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Three sculptors in Crete have created amazing sand sculptures on the protection of the marine environment from plastics and other rubbish. An octopus that squeezes a plastic bottle with its tentacles, a mermaid emerging with car tires from the sea bed, dead fish, a human leg that has been wounded by a piece of glass, […]
Ever since the days of Homer, Greeks have long idealized their Mycenaean “ancestors” in epic poems and classic tragedies that glorify the exploits of Odysseus, King Agamemnon, and other heroes who went in and out of favor with the Greek gods. Although these Mycenaeans were fictitious, scholars have debated whether today’s Greeks descend from the […]
Continuing a tradition dating back many years, the Greek culture and sports ministry has once again ordered that 115 archaeological sites and monuments in Greece will be open to the public free of charge for a series of nights before and after the full moon in August. A series of events are planned from August […]
Ephorate of Antiquities of Rethymno, in collaboration with the Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH) welcomed the partners of “STORM” (Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organizational Resources Management) in an executive meeting that started in the town of Rethymno – Crete, on July 18, 2017 and ended on July 20, 2017. The “STORM” was […]
Twenty of the largest Greek archaeological sites and museums will have Wi-Fi internet access as of this summer, the Greek culture ministry announced on Tuesday. They include Akrotiri on the island of Santorini, Delphi and Delos, the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens, the Archaeological Museum in the Medieval Town of Rhodes and the Athens […]