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Acropolis of Athens: The Parthenon’s West Pediment Is Visible Again After 220 Years

Restoration work on the western pediment ofthe Parthenonon the Acropolis in Athens has been completed, with the permanent removal of the external scaffolding from the monument’s west facade. For the first time in about 220 years, the western po...
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Greece returns 48 archaeological finds to Cyprus

Greece returned 48 archaeological artifacts to Cyprus today.The meeting marking the handover of the valuable material was held today at the Cyprus Museum, on the occasion of the informal Council of Culture Ministers of the European Union in Nicosia, ...
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Greece, discoveries between Kasos and Karpathos: five Byzantine wrecks and anchors identified

A series of wrecks, commercial amphorae, Byzantine anchors and remnants of port infrastructure have been identified in the seabed between the islands of Kasos (Caso) and Karpathos (Scarpanto), in the Dodecanese (archipelago of Greece), during an unde...
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Greece, marble fragment possibly linked to Parthenon marbles emerges from 1802 shipwreck

Systematic underwater archaeological research on the historic wreck of the brig Mentor, conducted by theEphorate of Underwater Antiquities of Greece under the direction of archaeologist Dimitrios Kourkoumelis-Rodostamos, deputy director of the servic...
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Athens will have its new National Archaeological Museum: transformation kicks off

Greece is preparing to redesign the future of its most important museum. The National Archaeological Museum in Athens, the richest repository of ancient Greek art in the world, is heading toward a profound process of expansion and modernization after...
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Greece, 20 euro tax for passengers on cruises to Santorini and Mykonos

As of July 1, 2025, those who land a cruise on Santorini or Mykonos must pay a 20-euro tax per person. As reported by the weekly magazine Internazionale, the measure, adopted by the Greek parliament during 2024, officially came into effect on the two...
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Greece, unearthed ancient theater of Lefkada, the first in the Ionian islands

In the heart of the island of Lefkada, a major archaeological discovery has unearthed one of the most important monuments ofancient Greece: the theater of Lefkada. This theater, the first in the Ionian Islands, has been hidden for centuries under oli...
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Greece, discovered portrait of Constantine XI, the last emperor of the East

Important find in Greece, where a unique piece of Byzantine history has been unearthed: a portrait of thelast emperor of the East, Constantine XI Paleologus (Constantinople, 1405 - 1453), the Byzantine emperor revered as a saint by the Orthodox Churc...
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