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Alonissos Mayor Calls for Creation of ‘One of a Kind’ Underwater Archaeological Park

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Alonissos Mayor Calls For Creation Of ‘one Of A Kind’ Underwater Archaeological Park
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Alonissos Mayor Petros Vafinis recently presented the municipality’s plan for the creation of an underwater archaeological park – the first of its kind in Greece – during a recent meeting with the leadership of of the Greek Tourism Ministry. The island of Alonissos is home to Greece’s first underwater museum, which features the 5th-century shipwreck […]

National Geographic Gives 6 Countries a ‘Tour’ of Alonissos’ Underwater Museum

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National Geographic Gives 6 Countries A ‘tour’ Of Alonissos’ Underwater Museum
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The Peristera shipwreck. Photo source: @Municipality of Alonissos National Geographic is offering its readers in six countries a complete introduction to Greece’s first underwater museum, located near the island of Alonissos. The US online edition of National Geographic initially ran an extensive feature on the museum in December 2020 and then published translated versions

Thessaly Region Honored for Developing Greece’s First Underwater Museum

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Thessaly Region Honored For Developing Greece’s First Underwater Museum
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The Peristera shipwreck. Photo source: @Municipality of Alonissos The Region of Thessaly has received the first prize at the European Cultural Tourism Network (ECTN) competition for the development and operation of Greece’s first underwater museum in the area of Peristera off the coast of Alonissos in the Sporades group. The Region of Thessaly was awarded […]