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Diving into Greece’s First Underwater Museum A national marine park protects wildlife and now offers tours of “the Parthenon of shipwrecks” off the island of Alonissos. | By Maria Atmatzidou
Greece | POSTED ON: December 11, 2020
At Greece’s new underwater museum, scheduled to open officially in June 2021, divers will be able to explore an ancient shipwreck and its bounty of wine jars in the Aegean Sea. Photo by: Timo Dersch
“Greece, always in season” declared the sun-soaked nation’s tourist campaign last January. It was a marketing slogan backed by truth; in 2019 some 34 million visitors were drawn here. But then the COVID-19 pandemic arrived and decimated the tourism industry.
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Greece Opens Its Underwater Museum Near An Ancient Era Shipwreck Site
Greece has opened its underworld marine museum to the pantheon of shipwrecks. This article will give you more information about this underwater museum.
Greece has opened its first-ever underwater museum near an ancient era shipwreck site. According to a report by The Guardian, this museum has been labelled as a “pantheon of shipwrecks”.
The first underwater museum in Greece
As per the report, this underwater museum was open for armature divers from 3rd August to 2nd October. It is at present only open for certified divers. But the government of Greece has ensured that each tourist gets a chance to explore this new wonderful tourist attraction. Those who cannot dive can take a virtual reality tour to the marine park. This virtual tour will be available from the information centre situated in the town of Alonissos.