archeological site
Ancient Greece
Baptism Ceremony Inspired by Ancient Greece
A Greek couple decided to perform their baby's naming ceremony at the archaeological site of Aptera, the most powerful city of the Minoan period in western Crete . Aptera is located on a hill just above the bay of Souda and 15...
events
TEDxKalamata: Embrace and Transcend Your Limits
After the success of last year’s TEDXKalamata, the event was named the second most innovative TEDx on a global scale, as it was the first TEDx in the world to be held at an archaeological site. This year TEDxKalamata...
Ancient Greece
Archaeologists Keen on Finding Ancient Greek Shipwrecks
Finding modern ships lost at sea can be a difficult task, even with the help of radars, sonar and satellites. Trying though, to find a ship that sank thousands of years ago, is an even harder task.
Today, archaeologists are...
Archaeology
'Green Light' for Private Events on Archaeological Sites
Greece's Central Archaeological Council (KAS) has given the “green light” to events being organized by individuals on the premises of the Panathenaic Stadium and the Stoa of Attalos archaeological sites in Athens. KAS decided in favor of granting the permission to two private operators...
Archaeology
Plato Academy Surroundings Redefined
The Greek Council of State has ruled that proposed structures near the archeological site of Plato’s Academy must be limited in size according to article 24 of the Constitution, which refers to the protection of archaeological sites.
The reduction of...