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World Archaeologists and Scholars Say Acropolis at Risk

2021-05-01 by Phil Butler

Acropolis

Athen’s Acropolis is in danger of being degraded by highly controversial construction approved by Greece’s Ministry of Culture.

Tags: Acropolis, Acropolis Monuments Conservation Committee, Athens attractions, Central Archaeological Council, Greece attractions, Greek treasures, Manolis Korres, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Parthenon, Propylaea gateway, UNESCO

Accor & Expedia Group Partner to Expand UNESCO Sustainability Pledge

2021-03-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Accor

Accor and Expedia Group are collaborating to expand upon the UNESCO Sustainability Pledge into 96 countries.

Tags: Accor, Expedia, hotel sustainability, sustainable hotels, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, UNESCO, World hotels

IOC Celebrates World Olive Oil Day Via Zoom Teleconference

2020-11-26 by Phil Butler

IOC

The International Olive Council (IOC) goes live with “The future of the olive sector” teleconference today.

Tags: agriculture, Akissa Bahri, Al Sayed Elkosayer, EVOO, IOC, Levan Davitashili, Luis Planas, Mario Solinas Quality Award, Miguel Clüsener-God, olive oil, UNESCO, World Olive Oil Day

Researchers Find Perfection At the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus

2020-11-15 by Delia Gavrilescu

Theater of ancient Epidauru

A team of scientists has finally discovered the secret of the perfect acoustics of the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus.

Tags: acoustics, acoustics study, Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, archaeology, Elektra, Georgia Tech, Greek plays, Greek theater, Mount Kynortio, music science, science, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Archaeologist Discover Another Treasure Trove at Saqqara [Video]

2020-10-26 by Phil Butler

Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

Egyptian archaeologists have made a stunning discovery by unearthing yet another treasure trove of ancient coffins south of Cairo.

Tags: ancient Egypt, Ancient Memphis, ancient world, archaeological discovery, archaeological find, archaeology, Egypt, Giza Pyramids, Khalid el-Anany, Memphis, mummies, mummy, Mustafa Madbouly, Saqqara, Saqqara necropolis#, UNESCO, video archaeology

Crete’s Minoan Centers a Step Closer to Becoming UNESCO World Heritage Sites

2019-11-28 by Phil Butler

The Palace at Knossos

The long process of achieving UNESCO World Heritage status for Crete’s Minoan palatial centers may be a step closer to completion.

Tags: Crete Region, Culture Ministry, Directorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, Greece antiquities, Greek Parliament, Knossos, Knossos Palace, Konstantina Benissi, Lina Mendoni, Nikos Egoumenidou, UNESCO, Vasiliki Szthiakaki

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

Last Battle of the Minoans: Crete’s Bid for UNESCO Recognition

2019-02-08 by Phil Butler

Sarpedon

A pitched battle is being waged over the inclusion of ancient Minoan palaces as UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Tags: Crete archaeology, Crete sites, Galatas, Greece, Heraklion, Heraklion Museum, Knossos, Kommos, Minoan Civilization, Minoans, Myrsini Zorba, Nikos Igoumenidis, UNESCO, World heritage Sites

Recap: 3rd UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture

2018-12-14 by Delia Gavrilescu

UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference

On the agenda of the 3rd UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture event held December 3-5, in Istanbul, Turkey, stakeholders discussed cultural tourism as fundamental for a sustainable future.

Tags: cultural tourism, sustainability, sustainable tourism, tourism, UNESCO, UNTWO, world tourism

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

UNESCO Moves to Protect Georgian Christian Monuments

2016-12-12 by Delia Gavrilescu

Mtskheta in Georgia

UNESCO has awarded historical monuments of the ancient capital of Georgia, Mtskheta special enhanced protections in light of armed conflict. The new status of three epic monuments there is seen as a plea from the UNESCO World Heritage for combatants to refrain from fighting in the areas where these monuments are found.

Tags: Antioch Church, Georgia, Mtskheta, Republic of Georgia, Samtavro Monastery, Shiomghvime Monastery, Svetistkhoveli Cathedral., Tbilisi, UNESCO, World Heritage

Russia’s Medvedev Takes Steps to Preserve Solovetsky Archipelago

2016-02-15 by Liliana Steffens

Solovetsky Monastery in 2013

Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev just signed a decree aimed at improving the infrasturcture and preserving the cultural heritage of the Solovetsky Archipelago.

Tags: Medvedev, monasteries, Russia travel, Solovetsky Archipelago, tourism, UNESCO

Kraków UNESCO City of Literature

2013-11-02 by Violeta-Loredana Pascal

Market Square Krakow - Courtesy © Sergii Figurnyi - Fotolia.com

Last month Kraków was named a UNESCO City of Literature, only the 7th city to hold the prestigious title along with Edinburgh, Melbourne, Iowa City, Dublin, Reykjavík, and Norwich in England.

Tags: City of Literature, Krakow, Poland culture, Poland news, Poland travel, UNESCO

Białowieża Forest, Where Bison Have Come Back from the Brink

2012-11-06 by Mike Wheatley

There are few travelers to Poland that won’t have come across the local variety of vodka, Zubrowka, at least once on their travels. Zubrowka is memorable not just because of its potency

Tags: Białowieża Forest, Białowieża National Park, bison, European bison, poland, UNESCO

Armenia & Russian Agree on Cultural Cooperation

2012-10-14 by Delia Gavrilescu

Karahunj

Last Friday a program of cooperation between the ministries of culture of Armenia and the Russian Federation was penned at Armenia’s Ministry of Culture in Yerevan. Armenia’s Minister of Culture, Hasmik Poghosyan (at left) and Russian Federation Minister Andrei Busygin appeared for the press at the announcement.

Tags: Andrei Busygin, culture, Harald Meller, Hasmik Poghosyan, Nebra Sky Disc, Stonehenge, UNESCO

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