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Ancient Greece
Greece Plans Museum for Ancient Shackled Skeletons of Athens
Greece's culture minister announced on Tuesday the building of a museum at Faliro, south of Athens that will exhibit a group of 78 shackled skeletons, believed to have been executed in the 7th century BC.
These remains, known as "Desmotes...
Ancient Greece
Shackled Skeletons Might Tell Story of Ancient Athens, Greece
Archaeologists are studying ancient Greek shackled skeletons found at the ancient cemetery in 2016 in the port city of Faliro in order to understand the rise of the Athens city-state.
Faliro cemetery is one of the largest such sites that...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Mass Grave Museum in Greece at Risk as Grant is Canceled
A planned ancient mass grave museum in Faliro, Greece is at risk after a major grant by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) was canceled due to delays in construction.
The museum was to protect and display eighty skeletons discovered in...
Greek News
How an American Couple Lives the Digital Nomad Life in Athens
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An American couple left Florida to work as digital nomads in Greece. Here they describe their experiences living and working in Athens since May 2021, when Greece opened for travel.
By Ian & Amy Anderson
Good travel is about experiencing the...
Greek News
Regeneration of Iconic Faliro Bay in Athens Gets Green light
The complete regeneration of Athens' riviera in the Faliro region is going according to plan, as the regional governor of Attica George Patoulis issued a statement recently about the progress of the project.
The Faliro Regeneration Program is part of...
Archaeology
Temporary Removal of Ancient Mass Grave in Athens Approved
Greece's Ministry of Culture recently gave the green light for the temporary removal of skeletons in the ancient mass grave discovered in 2016 near the Esplanáda in Faliro, Attica.
A total of 79 skeletons were found during the construction of the...
Greece
Plans for Second Phase of Athens Riviera Reconstruction Project Presented
The first phase of the ambitious reconstruction of Faliro Bay is almost completed and the plans for Phase B have been presented, with the Attica Region now seeking the funds needed for its implementation.
The plans for Phase B are...
Ancient Greece
Shackled Skeletons from Ancient Greece to Get Underground Display
Greece's Central Archaeological Council (KAS) on Tuesday announced that they have decided to construct an underground "shell" which will permanently protect and display the 80 skeletons discovered in 2016 in a mass grave in an ancient Greek cemetery, south...
Greece
Yacht Engulfed in Flames off Faliro, south of Athens
A fire broke out in a yacht off the port of Faliro, about two kilometers away from Alimos Marina on Friday.
The thick black smoke that rose up in the sky alerted the Greek Coast Guard who rushed to the...
Greece
Legendary Greek Battleship ‘G. Averof’ Returns to Permanent Base (video)
The historic ship "Georgios Averof" which served as the Greek flagship during most of the first half of the last century, arrived back at Trocadero quay, next to Faliro Marina on Wednesday.
It returned to her permanent berth after the...