Greece News

Category: News
Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:34:43 GMT
An initiative for the institution of the Greek breakfast in all the hotels in Greece is taken by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, as announced in the event "Kalimera with taste" of the 42nd exhibition of Xenia.

Category: News
Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:12:58 GMT
A large campaign for the return of two classic languages, ancient Greek and Latin, in the British schools is being launched by writers, actors and historians in the UK.

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Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:16:20 GMT
As all evidents show, a building that is highly connected to the public life in ancient Kythnos came to light last summer after the archaeological research of Alexandros Mazarakis, professor of Archaeology in the University of Thessaly.

Category: News
Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:37:33 GMT
The Central Archaeological Board approved the study for the erection and restoration of the ancient theatre of Thassos.

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Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:19:38 GMT
A large effort has started over the last months to save the historical Museum of Modern Art Teriant, which has suffered important damages due to humidity.

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Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:53:16 GMT
It is estimated that by the end of this year the roof at the archaeological site of Akrotiri in Santorini will have been replaced. In fact, the archaeologists believe that on May 31st 2011 the ancient site will open to public.

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Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:01:45 GMT
Serious problems were caused in Corfu after the extreme weather conditions that hit the island the last days.

Category: News
Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:49:56 GMT
After the awarding of the Acropolis Museum as the best museum in the world, another prestigious award was given to Greece: Mykonos was awarded as the best European island, according to the famous magazine Conde Nast Traveller.

Category: News
Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:00:44 GMT
Old musical instruments, photographs, scores and rare sound documents are only few of the exhibits that visitors can see and listen in the Museum of Music "Nikolaos Halikiopoulos Mantzaros", that recently opened in Corfu with the contribution of the Philarmonic Society of Corfu.

Category: News
Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:32:20 GMT
After a competition organized by the Journalists' Union and Tourist Authors of Great Britain, the Acropolis Museum was awarded as "The Best Museum of the World".

Category: News
Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:07:43 GMT
A shipwreck that dates from the middle-Byzantine period was found a few days ago in the region of the Marine Park of Alonissos and northern Sporades.

Category: News
Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:47:28 GMT
A new museum was inaugurated a few days ago in the beautiful village of Oia, the Museum of Ancient, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Musical Instruments.

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Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:24:29 GMT
Was he a Neanderthal or Homo Sapiens, the first resident of the Cave of Theopetra, just 4 km from Meteora? The answer is quested in the findings of the cave that date 130,000-140,000 years before today and that include fossils of human soles and tools.

Category: News
Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:20:47 GMT
The reconstruction of five ancient theatres will start within 2010 with the contribution of Diazoma, this society whose aim is to get the funds and reconstruct the ancient theatres all over Greece.

Category: News
Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:10:32 GMT
More than 3,000 golden leaves and the first depiction of the bee as goddess of fertility were hidden in a single double tomb that was recently discovered in ancient Eleftherna Crete.