Landscapes of myth and digital cultural heritage: from ancient tales to modern tourists' needs

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace is a border region in modern Greece. During ancienttimes it was part of a larger geographical and cultural area, Thrace, which was legendary for its mythsand the relatedpersonalities, including famous gods like Dionysus, musicianslike Orpheus or even less-known figures. Today the region is rich in archaeological sites,museums and monuments, thus very promising for the researchers of its antique past, while it remains rather unknown and unexplored within the moderntourism itineraries.

The project "Mythotopia" or "Mythological Routes in EasternMacedonia and Thrace" (i.e., the area of Aegean Thrace) aims to record and promotethe ancient tangibleand intangible culturalheritage of East Macedonia and Thrace Region,with ancient myths about Thrace,Thracian gods and heroes as its main axis. For this reason, an innovative digitalplatform will be developed, combining the charm of mythology, the relevant philological and archaeological research and modern tendencies in public archaeology.