Central Archaeological Council

It truly is amazing. The former protest-mongers who used to oppose just about anything are the ones who today are smoothing the way for projects such as that of the BBC, which wants to film at the Temple of Poseidon at Sounio.

Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou has criticized a decision by the Central Archaeological Council (KAS), the main guardian of Greece's cultural heritage, to turn down a request by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to shoot at the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounio next month.

The BBC submitted a new request to shoot scenes for an upcoming TV drama series at the Temple of Poseidon at Sounio next month, limiting the hours of filming, in an effort to placate the members of the powerful Central Archaeological Council (KAS) who voted down its initial application.

The Central Archaeological Council (KAS) has refused a request by BBC producers for a one-day permit to film scenes next month at the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounio for an upcoming miniseries based on a spy novel by John le Carre.

Designer clothing label Zeus+Dione on Friday announced that a fashion show it had been planning to stage in front of the capital's Herod Atticus Theater on April 2 will not go ahead despite a unanimous decision in its favor by Greece's Central Archaeological Council (KAS).

Greek-born lifestyle label Zeus+Dione is set to hold a fashion show in front of Herod Atticus Theater in Athens on April 2, following a unanimous decision by Greece's Central Archaeological Council (KAS).

The brand's catwalk presentation is set to take place in the context of the 23rd edition of Athens Xclusive Designers Week (AXDW), hosted at Zappeion Hall between March 29-April 1.

From May visitors will be able to visit this marvel of ancient engineering, walking along the full 1,036m length of the tunnel through Mount Ambelos.

The state's handling of the development of the old Athens airport plot at Elliniko is "a symbol of mismanagement and delay," according to a senior eurozone official.

The government on Wednesday indicated that an important step had been taken toward the realization of a planned real estate project on the site of the capital's former airport at Elliniko following a decision by the country's Central Archaeological Council (KAS), ruling that just a small fraction of the site is of archaeological interest.

Greece's leftist-led administration has welcomed a decision by the country's Central Archaeological Council (KAS) to conditionally permit a major redevelopment project in Elliniko, south of Athens, saying it cleared the way for the transformation of the capital's former airport.