GREEK CULTURE MINISTRY EARMARKS 30 HECTARES OF HELLENIKON AIRPORT FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROTECTION
November 1st, 2017THE CENTRAL Archaeological Council (KAS), of Greece’s culture ministry, has ruled that 30 hectares of Athens now closed Hellenikon International Airport should be protected from redevelopment to conserve historic artefacts. The airport closed in 2001, and plans to build residential and commercial units on this coastal site have been held up while the council assessed its historic value. Now a decision has been made, development of the remaining 590 hectares can go ahead, said deputy economy and development minister Stergios Pitsiorlas, who welcomed the ruling.
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