Deputy Ministries of Culture and Tourism plan new cultural routes for Famagusta district, that will particularly focus on remote monuments or monuments unknown to the general public, including the monuments of Achna village, Deputy Minister of Culture Vasiliki Kassianidou said on Saturday.
She was speaking at the conference entitled “Achna…place, history, culture, people”, which was co-organised at the Achna Forest event hall by the Achna Cultural Association ‘Kyriakos Hadjioannou’, the Petrondas Modern Greek Studie Centre at the University of Cyprus, and the Neapolis University PhD History Program.
In her address, Deputy Minister of Culture said that “the conference is an important step for the community of Achna and its residents since it will guide us to our rich cultural and historical heritage through the announcements that will be presented by prestigious speakers.”
She referred to important archaeological finds in the last two decades including ancient rock-hewn tombs and a shrine and to its rich
byzantine tradition.
The main goal of the Culture Deputy Ministry is to inform the public and ensure access to the region’s monuments which are so far unknown in order to show-case its rich cultural character, Kassianidou noted.
“In cooperation with the Deputy Ministry of Tourism plans are underway for cultural routes focusing in the district of Famagusta and in particular in remote monuments or monuments unknown to the general public,” she said, adding that Achna monuments will be included in the routes.
Source: Cyprus News Agency