Argos, one of Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited cities
Argos, located in the Argolis region of northeastern Peloponnese, is considered one of the oldest...
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Tag: HERITAGE
Serifos: The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Its Mining Activity
Serifos, a small island in the western Cyclades, has a long history tied to its iron and copper...
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Hidden paths around the Acropolis open up to the public
Previously inaccessible areas on the slopes of the Acropolis have been cleared and given to the...
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The history of the Athenian “polykatoikía”
The modern city of Athens is often perceived as a concrete jungle filled with tall apartment...
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“Red List of Greek Cultural Objects at Risk”, an Important Instrument in the Fight against the Illicit Traffic of Cultural Heritage
The cultural heritage of Greece is protected by strong national and international laws, but this...
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The “Syrmata” of Milos: Adaptive Architecture and Cultural Heritage
The “syrmata” (wires) buildings on the island of Milos are traditional small, single-room...
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Greek inscriptions on buildings worldwide
As it is known, the Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations have formed the foundation stone for...
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The historic cafés on Greece’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Cafés, and especially historic cafés that date back many years, are a point of reference for local...
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Recent Stories
Reading Greece: Stella Stergiou and Georgia Zachari on the Challenges of Turning Classical Literary Works into Graphic Novels
Georgia Zachari was born in Athens in 1994. She studied Art History at the School of Fine Arts, where she completed her thesis titled “Representations of the urban landscape in contemporary Greek comics: Athens and Thessaloniki”. Since then she has chosen to draw comics with cities herself rathe...
