EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AT OLYMPIA CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION CENTER
The Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia organized two educational workshop at the Olympia Conference and Exhibition Center (SPAP)in the framework of its participation in ‘Coastal Heritage Network – CoHeN’ project funded by Interreg VA Program Greece – Italy 2014-2020. The first workshop, held on March 10th was addressed to teachers of primary and secondary schools of […]
STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP AT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF IGOUMENITSA
The Ephorate of Antiquities of Thesprotia, which participates in the “Coastal Heritage Network – CoHeN” project, implemented with funding from the Interreg V-A Greece-Italy 2014-2020 program, welcomed with great joy on April 11, 2022 in “Sotiris Dakaris” Hall of the Archaeological Museum of Igoumenitsa the public and private stakeholders that are related to the tourist […]
CULTURAL HERITAGE AND EDUCATION: DESIGNING A LOCAL HISTORY PROGRAM
On December 17, 2021, the Ephorate of Antiquities of Thesprotia, which participates in the “Coastal Heritage Network – CoHeN” project, co-funded by European Union, European Regional Development Fund and by National Funds of Greece and Italy, organised in “Sotiris Dakaris Hall” in the Archaeological Museum of Igoumenitsa the workshop “Cultural heritage and education. Designing a […]
HOW IS RENOVATION WORK GOING IN VIESTE?
The San Felice Tower in the Municipality of Vieste will be restored and made accessible to the public thanks to “CoHeN – Coastal Heritage Network”, a project that aims to create the Adriatic-Ionian coastal route between the Puglia Region and Greece. The activities started thanks to the assignment of the final and executive design to […]
HOW IS RENOVATION WORK GOING IN NAFPAKTOS, VONITSA AND AKTIO?
Nafpaktos During the preceding period, in the eastern sector, west of the defensive walls of the Nafpaktos castle, earthmoving and excavations were carried out both on the roof terrace of the bastion of Oraia Dapia and at the Clock tower. Interesting facts about their building history were revealed, dating from the Venetian period to modern […]
HOW IS RENOVATION WORK GOING AT CHLEMOUTSI’S CASTLE?
Thanks to CoHeN project – with direct labour of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia – it became possible to continue the work of consolidation, restoration and enhancement of the Chlemoutsi castle and specifically of Hall A3, which is identified with the kitchens of the princely fortress that dates back to the period of the […]
HOW IS RENOVATION WORK GOING AT IGOUMENITSA AND MARGARITI’S CASTLES?
Restoration and development work on the medieval castles of Igoumenitsa and Margariti continued systematically throughout the spring and summer of 2021, despite ongoing difficulties related to the Covid-19 pandemic and is expected to be completed by spring 2022. The maintenance of the masonry of the two monuments which had suffered significantly over the centuries, is […]
INFO DAY AT CORFU’S OLD FORTRESS
The Ephorate of Antiquities of Corfu is hosting an Info Day of the Coastal Heritage Network (CoHeN) project funded under Interreg V-A Greece-Italy Programme 2014-2020, that will take place on the 3 rd November 2021, at 10.00 a.m. at the meeting room of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Corfu at the Old Fortress. CoHeN, funded […]
THE MYTHICAL WANDERINGS OF ODYSSEUS AND AENEAS IN THESPROTIA
The Adriatic and Ionian has formed a crossroads of civilisations since antiquity, in which a diverse network of trade and communication was established, leading from east to west and vice versa. Along with goods, stories, ideas and values were also circulated and exchanged, as recorded in Greek mythology. In the Odyssey and its sequel Telegonia, […]
CULTURE IN CAMMINO: PUGLIA REGION’S EVENTS TO ENHANCE COHEN SITES
CoHeN is a strategic project funded by the Interreg Greece-Italy 2014/2020 Programme that aims to promote cultural tourism through the valorization of the Adriatic-Ionian Coastal Route by creating a network of historic built heritage hallmarks across the cross-border area. As the two of the area’s strengths and drivers of economic growth are cultural heritage and […]
