The project

This website is part of the digital project “A cultural route around the lagoon area of Messolonghi – Aitoliko using smart digital applications”, which was implemented by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Aitoloakarnania and Lefkada in 2023 and funded by the Operational Programme “Western Greece 2014-2020”, with an approved budget of 100,000 €. The project focuses on the area of the Integrated Spatial Investment (I.S.I.I.) of Messolonghi – Aitoliko.

The website includes specialised interpretation and information on the multiple sorts of attractions, digital maps presenting the routes, global panoramas and digital games. In addition to the creation of this web portal, the project included the creation of a multidisciplinary multimedia application, which is installed in the  multi-purpose room on the ground floor of the Xenokrateion Archaeological Museum in Messolonghi, as well as the creation of AR applications for mobile and smart mobile devices.

The multimedia application consists of eight thematic areas, which are horizontally related to the grid of the proposed routes. Furthermore, through specialised applications of new technologies (video projections, augmented reality applications), the Xenokrateion Archaeological Museum is linked to the natural environment, the Byzantine monuments of the region and the modern history of the city of Messolonghi. At the same time, the Museum functions as an Information Centre for the Route (info-point) and thus enhances the visitor’s information infrastructure regarding the environmental, archaeological and historical values of the area.