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Giant Interactive Maps 250 m² is the stage for a new, interactive way of exploring the world's most exciting destinations.

Let your imagination wonder free, ready your mobile phone and travel on your feet with the Giant Interactive Map experience Thousands of people of all ages will be able to walk on the giant interactive map where more than 100 QR codes to scan with mobile phones and that will provide a new travel experience through the most exciting destinations in the world, many declared by Unesco as World Heritage Sites. Go from one city to another, from one region to another with a single step and learn about the beauty and culture of the world, natural parks, biosphere reserves, landmarks, tourist attractions, learn about the destination's gastronomy, art, and so much more.

28/09/2026

What if you could walk across the entire Mediterranean in a single day? 🌊🗺️

That’s exactly what happened in Larnaca 🇨🇾 during the 1st Adaptation Festival! 👏🌍

Over 500 people walked, played, and interacted on top of our 180 m² Giant Interactive Map, discovering how nature-based solutions help us adapt to climate change! ✨

Huge shoutout to the amazing team of Giant Interactive Maps, our passionate facilitators, speakers, and local partners who made this 360° phygital experience completely unforgettable! 👏✨

🌿 What made it special:
• 180 m2 Giant Interactive Map with full Mediterranean coverage
• 6 Augmented Reality species & interactive QR challenges
• 8 participating regions sharing climate solutions
• Inclusive workshops, theatre performances, and live music 
Larnaca was an absolute blast... but our Giant Map is built to travel! 🌍✈️

👇 NEXT STOP... WHERE ARE WE HEADING NEXT?
Drop your guesses in the comments below! Which Mediterranean country or city should we visit next? 💬👇

Produced by: IUCN () & Giant Interactive Maps () within the .eu project.
Funded by: European Union ( ) & Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
Local Partners: Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute, Cyprus Energy Agency & Municipality of Larnaka. 

24/09/2026

Off to Cyprus! ✈️🇨🇾

Here’s a quick look at our journey to Larnaca and our first day on the ground getting everything ready for the festival with our partners .eu Finalizing the details, setting up the Giant Map, and soaking in the Cypriot sunshine! ☀️🗺️
We are so ready to welcome you all starting tomorrow. Come say hi!

📍 Larnaca, Cyprus
🗓️ Sept 25–26

There are some sights that simply make you pause and marvel at nature🦩✨If you’ve ever visited Cyprus during the winter, ...
23/09/2026

There are some sights that simply make you pause and marvel at nature🦩✨

If you’ve ever visited Cyprus during the winter, you probably know the iconic Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus). Every year, thousands of these stunning birds arrive to make the Larnaca Salt Lake their winter home, creating one of the most magical natural spectacles in the Mediterranean.
As part of our Augmented Reality surprises on the Giant Interactive Map, you’ll be able to bring the flamingo to life right in front of you, learn about its ecosystem, and understand how climate change impacts its migratory wetlands📲🌐

And because protecting species like the flamingo requires local passion and shared action, we’re also looking for DesirMED DesirMED Climate Ambassadors! Through the Climate Adaptation Diaries, citizens, researchers, and nature lovers are sharing their personal experiences and ideas to build a more resilient Mediterranean. If you love your local environment and want to make a difference, we want to hear your voice! 🌍💙

Come see the flamingo up close on the map, scan its QR code, and find out how you can join the movement as an ambassador! We also wait you with the Centro de Cooperación para el Mediterráneo 👏

📍 Larnaca, Cyprus
🗓️ Sept 25: St. Lazarus Square
🗓️ Sept 26: Europa Square

22/09/2026

From city leaders to the people on the ground! 🗺️👥

At our last event, we saw local councilors and regional representatives step onto our Giant Interactive Map to collaborate. Now in Larnaca, we’re taking that same energy to the streets, inviting citizens, families, and visitors to step right onto the canvas!
Here is the full line-up of interactive map challenges and cultural activities we have prepared for you:

