In Picturesque Island LPI (Definitions Used by ALFA CERT SA)
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Special Requirements In picturesque island LPI (Definitions used by ALFA CERT SA) CSP is located in a picturesque island, a small island with special local beauties, colour YES and character. According to Alfa-Cert definitions and evaluation criteria, the Greek picturesque islands are Paxi, Ithaki (Ithaca), Samothraki (Samothrace), Thassos, Ikaria, Skopelos, Alonnisos, Skiathos, Aegina, Poros, Spetses, Hydra, Elafonisos, Kythira, Kea (Tzia), Milos (Melos), Amorgos, Ios, Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Sikinos, Anafi, Kimolos, Antiparos, Folegandros, Carpathos, Kalymnos, Kassos, Nisyros and Patmos. A picturesque island has hotels and/or rentals, restaurants, bars and/or clubs, nice beaches, tourist attractions and amenities. Τourism is one of the main income sources YES of the island. The island has Police, Health Center or 1st Aid Station, Doctors offices and Pharmacies. YES The island has Super-Market or Mini-Market. YES The island has regular connection with main ports or with bigger neighbouring islands. YES The above are not enough; it is not enough for a CSP to be located in a picturesque island. According to Alfa Cert specifications, CSP should also cover the demands hereunder: Easy and quick access to the beaches and points of interest of the island YES There are no sources of noise, bad smell or ugly looking, such as factories, shipyards, YES warehouses etc, near CSP's facilities. Notes: CSP = Certified Service Provider The word picturesque, meaning literally “in the manner of a picture; fit to be made into a picture”, is derived from the Italian term pittoresco, “in the manner of a painter”. The term “picturesque” needs to be understood in relationship to two other aesthetic ideals: the beautiful and the sublime. A view that's so gorgeous you'd love to have it framed on the wall as a painting something with strikingly pleasing or vivid qualities — a scene so picture-perfect that you feel an impulse to reach for your camera or double check to make sure it's real. Simply said: A very pretty or charming place, like a painted picture, that is visually attractive, most often in an old-fashioned way. Picturesque doen not mean lack of facilities and amenities (as long they respect the local colour and style); the conservation of elements of the past is essential, as well as the respect to the cultural legacy of the area and the beauty of nature. The small islands Meganisi, Othoni, Antikythira, Agios Efstratios (Ai Stratis), Fourni, Psara, Oenouses (Inouses), Gavdos, Agistri, Koufonisi, Tilos (Telos), Symi, Lerow, Chalki and Lipsi are under evaluation from Alfa Cert at present, for being listed as picturesque islands, under this specification. LPI Alfa Cert.