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E-Parks is an innovative app for the visitors of protected natural areas in Western Greece. It is a product of the E-Parks Project, which stands for Environmental and Administrative knowledge Networks for a Better Tourist Attractiveness in Protected Natural Areas and aims at enhancing the accessibility and the touristic potential of protected natural areas (PNAs) in Apulia Region and Greece. The University of Foggia – Department of Economics leads the project partnership in cooperation with two italian partners Gargano National Park and Gargano Reclamation Consortium, and two greek partners the Chamber of Commerce of Arta and the Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece. The ASL of Foggia and Confindustria Foggia are associated partners of the project. The app caters for people with special needs, providing useful information for each point of interest. This information is dynamically updated so that the accessibility state of each place is current.

Through the application the visitor has access to the Pilgrimage routes, the information (digital cultural content) associated with each Pilgrimage point, as well as access to information regarding local businesses, products and services in the area. In addition the visitor has the opportunity to create alternative Pilgrimage routes, utilizing the plethora of Pilgrimage points that will be available. • Ability to use the application both online and offline. • Use dynamic maps to view points of interest and tour routes and filter points of interest by category. • View the user's location on the map. • Easy-to-use interactive navigation at the Pilgrimage points of interest. • Pilgrimage route suggestions based on the visitor's location (Nearby Points of Interest). • Presentation in a list of points of interest by category / subcategory with the ability to filter the results. • Presentation of enriched content by point of interest (texts, photo gallery, video, location on the map). • Routes: "Self-guided tour" function where the user can follow a suggested route with points of interest where he sees the information material at the same time. • Calculation of travel time using alternative means of transport • Login to the account created by the Portal. • Access to the functions of the personal Pilgrim guide. • Multilingualism with three languages ​​(Greek, Albanian and English). • Utilization of the visitor's social network for sharing the tourist experience. • Access to cultural content using beacons, which recognize the proximity of the visitor and inform about the available cultural content. • The visitor can scan a QR code and access basic information via his smart phone. • Electronic questionnaire, with appropriate field forms, to measure the level of satisfaction of visitors.