Mount Taygetos: Where nature meets heritage
Taygetos (or Taygetus) is among the highest mountains in Greece, and the highest one in the...
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Category: Destinations
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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Lefkada: a cultural and natural treasure
Located in the Ionian Sea and easily accessible from the mainland, Lefkada boasts a rich history...
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Greek mountains – a place for year-round tourism
While Greece is widely known for its islands and stunning beaches as a top summer destination,...
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Discover Greece’s Waterfalls
Although most people abroad would associate Greek landscapes with small islands, sunny beaches and...
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Andros, the “Little England” of the Cyclades
Andros is the second largest island of the Cyclades, and one of the greenest ones, especially...
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EuroVelo, the European cycle route network in Greece
Cycling is an activity that allows you to discover the natural and cultural treasures of a region...
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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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Recent Stories
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...