Galatas, Chania — The childhood residence of legendary Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis and his brother,…
Tag: cultural heritage
A new cultural initiative aimed at securing European recognition for the travels of renowned Cretan…
The sound of an ancient Greek lyre, built in a family workshop in Europo, Kilkis,…
Foreign writers and scholars celebrated the Greek language on 9 February, the International Day of…
Marketing Greece and the Municipality of Patmos have joined forces to reintroduce the island to…
Researchers have begun reconstructing ancient perfumes after biomolecular archaeology revealed that artefacts can preserve molecular…
Greece’s Ministry of Culture is upgrading the archaeological site of Aristotle’s Lyceum in Athens with…
Greece and Italy have joined forces to strengthen the protection of cultural heritage by establishing…
A major tourism development featuring a five-star hotel and luxury chalets is reshaping the landscape…
Rome introduced a €2 admission fee on Monday for tourists who want close access to…
Mount Athos in northern Greece will receive €9 million in restoration funding to address damage…
Greek police arrested a 48-year-old man on Monday afternoon (January 26) in an area of…
Greece repatriated a rare Attic marble votive relief dating to the second half of the…
The mountain village of Anogia in Crete has gained international recognition after The Sunday Times…
ECHR case Union of Atheists v. Greece debates removal of Christian icons from Greek courtrooms. ADF defends symbols as cultural heritage, not violation of rights. Ruling pending.
The Ministry of Culture, the Region of Crete, the Municipality of Archanes-Asterousia and the Technical…
A UK-based cultural heritage campaign has intensified pressure on the British Museum over the Parthenon…
The Hellenic Foundation for Books and Culture (ELIVIP) is set to establish its headquarters in…
The year 2025 proved to be a landmark period for Greece within UNESCO, highlighting the…
Newly uncovered historical material reveals that Cretan soldiers fighting in the Balkan Wars marked the…
Cecilia Giménez, the elderly Spanish woman who unintentionally gained worldwide fame after attempting to restore…
The archaeological site of the Palace of Pella, birthplace and childhood home of Alexander the Great, has officially opened to visitors in December 2025 after extensive restoration. This vast complex, once the political heart of ancient Macedonia, now features a new visitor center and coincides with the display of newly conserved Hellenistic marble statues at the nearby museum.
A €700,000 EU-co-funded restoration project has begun on the unique quadrilateral ancient theater of Calydon near Messolongi, focusing on structural stabilization, seating reconstruction, improved accessibility, and visitor enhancements at this rare Hellenistic-era monument in ancient Aetolia.
Turkish education authorities have approved the temporary relocation of the Patriarchal Great School of the…
The British Museum has confirmed that the Parthenon Sculptures will remain on public display throughout its £1 billion renovation project, dashing Greek hopes that gallery closures might facilitate their return to Athens. Director Nicholas Cullinan stated that iconic objects like these must stay accessible, with plans to relocate them within the building if needed.
The archaeological site of the Palace of Pella, where Alexander the Great was born, raised…
Procedures have begun for the restoration, protection and enhancement of one of Western Greece’s most…
Archaeologists in western Türkiye have unearthed a finely crafted marble head of a goddess statue from the Hellenistic period in the ancient city of Metropolis. The discovery, potentially matching a previously found Hestia torso, offers new insights into the city’s sophisticated sculpture workshops and religious practices during the era following Alexander the Great.
Greece’s Ministry of Culture announced unanimous approval of preliminary studies for the major expansion and upgrade of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, designed by David Chipperfield and Alexandros Tombazis. The project includes a subterranean extension, rooftop public garden, enhanced exhibition spa
Italian authorities announced on Friday the arrest of 34 suspects accused of looting archaeological sites…
