Greece’s Higher Court Approves Building Terms for Acropolis Area

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Photo Source: Visit Greece / Y Skoulas In efforts to protect the wider Acropolis area from illegal construction, Greece’s highest court approved this week a set of special terms and building restrictions to apply in and around the Makrygianni and Koukaki neighborhoods, the Environment Ministry announced. According to the approved draft Presidential Decree,

Amphipolis: Kasta Tomb to Open to the Public Under Pilot Plan in 2022

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Kasta tomb, the largest burial monument discovered in Greece at Amphipolis in Central Macedonia, is scheduled to welcome visitors this year as part of a pilot project once restoration works are completed, said Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni this week. Mendoni announced the news following an inspection visit, adding that works were moving full speed

Cultural Routes: €11.6 Million Secured for Northern Greece Monuments

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Church of the Wisdom of God (Aghia Sophia). Photo source: Culture Ministry The Greek Culture Ministry has secured funds of 11.6 million euros for the protection and preservation of significant monuments that are part of the country’s Cultural Routes program in Northern Greece. Allocated from the resources of the Recovery Fund, the funds will go […]

Zagori Nominated for Inscription as Cultural Landscape on UNESCO World Heritage List

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Photo: GTP The Greek Culture Ministry has submitted a nomination file for the inscription of Zagori as a Cultural Landscape on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Zagori is an area of unique natural beauty in Epirus, western Greece. Covering an area of some 1,000sqkm, it includes 46 villages, also known as Zagorochoria, as well as the […]

Six Greek Island Traditions Designated ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’

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The “veggera” on Andros. Photo source: Culture Ministry Six traditional practices and customs still alive on the Greek islands of Andros, Rhodes, Sifnos, Ikaria, Limnos and Nisyros have been inscribed in the country’s National Index of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the culture ministry announced. Greece’s national index, in line with UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural

UNESCO Elects Greece to World Heritage Committee

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Photo source: whc.unesco.org Greece was elected to the World Heritage Committee together with 11 other countries during the 23rd General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention which met at UNESCO headquarters in Paris this week. During the session chaired Tebogo Seokolo, ambassador extraordinary and permanent delegate of South Africa to UNESCO,

Ancient Olympia to Get Strategic Tourism Plan

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Philippeion in Ancient Olympia. Photo © Konstantinos Ntougkas A plan that will include innovative actions for the branding and promotion of Ancient Olympia, one of the world’s most popular archaeological sites, as an experiential tourist destination as well as a set of best practices and extroversion events was approved by the city council this week. The […]

Ancient Olympia and its Games Come to Life via AI Program

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The Olympic Games as these were held some 2,500 years ago in Olympia, Greece, come to life thanks to a new digital revival project released this week by the Greek Culture Ministry and Microsoft. Dubbed “Ancient Olympia: Common Grounds”, the program offers users anywhere in the world the chance to explore Ancient Olympia, one of […]

Amphipolis Tomb to Be Accessible to People with Disabilities

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Amphipolis, northern Greece. Photo source: Ministry of Culture Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS) recently approved the architectural plans for the construction of a shelter around the Kasta tomb in Amphipolis. Plans also include the creation of special routes for people with disabilities. Located in Central Macedonia, northern Greece, Amphipolis is where the

Greece and Poland to Join Forces for Culture

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Closer cooperation on issues of culture between Greece and Poland topped the agenda of talks this week between Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Ambassador of Poland to Greece, Artur Lompart. Mendoni and Lompart discussed events and initiatives taking place in Warsaw marking the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence. The Greek culture […]