Edessa City Card launched by local Municipality in Northern Greece

Edessa City Card is offerred to visitors from all over the world by Edessa Municipality’s Tourist Information Center in the City of Waterfalls of Northern Greece.

The card was officially activated on Wednesday 27 September, World Tourism Day, as the new tool to help visitors easily and economically explore the sights, activities, culture and gastronomy city and the wider region, as Edessa Mayor Takis Giannou said.

Mountain Pella, with the center of the city of Edessa, is developing as an important destination in a network of attractions which includes the Edessa Falls, the Outdoor Museum Edessas Ski Center, Voras-Kaimaktsalan Ski Center, the Traditional Settlement of Agios Athanasios, the Pozar baths and of course Pella with the archaeological and Byzantine treasures as the homeland and birthplace of Alexander the Great.

Edessa aims at no less than 12 months of tourism, something that can be achieved by every destination in Greece, according to Kyriacos Evangelou, City Tourism Manager.

As he stresses, it is important to understand local identity, to give the tourism product character and to combine public and private services not only to solve problems but also to provide guests with solutions that make life easier and at the same time offer unique experiences.

Edessa City Card is exactly such a networking tool for sights and service providers who have agreed that a destination can be organized so that most benefits return to the local community by facilitating entrepreneurship, efficiency and sustainability.

This city and area card grants visitors access to 10 attractions at the moment but the list will continue to be enriched. It also gives access to swimming pools, internet, mobile applications, ecotourism along with significant discounts (10-25% ) in restaurants, hotels, outdoor and agrotourism activities in the area.