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The Philippi archaeological site in Kavala is to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, in a unanimous decision announced on Friday at the 40th meeting of UNESCO’s international committee in Istanbul, Turkey. A culture ministry announcement said the...

The gorge of Samaria is situated in the National park of Samaria, in the White Mountains in West Crete. It may be struck off UNESCO's list as the Greek side has not conformed to the regulations concerning UNESCO's World Network...

Greece will travel to the 40th annual meeting of UNESCO World Heritage in Istanbul with a positive recommendation that will probably include the archaeological site of Philippi in the list of the World Heritage monuments. The meeting will take place...

Palmyra in Syria opened for the first time its doors to archaeologists and journalists. A Greek journalist from MEGA channel, Thanasis Avgerinos, was there for the first time, right after the mines were removed, in order to cover the...

The Greek towns of Diakofto and Kalavrita are connected by a historical funicular. The route is seeped with culture and mythology as it begins in Diakofto, traverses the Vouraikos Gorge, passes through the village of Zachlorou and ends in Kalavrita. The duration of the...

The international congress entitled "Aristotle 2400 Years" will take place in Thessaloniki, Ancient Stageira and Ancient Mieza, May 23-28. The Aristotle University celebrates the anniversary of the great philosopher's birth with a conference where 25 important philosophy scholars and academics...

Occasioned by the completion of 2,400 years since the birth of the great ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle and after a proposal by the Greek national committee, the year 2016 was declared as the year of "Aristotle" by UNESCO. The proposal...

The Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest at Sigri will have its own pavilion at the World Geoparks Network at the International Tourist Exhibition ITB that will be held in Berlin from March 9-13. Visitors of the ITB, one of...

Corfu's candidacy for "European Cultural Capital 2021" will be presented on Tuesday in Athens by Corfu Mayor Costas Nikolouzos. The presentation will be held at central Athens hotel ahead of the selection of the candidate cities that will move into...

The "Athenians' Association" has launched a lawsuit at the European Court of Human Rights against the United Kingdom for the Parthenon Marbles. According to the Association, the initiative to launch the lawsuit came when the board of directors was informed...