Exploring Sikinos Island: Cultural Trails and Natural Treasures Through Innovation
The digital application “Paths of Culture in Sikinos” and the project “Recording...
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Modernist Greek Architect Dimitris Pikionis Celebrated in Skiathos Island Exhibition
The Benaki Museum, in collaboration with the Cultural Association ‘Skiathos’, is...
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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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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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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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The dovecotes of Tinos Island
The island of Tinos is located in the Cyclades, close to Mykonos, and is mostly famous for the...
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Xenakis exhibition at EMST in collaboration with the Athens Conservatoire Centre for Research and Documentation
Iannis Xenakis at The Shiraz Festival, Persepolis, Iran, 1971. Photo by Malie Létrange Supporting...
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Porto Lago / Lakki: a 1930’s model town in the Aegean
On the island of Leros in the Dodecanese archipelago of the Aegean Sea you can find a strange town that looks like an old movie set. This is the town of Lakki, or Porto Lago as it was originally called when it was built in the 1930s, during the Italian occupation of the Dodecanese. Some of its buildings have been declared monuments by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
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Academy of Athens inaugurates the International Community (Koinon) of Academies
The Academy of Athens held on February 9-10 the inaugural Symposium of its new organization, the International Community (Koinon) of Academies. The ‘Koinon’ includes members from 37 Academies around the world and was held at the historic neoclassical building of the Academy on Panepistimiou Stre...
Signing of agreements granting exclusive rights for exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in maritime areas south of the Peloponnese and Crete
In the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the lease agreements between the Hellenic Republic and the Chevron – HELLENiQ ENERGY consortium were signed yesterday, February 16th, at the Maximos Mansion, granting exclusive rights for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in m...
Thess INTEC, a Science and Technology Park currently under development in Thessaloniki - Greek News Agenda
Over the past few years, innovation has been on the rise in Thessaloniki and northern Greece in general. The city’s strategic location and the presence of a number of universities and thriving businesses reinforce Thessaloniki’s comparative advantages in its goal to become a pillar of developmen...