Nine traditional practices, customs and events, which still take place in cities and villages across Greece, have been included in the country’s National Index of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Greece and Italy continue discussions on the permanent return of a Parthenon fragment, from the collection of the Archaeological Museum Antonino Salinas, to Athens.
The Greek Tourism Ministry will support promotional actions for the city of Kastoria, aiming to ‘build’ a sustainable destination with the area’s natural and environmental wealth.
Six customs of the Greek islands of Andros, Rhodes, Sifnos, Ikaria, Limnos and Nisyros have been inscribed in the country’s National Index of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The significant role that horses played in the lives of ancient Athenians is highlighted in a new art and science exhibition that opened in the Greek capital.
The Greek culture and climate change ministries have signed a memorandum of cooperation with the aim to protect the country’s archaeological sites from the impact of climate change.
