Event News Diving Festival Kicks Off This Month On Kalymnos by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 written by GTP editing team 1 July 2011 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 8 Kalymnos, the sponge diver’s island in the Dodekanissos complex, will become the meeting point for free diving fans this month. The Kalymnos Diving Festival, to be held 18-24 July, commemorates those that perished harvesting sponges at sea. During the festival visitors will become familiar with sponge-diving methods (deep-sea helmet, fernez, modern) and can attend or participate in the Skandalopetra Freediving Games 20-24 July. Skandalopetra (bell-stone) was the equipment sponge divers used since ancient times to dive great depths (40-60 meters) and collect sponges. This method reappears with the Skandalopetra Freediving Games in memory of the brave islanders. Photo courtesy of skandalopetra.com Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post Spain Targets Greek Market next post Qatar Airways Wins Key Awards In Dubai You may also like CONVIN Wins Silver at Event Awards 2025 for Community Engagement & Awareness 31 January 2025 Parthenon Sculptures: Stephen Fry Calls for their Return to Greece 30 January 2025 Greek Government Focuses on Investments, Exports to Drive Economic Growth 29 January 2025 GNTO: Austrian Bookings Surge for Ionian Islands in 2025 29 January 2025 US Market ‘Gets a Taste’ of Ionian Islands’ Culinary Offerings 29 January 2025 Greece Celebrates Mikis Theodorakis’ Legacy with Global Musical Tour 28 January 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
