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Pavlopetri, the oldest submerged city in the world

In the Greek Peloponnese, off the coast of southern Laconia lies Pavlopetri, the world’s oldest underwater city that was discovered by geologist Fokion Negris in 1904 and mapped and explored by oceanographer Nicholas Flemming, from the University of Southampton. This ancient city dates back to the Bronze Age (2800 BC), during the Minoan…

Digital Art Athina opens tomorrow, October 15

Art Athina is going digital via its virtual platform, tomorrow October 15, and promises a different experience to the art-loving public. Art Athina Virtual has been placed under the auspices of the President of the Hellenic Republic…

The Athens Photo Festival 2020 is on show at the Benaki Museum

The Athens Photo Festival, Greece’s major international artistic event that showcases the best in photography and contemporary visual culture, returns with a new edition, despite the adverse conditions and in accordance to the new…

Acropolis, in a whole new light

Acropolis’ new lighting system will be unveiled tonight at 20:00, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Minister of Culture and Sport, Lina Mendoni…

Another European co-production is being shot in Greece

A new European co-production has begun shooting in Attica, despite the actual situation of the pandemic. The film “Mediterraneo”, directed by Marcel Bareno and produced by the Heretic film company of Giorgos Karnavas and Konstantinos…