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One of the first corporate members of DIAZOMA was the FOURLIS Group, which has been a member of the association since 2013. The FOURLIS Group is one of the largest consumer goods trading groups operating not only in Greece but also in Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey in the retail home furnishings sector (IKEA stores)

The Economia Group has supported the work of DIAZOMA since the creation of the association. In 2016, it joined the family of DIAZOMA’s corporate members, paying an annual membership fee of 3,000 euros, and to date it has contributed 14,000 euros to the DIAZOMA budget. The Economia Group was founded in 1934 by Spyros Vovolinis

An excellent article by Dr. Nena Galanidou, Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Crete, was recently published under the title Re-inventing Public Archaeology in Greece. The article appeared in 2020 as the seventh chapter of ”Material Cultures in Public Engagement: Re-inventing Public Archaeology within Museum Collections”, published by OXBOW Books. It summarizes the

  On September 24 and 25, 2020, a series of informative seminars concerning the certification of the first companies of the business network (cluster) of the “Cultural Route of Epirus Ancient Theaters” program was held in Epirus. The seminars were organized by the Region of Epirus and EPIRUS SA, the Cultural Route Management Agency (DMO),

The Ancient Theatre of Zea is located in the Bay of Zea (Pasalimani) and directly neighbors the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus. Based on an inscribed column that has been discovered, the theatre is dated to the 2nd century BC. It appears to have been modeled after the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens. The monument follows

13th General Assembly of Diazoma Association Please read below Mrs Mary’s Belloyianni speech; ”Ever since 2010, when I became a member of Diazoma, I have felt proud of my choice. I joined a great family of people inspired by culture and who produce culture, a family that several times a year, every year, provides me

In 2015, Nea Odos and Kentriki Odos joined the DIAZOMA Association family with an annual subscription of 5,000 euros. At the time, we could not have imagined that DIAZOMA had just gained a staunch ally and friend. The contributions of Nea Odos and Kentriki Odos have been crucial ever since, playing a key role in

The Theatre of the Sanctuary of Dionysus Eleuthereus is the largest monument on the South Slope of the Acropolis, although only a small part of the immense original monument survives today. The remains of the Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus are located on the east part of the south slope of the Acropolis and are directly

With the message “We live in a country full of “treasures”. Let’s discover Greece together!” Nea Odos, a corporate member of the DIAZOMA Association, has launched the “Tours” platform, the first cultural “map” of the motorways operated, maintained, and managed by Nea Odos. “Tours” is a user-friendly microsite presenting 200 sights, 20 routes, and 538

The island of Delos is one of the most significant archaeological sites in Greece and one of the most charming ruins in the Mediterranean. In 1990, UNESCO inscribed Delos on the World Heritage list. The construction of the Ancient Theatre of Delos began shortly after 314 BC and was completed around 250 BC. It had

Alpha Bank has been one of the earliest Corporate Members of the DIAZOMA Association, joining our family of partners/ supporters in 2011. Alpha Bank was founded in 1879 by Ioannis F. Kostopoulos. Today, it operates in Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Albania, Luxembourg, and Great Britain, providing a wide range of financial products and services. It employs

The foundations for the creation of a holistic local development plan for Ancient Olympia were laid on the afternoon of Friday, July 17, 2020, by the Region of Western Greece, the Municipality of Ancient Olympia and the DIAZOMA Association with the presentation of the proposal for the creation of a modern Archaeological Park. Mayor of

Source; www.tornosnews.gr/en For the first time, the performance of an ancient Greek play will be streamed live from Epidaurus, on Saturday, July 25, 2020, at 21.00, int.ert.gr reports. In the framework of this year’s Athens and Epidaurus Festival, the National Theatre of Greece will present Aeschylus’s play “The Persians” in Greek with English subtitles. This event is realized

Source; www.weforum.org A famous ex-chariot racing stadium in Italy, Circus Maximus, is reopening as an opera house. Its generous dimensions make it an ideal site to allow for social distancing. The arena is 2,800 years old and needed weeks of preparation to be ready. Rome’s Circus Maximus, once home to ancient chariot races, is preparing for

The Mediterranean Lifestyle magazine (TML Magazine) is an online magazine – platform which showcases the values and other distinctive aspects of the Mediterranean way of life. Its articles cover areas such as cultural tourism, the cultural heritage of the Mediterranean, and sustainable development. The site’s visitor can find out more about the benefits of the