Yannis Yovanos scans the waters of the Ambracian Gulf with his binoculars for dolphins shooting into the air before curving back down into the sea. “We don’t want to stay all day on a beach, we’re looking for a different experience, ” said Dutch tourist Frederika Janssen. “The pandemic is an opportunity to promote alternative tourism, fishing tourism, ” as well as local life and culture “directly related to the natural resources that date from Antiquity, ” said Constantin Koutsikopoulos, who heads the agency charged with managing the Ambracian Gulf. Nestled between green hills, the Ambracian Gulf is fed by rivers descending from the mountains of the Epirus region of northwestern Greece. With its fishing and fish farming, the Ambracian Gulf is already the region’s economic motor.

Source: The Star September 02, 2020 12:22 UTC