UNESCO To Hold Exhibition On Greece’s Marathon Town

The Greek town of Marathon of the Region of Attica will be showcased by UNESCO as a cultural landscape of global significance in an exhibition to be held in Paris in March.

The exhibition under the Greek Presidency is entitled “MARATHON: Cultural landscape/Paysage Culturel” and will run 4-19 March at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris in the Hall Ségur.

For two weeks, thousands of visitors from around the world will have the opportunity to experience Marathon through 20 four-meter height impressive banners that display unique moments of the historic site (monuments and history, landscape and biodiversity, the Athens Marathon and international marathons, cultural and environmental actions, etc.). Information will be available in English and French.

The exhibition will be held in cooperation with the Greek Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage and under the support of the Municipality of Marathon.