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Europe’s Bureaucrats: Making the Minoans a Footnote of History

2019-05-09 by Phil Butler

Bull Dance

Today, the fate of some of the world’s most treasured Minoan landmarks is still mired in a European bureaucratic bog.

Tags: Constantina Benissi, crete, Crete monuments, cultural landmarks, Dr. Kostis S. Christakis, elitism, Greece culture, Greek sites, Knossos, Kydonia, Malia, Malia Palace, Meritocracy, Ministry of Culture of Greece, Minoan Civilization, Minoans, Nikos Igoumenidi, Phaestos, Phaistos, Sir Arthur Evans, UNESCO, Zakros, Zominthos

UNESCO Includes Pafos in Itenerary of “Romantic Europe”

2018-09-16 by Argophilia Travel News

The House of Theseus

The Department of Antiquities and the Cyprus Tourism Organisation announce their participation in the “World Heritage Journeys”, developed by UNESCO in collaboration with National Geographic, for the creation, for the first time, of a web platform dedicated to the promotion of sustainable travel to some of the most remarkable World Heritage sites in Europe.

Tags: Cyprus Tourism Organisation, Greece heritage, Greek history, Greek sites, National Geographic, National Geographic Maps, Pafos, UNESCO, World Heritage Centre

Ancient Destinations Crete: The City-State of Sivritos

2018-02-18 by Laura Kohlenberger

Thronos Crete

Situated in the tiny village of Thronos, atop the hill of Kefala, Ancient Sivritos in the prefecture of Rethymno was once one of Crete’s most influential independent cities. Like the famous cities of Axos, Lappa, and Eleftherna, the city held unique importance.

Tags: Agia Galini, Ancient Greece, Ancient Sivritos, Eleftherna, Greece, Greek sites, Minoan cities, Minoan sites, Minoan towns, Rethymno, Sivritos, Sybrita, Thrónos




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