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The courtyard of the tobacco Station of Katerini, on the third day of the international festival Grito Rock-Thessaloniki Olympus 2013, which was organized by the Volunteer Action Group Pieria and Doctors of the World, hosted a special and unique...

One of Greece's favorite and most treasured archaeological sites, Delphi, will undergo 600,000 euros ($803,000) in restoration work through the Operational Program Thessaly - Central Greece - Epirus from 2007 to 2013, its Regional Director said. This project involves the...

To commemorate the 50th year since famed doctor George Papannikoloaou passed away, the Embassy of Greece, UNESCO and the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, are holding events to honor him and his achievements, especially for investing a method for early...

The two-day forum organized by the Order of Malta, the Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNESCO and the European Commission was inaugurated in Limassol, Cyprus Nov. 22. The forum titled Protection and Conservation of Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean: a...

The opening of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos Exhibition under the title A Special Visitor in Messel Pit Fossil Site- Multicolored Giants from the Petrified Forest of Lesvos was held on Oct. 26 in the the Messel Pit Visitor...

Disputing an announcement it was ready to discuss return of some of the marble pieces and friezes stolen from the Parthenon 200 years ago by a British diplomat, officials of the British Museum said they would consider loaning them...

Efforts to register Knosos on the UNESCO World Heritage lists may have proven vain so far, particularly due to the urban sprawl all around it; however, it appears that the nomination will have greater success now. A new file will...

A Turkish designer named Serkan Bilgi has created English and French versions of his portable Karagöz-Hacivat set for children, and will make the shadow theater tradition available in European markets. Bilgi, who works as a designer for a humor magazine and...

The Vafopoulio Cultural Centre of Thessaloniki is celebrating, on Thursday evening, the International Women’s Day of 2012 with an honoring event for women associations for their social, economic and cultural work. Among the 9 different associations, 50 women from Himarë...

After centuries of decay, the 1.500-year-old Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem will be finally renovated. The renovation plan was an initiative taken by the Palestinian government in the West Bank and is expected to start next year. If so,...