Announcement – Pavlopetri Watch Day July 19-21, 2019
Author: ARCH Team
Are you planning to be in Greece this summer?
We want to hereby warmly invite you and your families, to join us at the end of this month in our annual “Weekend Watch Day” during which we celebrate a significant part of Greek and world heritage – the oldest sunken city in the world: Pavlopetri.
“Watch Day” is three-day event to raise awareness, educate, and make accessible this unique part of our history. All events, including all film screenings, will be free and open to the public. The events are held in Neapolis and Elafonissos, Greece, from the 19th until the 21st of July.
For the first time this year, Pavlopetri Watch Day also includes the Pavlopetri Eco-Marine Film Festival, organized in collaboration with the Athens Film Festival. Visitors will have the chance to watch films and documentaries about the marine environment and participate in guided underwater snorkel tours over the ancient city. Please find the full program below.
We would be delighted to welcome you to this event, it is in its fourth year and everyone always enjoys it.
Pavlopetri Watch Day Program
Friday, July 19th
Children’s Activity, a discovery game at the Neapolis Museum of Archeology.7:00 pm and 9:30 pm
7:00 pm – Screening of documentary Akra by Dimitra Babadima
9:30 pm – Screening of documentary Guardians of the Aegean by Omiros Evangelinos
Saturday, July 20th
11:00 am – Guided snorkeling tours of Pavlopetri archeological site in Greek and English.7:00 pm – Screening of film Akra Malea by Nikos Dayandas, produced by the 5th Ephorate of Antiquities for the Neapolis Archeological Museum
8:30 pm – Welcome remarks by Mayor Efi Liarou of Elafonissos. Presentation by Despoina Koutsoumpa of the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, Greek Ministry of Culture: Update on Management Plan for Pavlopetri
9:30 pm – National Geographic’s Drain the Oceans: Legends of Atlantis. Screening with Greek subtitles.
Sunday, July 21st
8:00 am – Fun Walk/Run/Bicycle Ride from Neapolis Limanaki to Pavlopetri.11:00 am – Screening of Disney’s children’s film Finding Nemo, dubbed in Greek
7:00 pm – Screening of films by winners of the International Ocean Film Festival 2019 Student Film Competition: six short films made by middle school and high school students. Simultaneous translation into Greek.
9:30 pm – Screening of A Plastic Ocean, a full-length documentary about how the ocean is polluted with plastic trash and the effect on marine species. Simultaneous translation into Greek.
All screenings will be held at the Limira Mare Hotel Conference Center in Neapolis, Lakonia.
All events and the admission to all screenings is free. Please help us keep Watch Day free of charge, support us.
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