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Folklore Museum of Polygyros

Folklore Museum of Polygyros

The Poligiros Folklore Museum was opened in May 1998 on the initiative of the Women’s Voluntary Association for Community Development, a local group that has been organising folklore-related events for the past twenty years. The exhibits have all been donated by residents and citizens of Poligiros. Those on the first[…]

Mount Athos monastery

Mount Athos

Mount Athos  Mount Athos is the spiritual capital of the Orthodox Christian world, consisting of 20 monasteries and approximately 2000 monks. Mount Athos is situated in the entire third, eastern and most beautiful peninsula of Halkidiki, called the peninsula of Athos. It is the only place in Greece that is completely dedicated[…]

Aristotle’s science park

Aristotle’s science park

Aristotle’s science park The first museum was on the Acropolis; it was completed in 1874 and underwent a moderate expansion in the 1950s. However, successive excavations on the Acropolis uncovered many new artifacts which significantly exceeded its original capacity. An additional motivation for the construction of a new museum was[…]

The Acropolis Museum

Header The first museum was on the Acropolis; it was completed in 1874 and underwent a moderate expansion in the 1950s. However, successive excavations on the Acropolis uncovered many new artifacts which significantly exceeded its original capacity. An additional motivation for the construction of a new museum was that in[…]