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About the project
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A new journey where Ulysses will discover places, people
and activities bearing traces of the Mediterranean cultural
heritage. A journey comprised of questionnaires, tests,
an inventory and the study of more than 20 historical
and architectural goods of the highest quality, an interactive
online exhibition and a guide of the cultural and artistic
events in the target areas of western Greece.
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The myth of the river Alpheios and the nymph Arethousa (by
Argyris Chionis)
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Random regions
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| Rio and Antirio, Ancient Makynae (Prefecture of Aetoloakarnania) |
Two kilometres of sea separated Peloponnese from Sterea Hellas until 2004 when a monumental work, Rio-Antirio Bridge (named “Charilaos Trikoupis” after the Greek Statesman), linked the two lands. Finally, a centuries old dream became a reality. The region is called “Minor Dardanelle” because of its resemblance to the famous passage connecting Europe and Asia and the castles that are at both ends o... |
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| Ancient Ilida (Prefecture of llia) |
In antiquity, Ilida or Ilis, 35 km north of Olympia and south of the river Penaeus, apart from being a centre of important political developments for Ancient Greece, it was also the organiser of the Olympic Games. The region has been inhabited since the Protohellenic (Neolithic) era in 2800-2000 B.C., but it was after the 7th century B.C. that the city blossomed because of the Olympic Games, while... |
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