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The 11th Peloponnese International Documentary Festival kicks off

by adminEvents, We Like 13 November 202513 November 2025Comments are Disabled

The 11th Peloponnese International Documentary Festival, an outstanding initiative that has consistently supported and showcased Greek and international creativity for over a decade, will begin on November 21 in Kalamata and 15 other cities in the Peloponnese: Patras, Tripoli, Argos, Amaliada, Sparta, Nafplio, Xylokastro, Gytheio, Leonidio, Filiatra, Akrata, Stymphalia, Monemvasia, Dimitsana, and Poretsou Monastery. The …

OLIVEA exhibition (EMST, Athens), homage to Bchaaleh and Noah’s olives (Lebanon)

by adminEvents, We Like 10 November 202511 November 2025Comments are Disabled

The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens is exhibiting 16 oil on canvas paintings by Etel Adnan (Saradar Collection, Paris/Beirut) depicting the olive tree. Their number corresponds to the number of ancient olive trees in the village of Bchaaleh in northern Lebanon, which, according to local tradition, have existed since the time of Noah’s …

Kostantza Smpokou-Konstantakopoulou: New UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

by adminMisc., We Like 30 October 202530 October 2025Comments are Disabled

The Cultural Organization “Routes of the Olive Tree”, warmly welcomes the appointment of Costanza Sboukο-Konstantakopoulou as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Protection and Promotion of Culture. The announcement was made by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, who introduced four international personalities appointed to this honorary role, emphasizing that “they embody the diversity of talents and experience …

THE CHRONICLE OF AN EXPULSION FROM THE OLIVE GROVES OF THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK

by adminItineraries, Misc. 29 October 202529 October 2025Comments are Disabled

In early October 2025, volunteers from eight countries arrived in Palestine (West Bank) to participate in the olive harvest, as a sign of solidarity with Palestinian farmers during this extremely important agricultural period of the year. Among them were two people from the “Routes of the Olive Tree’’, Giorgos Tsiris and Marinella Katsilieri. The volunteers’ …