Alonissos Underwater Museum to Reopen for 2021 Summer Season

By admin 31 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

Photo source: @Municipality of Alonissos Greece’s first underwater museum, located off the coast of Alonissos, is ready to reopen its doors for the summer season and guide visitors through its unique 5th century shipwreck. Following an agreement recently signed between the Culture Ministry, the Thessaly Region and the Alonissos Municipality, the museum will resume

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

By admin 26 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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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

By admin 17 Δεκεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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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 […]

Greece’s First Underwater Museum on Alonissos Opens to Public

By admin 4 Αυγούστου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: Ministry of Culture The Alonissos Underwater Museum, the first such museum in Greece, opened to the public this week ready to offer divers the chance to explore the 5th-century shipwreck of Peristera through guided dives. The museum was inaugurated by Culture Minister Lina Mendoni together with Thessaly Regional Governor Kostas Agorastos, who

Greece to Open its First Underwater Museum

By admin 16 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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The Peristera shipwreck. Photo Source: Ministry of Culture Greece will soon open its first underwater museum off the coast of Peristera, an islet near Alonissos in the Sporades group. Set to open on August 3, the museum will showcase the 5th-century shipwreck of Peristera and its cargo consisting of thousands of wine amphoras. The museum […]