Sightseeing under water is becoming increasingly popular. The new tourism concept is called Dive in history. Countries such as Italy and Greece are making their underwater archaeological treasures accessible to tourists. Source: Deutsche Welle

A wreck boasting a trove of fifth-century BC amphorae has been opened to divers off the island of Alonissos Greece has inaugurated its first underwater museum, a trove of fifth-century BC amphorae labelled the “Parthenon of shipwrecks”, off the coast of Alonissos island in the…

The first underwater museums in the country will be in Alonissos and Pagasitikos. Four shipwrecks, dating from the Classical to the Byzantine periods, will become underwater museums, thus combining diving with antiquities. These sites are: The wreck on the island of Peristera near Alonissos (5th…

The island of Alonissos, located in the North Sporades group, has been honored with a Gold award as the Best Green Eco Destination in Greece at the 1st Greek Travel Awards, held recently in Stockholm, Sweden. Alonissos Mayor Petros Vafinis The award was received by the Mayor of Alonissos, Petros Vafinis, during a…

Founded in 2000 by Kostas and Angela Mavrikis, the Museum of Alonissos is the largest privately owned folklore museum on this Northern Sporades island. Located just 30 meters for Patitiri village’s harbor, the stone-built four-story museum houses numerous historical artifacts found on Alonissos. If you’re…