Tours In Preveza-Arta Announced For Thursday, 18 April
The Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of Preveza-Arta has announced two tours for tomorrow, Thursday, 18 April, at selected archaeological sites of Preveza and Arta on the occasion of International Day for Monuments and Sites.
- Tour of the archaeological site of Nikopolis, Preveza, in collaboration with the Scientific Committee of Nikopolis. Those interested must be at the entrance of the Nikopolis archaeological site at 11am.
- Tour of the archaeological site of the Western Necropolis of Ambracia, Arta. Those interested must be at the pedestrian walkway Sofronos Olymbioniki (close to the 2nd High School of Arta) at 11am.
International Day for Monuments and Sites
UNESCO established 18 April as the International Day for Monuments and Sites in 1983. It aims to raise public awareness about the diversity and vulnerability of the world’s built monuments and heritage sites and the efforts required to protect and conserve them.
In 2013, the theme is the Heritage of Education (schools, universities, libraries, academies, etc.) in its expressions in different geo-cultural contexts.