Door to Door,
Presentations)
Offering composting machines to citizens
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27. “Let’s do it Sifnos” 2013-2017
Event started for the first time in Estonia in 2008
Concept: ”Cleaning up the whole country in just one day”
In Greece in 2012 (20.000 volunteers) & keeps going…
In Sifnos in 2013 by the Sifnos Municipal Company (DIKES)
to clean beaches, villages, paths in Sifnos
This year it started on April 1st and lasted for a couple of
weeks => the goal was to clean the whole island
Participation of volunteers, students, municipal authorities,
associations, private companies
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31. Sifnos says NO to plastic bags
"Do it like a Sifnian!“ Campaign
Organised by Sifnos Island Cooperative and
supported by the Municipality, local associations &
businesses
In April 15, 2016 implementing Directive 2015/720
to reduce the use of plastic bags
Charging EUR 0.10 for each plastic bag in retail
shops
Placing 3 different size multipurpose bags
(2,400 cloth bags were bought within the first 40
days)
Awareness & educational activities
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35. According to a study…
on 335 locals in March 2017 (67% adults & 33% under the age of 18):
84% of participants use cloth bags, 91% intends to reduce their use of
plastic bags, of which 81% has already done so
How many plastic bags are used in a weekly basis?
54% use under 5/day
33% use 5-10
10% uses >10
3% uses no plastic bags at all
36. Energy autonomy of Sifnos -
Sifnos Island Cooperative (SIC)
Established in 2013 with 53 founding members, now
>100
Towards an energy autonomy plan
Project: Hybrid Power Station (wind park & pumped
storage plant) => generate all the energy required in
Sifnos through only Renewable Energy Sources
The licensing process, complete construction &
installation of the production & storage facilities, until
the start of operation, is expected to last 5-7 years.
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38. Enhancement of archaeological sites
Mycenaean Acropolis of Agios Andreas & Museum
- Europa Nostra Heritage Award in 2012
Archaeological museum in Kastro
Church museum in Vrysi monastery
Folklore museum in Apollonia
Ancient towers
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40. Important events outside the high season
period
Cycladic Gastronomy Festival “Nikolaos Tselementes“
-It started in 2007 with 5 participating regions
This year there were 25 regions (+Egypt, Russia)
-Awarded with the Gold Award “European Gastronomic
Festival 2016”
-takes place at the beginning of September
Revival of the ancient towers communication network
Dozens of volunteers at 77 ancient towers all over Sifnos
using smoke and mirrors to communicate (in June)
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45. Alternative tourism package proposal
Cooperation between Milos, Kimolos, Sifnos & Serifos to create 5 thematic
routes through nature, tastes, marine activities, religion & culture
1st stage: cooperation of all stakeholders to create an action plan (complete)
2nd stage: appointing coordinators for each route and collection of material
from each island (complete)
3rd stage: creation of necessary material & promotion in Greece and abroad (to
be announced)
It is expected to be completed in 2018 & up and running in 2019.
46. Alternative tourism package proposal
For example:
Nature route: hiking, geology, nature, architecture, monuments, etc.
Religious route: monasteries, customs, local church festivals, catacombs,
etc.
Taste route: gastronomy, local church festivals, local products, farms,
tasting, Tselementes Festival, etc.
Marine route: marine tours, marine sports activities, diving, etc.
47. Cultural Events
For example:
11th Psarokokalo - Sifnos International Short Film Festival
(26-31/7/2017)
Speak Easy Camp [Debate Camp] (8-11/7/2017)
Painting classes, exhibitions
Musifanto 4th Music Festival [daily concerts, seminars]
(4-10/7/2017)
Different music concerts (classical or traditional music, jazz… etc)
1st Festival of Traditional Dances (17-18/6/2017)
48. Traditional art classes
Organised by the Women’s Association “To Smari”
Classes on:
Basket making
Loom
Crochet
Hat making
Candle making
Soap making
49. Private Initiatives
Home cooking
Farm visiting
Cheese making
Trekking
Horse riding
Diving
Boat excursions
Historical & Cultural tours
50. Targeted advertisement & promotion
Sifnos participated in the tourism exhibition “Destinations Nature” 2016 &
2017 in Paris, one of the biggest of its kind worldwide
The expo is focused on hiking trails, climbing, ecotourism, etc.
Targeted advertisement to tourists who prefer low/medium season
51. Expectations
To increase tourism flows in May, June, September & October
No change for July & August (due to possible infrastructure problems)
To attract the kind of tourist we are aiming for
To develop the primary production of Sifnos
=> which will offer year-round job opportunities to locals
The municipality has an area of 73.942 square kilometres (28.549 sq mi)[3] and is 15 km (9 mi) long and 7.5 km (4.7 mi) wide. It has a shoreline of 70 km (43 mi), with a permanent population of 2,625. The island is reached on the ferries which run on the Piraeus- Kythnos- Serifos- Sifnos- Milos- Kimolos line. There are also infrequent sailings to other islands in the Cyclades.
Villages of white-painted houses
Bushy vegetation
Land terraces, olive trees
13 villages
10 beaches
Βάση μελέτης του 2015, το 33% έλληνες το 67% αλλοδαποί, κυρίως ευρωπαίοι
Φέτος περίπου 105.000 επισκέπτες/έτος
Μέγιστη προσέλευση τον Αύγουστο με μ.ο. διανυκτερεύσεων 10.000 άτομα ημερησίως (+400% από τους χειμερινούς κατοίκους)
Μέση ετήσια αύξηση επισκεπτών 8% (τελευταία 5ετία)