15:00 - 15:20 🏃‍♂️ Giant Map Exploration & Kinesthetic Warm-up Challenge 
15:20 - 16:00 📲 QR Explorer & Live Leaderboard Challenge 
16:00 - 16:15 🎙️ Institutional Welcome (IUCN Med, Cypriot host partners & local authorities) 
16:15 - 16:45 🎭 Opening Performance: The grandmother of Larnaka and the journey across the Mediterranean 
16:45 - 17:10 🦭 Augmented Reality Hologram Quest (Discover real-sized Monk seals, Posidonia & more) 
17:10 - 17:30 💃 GreenLink Project Interactive Dance 
17:30 - 18:15 🕵️‍♂️ DesirMED Climate Detective Workshop 
18:15 - 18:40 🎤 Eco-Reporter Challenge 
18:40 - 19:00 🎯 Cartographic Bingo 
19:00 - 19:30 🧠 Team Trivia & Knowledge Match 
19:30 - 20:00 🌟 Closing Performance & Key Messages 
20:00 - 20:30 🎷 Closing Concert by The Windcraft Band 

Join the action, explore the Mediterranean, and test your knowledge live on the map 🌍 .eu

📍 Europa Square, Larnaca
🗓️ Saturday, Sept 26 | From 15:00 to 20:30 

21/09/2026

Scanning for a sustainable future 🌊

Beneath the surface, the sea is an entire world of its own—home to thousands of fascinating species and marine life that often go unnoticed 🌍

Every QR code scattered across our giant map opens a direct gateway to these hidden Mediterranean ecosystems, connecting real-time data, endangered species, and vital conservation efforts right to your phone 📲

Technology becomes truly meaningful when it helps us understand the footprint we leave behind. We’re almost there! Come scan, explore, and test the interactive links live at the .eu DesirMED Adaptation Festival with in Larnaca ✨

📍 Larnaca, Cyprus
🗓️ Sept 25: St. Lazarus Square
🗓️ Sept 26: Europa Square 

19/09/2026

When technology joins forces, the impact multiplies! 🤖✨

During our time in Málaga, we had a very special guest: the Innovasur team’s robot couldn’t resist joining in on the experience and took a stroll across our giant interactive map! It was fantastic to see how two completely different technological tools connect so seamlessly when they share a common purpose.
That’s really the heart of it: using innovation as a powerful ally—not just to connect cities, but to shed light on what we don’t always see at first glance, like the thousands of marine species that make our Mediterranean Sea so unique 🌊🦭🐢

In just a few days, the entire Giant Interactive Maps team will be bringing this exact experience to Larnaca, Cyprus for the .eu DesirMED Adaptation Festival. We can’t wait to use technology once again as a bridge to help people understand, protect, and reconnect with our natural environment ✨

See you very soon in Cyprus! 🇨🇾✈️

Bags packed, next stop: Larnaca! 🧳✈️🇨🇾How we shape our future comes down to how we choose to see our relationship with M...
18/09/2026

Bags packed, next stop: Larnaca! 🧳✈️🇨🇾

How we shape our future comes down to how we choose to see our relationship with Mother Nature. Together with DesirMED and Centro de Cooperación para el Mediterráneo , we don’t just see the challenges facing our planet—we see real opportunities to do better, adapt, and act. Protecting our shared environment is a collective mission for everyone who calls this planet home 🌍✨

We’re also sharing this photo taken by one of our team members right in front of Jaén Cathedral! 📸🏛️ We can’t wait to show you all the endangered species we’ve brought to life using augmented reality—ready for you to discover on the largest Mediterranean map ever 🐟🐠🦭

📍 Larnaca, Cyprus
🗓️ Sept 25: St. Lazarus Square (15:00 - 19:00)
🗓️ Sept 26: Europa Square (15:00 - 20:30) 
Get ready—see you there! 🌊🇨🇾🤝

