ARCADIA
Marei Christoforos
Colour short film entitled “ARCADIA”, produced by the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO), the Prefecture of Arcadia, the Municipality of Tripoli, and the Peloponnese Integrated Mediterranean Programmes (IMP), directed by Christoforos Mareis, with music by Vangelis Papathanassiou and narration by Irene Papas. The film presents the history and geography of Arcadia, beginning with Tripoli and the statue of Kolokotronis. It records settlements such as Vytina, Mantineia, and Leonidio, highlighting archaeological sites, museums, and Byzantine monuments. At the same time, it captures the natural and coastal landscapes of the region, as well as the daily life, traditions, and activities of its inhabitants.
Item type:
Audio Visual
Date:
n.d.
Subject:
Agia Fotini Mantineias, hot-air balloon, sandy beaches, Arcadia, Arcadian land, ancient theatre, archaeological finds, Archaeological Museum of Tegea, pebble beaches, mountains, rocky landscape, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine architecture, Vytina, Old Man of the Morea, stone bridges, icons, churches, freedom, Greek War of Independence of 1821, Greek countryside, Greek nature, Greek National Tourism Organisation, Greek tourism, interior decoration, heroism, sea, