June 6 & 7: We Walked Through Messinia for the Peloponnese Railway!

The Greek-Swiss Initiative for the Reopening of the Peloponnese Railway (the Hellenic Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET), the Swiss Embassy, the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), and Swiss and Greek experts) invited railway enthusiasts and supporters to take action so that the train may once again whistle across the Peloponnese! On …

World Arabic Language Day: a pillar of humanity’s cultural diversity

Every year on 18 December, the Arabic language is honored as a foundation of humanity’s cultural diversity, with approximately 400 million people speaking it worldwide. With the aim of supporting and promoting multilingualism and multiculturalism within the United Nations, the United Nations Department of Global Communications decided to celebrate the Arabic language on this specific …

World Olive Day – An experiential introduction to olive oil for children

On the occasion of World Olive Day, the Kalamata Agricultural Cooperative and the Cultural Organization “Roads of the Olive Tree” welcomed young students from Grandma’s Garden, along with their teachers, to a special educational event. The young friends had the opportunity to learn firsthand how the olive fruit, from the tree, reaches the oil mill …

Two special events in Kalamata – with one common purpose!

During the holiday season and the 11th Peloponnese International Documentary Festival, two initiatives highlight the need to raise awareness about the degradation of the historic Peloponnese railway network and to support its reopening. 26/11 – Screening of “Leontari”A documentary that sheds light on the Hellenic–Swiss initiative for the revival of the network, through real stories …