Culture An Avant-garde Take @ Syros Int’l Film Fest this Week by GTP editing team 27 July 2016 by GTP editing team 27 July 2016 Alternative, art, avant-garde, B-Movies, burlesque, comedy, film noir, foreign or independent or just some of the flicks to be screened at this year’s Syros International Film Festival (SIFF), which kicks … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece’s New Vergina Museum in Macedonia to Open in 2017 by GTP editing team 27 July 2016 by GTP editing team 27 July 2016 The new Museum of Vergina in Macedonia is scheduled to open its doors to the public in 2017 with “Aigai: The first city of the Macedonians, from Hercules to Alexander … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece’s Philippi Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 by GTP editing team 15 July 2016 The archaeological site of Philippi in Northern Greece has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, it was announced during the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee in Istanbul, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Ancient Milos Theatre Gets Makeover, Back as a ‘Beacon of Culture’ by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 by GTP editing team 14 July 2016 The ancient marble theater on the Greek island of Milos is back in action after undergoing six years of restoration works. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Twin Kouros Statues Find their Way Home @ Ancient Corinth Museum by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 by GTP editing team 13 July 2016 The Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth welcomes two life-sized “Kouros” statues to its vast collection of antiquities. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greek Mythology Inspires Underwater Museum Near Volos by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 by GTP editing team 11 July 2016 Some 100 sculptures inspired by the myth of Jason and the Argonauts will be submerged into the waters of the Pagasitikos Gulf at the coastal town of Volos, in central … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greek Travel Agents Have Culture Tourism High on Agenda by GTP editing team 22 June 2016 by GTP editing team 22 June 2016 The Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (fedHATTA) has announced that it will include the Athens-Epidaurus Festival event program within the culture section of its tourism action … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culinary Chios Mastic Museum Opens, Celebrates Greek Nature’s Wondrous ‘Tear’ by GTP editing team 14 June 2016 by GTP editing team 14 June 2016 The mastic of Chios, its harvest and its secrets take center stage thanks to a new museum which opened its doors to the public this weekend in the village of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture New Digital Classroom @Acropolis Museum Makes Learning Fun by GTP editing team 14 June 2016 by GTP editing team 14 June 2016 The Acropolis Museum now takes pride in its new digital classroom – the first of its kind in Greece – complete with the latest in technology to make learning fun … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Minister Kountoura Applauds Arsakeio Students for Tourism App by GTP editing team 9 June 2016 by GTP editing team 9 June 2016 Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura recently praised the students of the Arsakeio lyceum for the design and implementation of a virtual tour application for the archaeological site of Bassae, home … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Ancient Palace of Nestor in Messinia Re-opens to Public by GTP editing team 8 June 2016 by GTP editing team 8 June 2016 The ancient Palace of Nestor in Messinia near Pylos, will re-open to the public after three years of restoration works on Sunday, during a special inaugural event at noon by … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Ancient Greek City Philippi Vies for Spot on UNESCO World Heritage List by GTP editing team 3 June 2016 by GTP editing team 3 June 2016 The ancient Greek city of Philippi is vying for a spot on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, which will be drawn up and presented during the 40th session of the Committee … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Underwater ‘Lost City’ Ruins Near Zakynthos Prove to be Geological Formations by GTP editing team 3 June 2016 by GTP editing team 3 June 2016 The remains of what was thought to be a lost Greek city found near the Ionian island of Zakynthos are instead a natural phenomenon, the University of East Anglia has … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Aristotle’s Tomb Comes to Light? by GTP editing team 27 May 2016 by GTP editing team 27 May 2016 Greece may be commemorating 2,400 years since Aristotle’s birth but it seems there’s more to celebrate as a Greek archaeologist revealed recently that he had found the great philosopher’s tomb. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Free Wi-Fi at Popular Archaeological Sites, Museums in Greece by GTP editing team 27 May 2016 by GTP editing team 27 May 2016 Free WiFi will be available at 20 popular archaeological sites and museums in Greece, following an agreement announced between the Greek telecommunications provider OTE Group and the Culture and Sport … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Summer Dose of Culture as Athens Festival Readies to Kick Off by GTP editing team 27 May 2016 by GTP editing team 27 May 2016 The annual Athens Festival and its “cultural counterpart”, the Epidaurus Festival, are off to a fresh start this year with a new director and some 80 productions for all tastes … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Hellenic Post Celebrates Aristotle with Commemorative Stamp Series by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 by GTP editing team 23 May 2016 Marking 2,400 years since the birth of Greek philosopher Aristotle, the Hellenic Post (ELTA) is issuing a commemorative set of stamps paying tribute to one of the world’s greatest thinkers … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Culture Ministry wants to get Greece in the Movies by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 by GTP editing team 18 May 2016 Greek Culture Minister Aristides Baltas said that one of the main priorities of his ministry is to establish a Film Commission to attract and support foreign movie productions in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece Still Pondering Best Way to Get Parthenon Marbles Back by GTP editing team 11 May 2016 by GTP editing team 11 May 2016 The Greek government is moving ahead with a series of political and diplomatic actions towards the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles which were illegally removed from the Parthenon by Lord … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Show Time for Greece’s National Museum of Contemporary Art by GTP editing team 11 May 2016 by GTP editing team 11 May 2016 A former brewery, Greece’s National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) will welcome its first visitors on May 19, commemorating International Museum Day, with a series of events, exhibitions, shows and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
