The Aegean Maritime Museum: Charting Greece’s Enduring Naval Legacy
Nestled in the heart of Mykonos, in the historic area of Tria Pigadia, the Aegean Maritime Museum,...
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Tracing Katraki’s Legacy in the Waters of Aitoliko – Reflections on Art, Community, and Environment
Vanishing Landscapes is a two-year research project culminating in a four-day-on-site gathering...
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Olympus: The mountain of the gods
Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece and second highest in the Balkans. Primarily famous as...
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Europus | Discover the city of “the first Europeans”
Europe’s past is inextricably linked with ancient Greece. In the heart of Macedonia, close...
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Poliprespa program | The region of Prespes on the path to sustainable development
The two-lake system of Great Prespa (Megali Prespa) and Little Prespa (Mikri Prespa), located at...
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Wine routes of northern Greece – Chalkidiki
Chalkidiki is primarily famous as a tourist destination, known for its idyllic beaches and impressive natural beauty; but, apart from its seaside and mountain landscapes, it is also renowned for its high-quality food products. Among these are some of Greece’s best wines, coming from its vast vineyards and numerous wineries. This makes it ideal as a wine tourism destination, following the path of the Chalkidiki Wine Route, part of the Wine Routes of Northern Greece.
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National Archaeological Museum – Memories 1940-41: The rescue of the statues
On the occasion of the national anniversary of October 28th, 1940, the National Archaeological Museum (NAM) has published online a selection of valuable archival photographs documenting the concealment of antiquities during World War II. In the shadow of war and throughout the Nazi occupation the em...
28th of October 1940: The Greek "Ohi Day"
On “Ohi Day”, meaning “Day of ‘No’”, celebrated on October 28, we commemorate Greece’s defiant rejection of a fascist ultimatum during World War II, and the heroic counteroffensive against the subsequent Italian invasion of Greece. The public holiday is Greece’s second national day ....
A Portal to the Richness of Movable Greek Cultural Heritage
The Portal of Digital Collections of Mobile Monuments of the Ministry of Culture (National Archive of Monuments) includes objects – movable monuments that primarily originate from the collections of the Ephorates of Antiquities and the Museums of the Ministry of Culture and the broader Public Sect...