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 …

MED-Routes Forum in Athens: developing eco-routes along the Routes of the Olive Tree

Focusing on the “Odyssey of the Olive Tree in Messinia” and the Croatian eco-route “From Warriors to Guardians” On November 22, 2025, the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the MED-Routes Forum to promote eco-routes from European Cultural Routes, an event dedicated to promoting sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean region. The Forum was organized …

The 11th Peloponnese International Documentary Festival kicks off

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)

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 …