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Cultural heritage of Greece

The cultural heritage (Greek: πολιτιστική κληρονομιά) of Greece, as defined by Law 4858/2021, includes archaeological sites, historical sites, monuments both immovable and movable, and intangible cultural heritage.

Domestic heritage system

Immovable monuments

As defined in Article 2 of Law 4858/2021, "Sanction of the Code of Legislation for the Protection of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage in General", immovable monuments include ancient monuments, namely those of prehistoric, ancient, Byzantine, and post-Byzantine Greece up to 1830, as well as newer monuments of particular significance.

Intangible heritage

In accordance with Article 12 of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Greece maintains the .

National Archive of Monuments

Established in 2002, the comprises three digital information systems:

  • Archaeological Cadastre, for immovable monuments, archaeological sites, historical sites, and their protection zones
  • Digital Collections of Movable Monuments, with items from museums and archaeological storerooms
  • Historical Archive of Antiquities and Restorations

International recognition

As of December 2024, Greece has nineteen World Heritage Sites, with a further thirteen sites on the Tentative List; eleven entries on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity; and two entries on the Memory of the World Register.

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