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Greece's conservative government has announced plans to reopen a former royal estate outside Athens for eco-friendly visits and a possible springboard for a range of farming products.
Greece plans to convert the 10,000-acre Tatoi Estate into an international tourist destination, the Culture Ministry announced last month.
The Tatoi estate served as the home for the Greek royals for decades, but was abandoned in 1967 when the country was taken over by a military junta.
Over the weekend, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni toured the Tatoi Estate.
“Over forty thousand acres of rare natural beauty, buildings sealed with history, thousands of objects awaiting maintenance and a number of vehicles, samples of the evolution of movement over the decades, have resisted oblivion and time and are preparing to be offered to the visitor’s gaze,” Sakellaropoulou posted on Instagram.
Saturday, 23 Jan 2021 08:41 PM MYT
A general view of the old royal family estate in Tatoi, outside Athens. AFP-Relax pic
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ATHENS, Jan 23 Greece’s conservative government has announced plans to reopen a former royal estate outside Athens for eco-friendly visits and a possible springboard for a range of farming products.
The Tatoi estate served as the home for the Greek royals for decades but was abandoned in 1967 when the country was taken over by a military junta.
The rustic 10-acre estate now lies abandoned, its 55 buildings in disrepair, some barely standing after being repeatedly looted.