Greece’s Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni held a press conference on Monday where she announced plans to launch five new cultural routes.
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Greece Plans to Transform the Fabulous Tatoi Estate
The Ministry of Culture of Greece has announced plans to finally convert the massive 10,000-acre Tatoi Estate into an international tourist destination.
Greece Culture Ministry Certifies Two New Museums
Greece’s Ministry of Culture has certified the Museum of Environment of Stymfalia and the Museum of Brick and Tile Making.
Five Greek Islands Among Threatened European Cultural Heritage Sites
According to the European voice of civil society, Europa Nostra, several Greek islands are in danger of losing their cultural heritage.
Greece Βecomes An ECTAA Preferred Destination
The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and ECTAA have agreed to make Greece the Preferred Destination.
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni – “We don’t want a summer without culture”
Greece’s Ministry of Culture is determined to reboot contemporary culture at heritage sites across the country.
New Archaeological Museum of Chania Fast-Tracked by Culture Minister
Greece’s Minister of Culture Lina Medoni has announced a feaster track for the opening of the Archaeological Museum of Chania.
GNTO to Key on Culture for Greece’s Tourism Promotion
Cultural activities and events in Greece will play a huge part in the country’s promotion as a tourism destination, according to the GNTO.
Prime Minister Mitsotakis Says His Vision of Greek Culture is Revolutionary
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis considers the Culture Minister Lina Mendoni not just a trustee of our heritage but a development ministry as well.
“Greek Paths of Culture” Wins at European Heritage Awards
The “Greek Paths of Culture” of the Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET) has won a Europa Nostra Heritage Award.
Europe’s Bureaucrats: Making the Minoans a Footnote of History
Today, the fate of some of the world’s most treasured Minoan landmarks is still mired in a European bureaucratic bog.
South Aegean Region Launches #savekaikia to Save Traditional Boats
Not all European Union initiatives are well thought out. An EU-funded program created back in the 1980s to get Greek fishermen to scrap their traditional fishing boats (“kaikia”) now threatens Greece’s seafaring heritage. Organizations pitted against the destruction have launched the #savekaikia movement to save this irreplaceable fleet. According to the news from the South Aegean […]
Lassithi Plateau in Athens Cultural Preservation Focus
In a recent Athens meet-up decision makers discussed the further promotion, maintenance, and protection of the great cultural heritage of Crete’s Lassithi Plateau. The focus of the meeting was on Dictaean Cave, as well as other prominent Lassithi cultural sites, and a coming visit by the Minister of Culture of Greece to Crete.