¡Qué gran broche de oro para cerrar el VI Congreso Smart City RECI y Greencities en Málaga! 🚀✨Hoy hemos puesto el punto ...
16/09/2026

¡Qué gran broche de oro para cerrar el VI Congreso Smart City RECI y Greencities en Málaga! 🚀✨

Hoy hemos puesto el punto final a dos jornadas intensísimas de innovación, aprendizaje y reencuentros. Y no podíamos haberlo celebrado de mejor manera que festejando los 15 años de la Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes (RECI) RECI. Agradecer también a Fycma y al Ciudad de Málaga 🤝

Ha sido un auténtico orgullo y un placer representar y compartir espacio con la red de municipios que lidera la transformación urbana de nuestro país 🇪🇸

Para inmortalizar este gran cierre, nos quedamos con esta foto de familia desde las alturas ✨ Gracias de corazón a cada alcalde, concejal, técnico y colaborador que se ha pasado por nuestro stand a pisar el mapa gigante, interactuar y reflexionar sobre la identidad de sus territorios 🌍

Nos despedimos de Málaga con la energía por las nubes... ¡y la maleta casi hecha! Próxima parada la semana que viene: Chipre 🇨🇾🌊 Con DesirMED Centro de Cooperación para el Mediterráneo

¡Gracias a todos por acompañarnos y hacer posible un evento inolvidable! 🙏🙌

Climate adaptation isn’t a solo journey—it’s a collective mission that transcends borders 🌊🤝The Mediterranean basin is a...
14/09/2026

Climate adaptation isn’t a solo journey—it’s a collective mission that transcends borders 🌊🤝

The Mediterranean basin is a shared ecosystem facing shared challenges. Protecting our marine biodiversity and building resilient coastal communities requires more than isolated local efforts; it demands seamless cooperation across regions, institutions, and borders. When regional data, scientific research, and local knowledge are brought together onto a single platform, complex ecological challenges transform into a clear, unified path forward 🤝

That is why the 1st DesirMED Adaptation Festival is bringing together key global and regional players in Larnaca. By creating a space where regional decision-makers, scientists, and citizens can align their efforts, we are helping build a stronger network for nature-based solutions across the entire Mediterranean basin.
We are proud to stand alongside DesirMED, Centro de Cooperación para el Mediterráneo to highlight how cross-border collaboration and institutional alignment are essential to safeguarding our shared land and sea🌍✨

📅 25–26 Sept 2026 | 📍 Saint Lazarus Square, Larnaca
Free & open to all | 🔗 Link in bio to register!

¡Mañana empieza lo bueno en Málaga! 🚀Si algo tenemos claro en Giant Interactive Maps, es que ninguna ciudad avanza del t...
14/09/2026

¡Mañana empieza lo bueno en Málaga! 🚀

Si algo tenemos claro en Giant Interactive Maps, es que ninguna ciudad avanza del todo si camina sola. El VI Congreso Smart City RECI RECI y Greencities son la excusa perfecta para encontrarnos, compartir ideas y alinear a municipios de todos los tamaños. Cuando los ayuntamientos colaboran y suman experiencias, las decisiones locales cobran otro nivel ✨

Y para hacer de esa colaboración algo muy tangible, aprovechamos esta imagen para enseñaros otra de las herramientas estrella de nuestro mapa gigante: la realidad aumentada 📱✨

En la foto podéis ver cómo se disfruta interactuando en directo con el globo terráqueo en 3D, un desarrollo que creamos especialmente para la campaña de sensibilización de los ODS por toda Andalucía. Es increíble ver cómo la tecnología, cuando se toca y se vive en primera persona, conecta al instante a técnicos, alcaldes y ciudadanía con los retos de nuestro planeta 🫂
Mañana abrimos puertas en Fycma FYCMA. Si estás por aquí, ¡no te quedes sin pisar el mapa y probar la experiencia en vivo! 🗺️🌍🤝

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