In the Cyclades, stone is not just a matter. It is memory, toil, wisdom. It is the terraces that hold the soil, the threshing floors that have nourished generations, the dry stone walls that have carved the landscape. Today, this landscape, created by God and made by hand, is in danger of fading under the pressure of indifference. Preserving this heritage is a matter of sustainability, justice, cultural continuity, it is not just about aesthetics and memory.

The event European Heritage Days 2025: “Architectural Heritage: Bridging the Past with the Future” took place on September 26, at the Ionian Center (11 Lysiou, 105 56, Plaka, Athens)

SPEAKERS (in alphabetical order):
– Maria Karamanof (Vice President of the Council of State, President of the Chamber of Environment and Sustainability)
– Iakovos Mathioudakis (Associate Professor of Administrative Law, School of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Lawyer)
– Eleni Maistrou (Architect, Emeritus Professor, NTUA, President of the Architectural Heritage Council of ELLET)
– Vivianna Metallinou (Architect, Environmental Historian)
– Theodoros Chiou (Postdoctoral Fellow, Law School, University of Athens, Lawyer, President of the Society for Tinian Studies)
Coordination: Giorgos Lialios (Journalist, editor of “Kathimerini”)

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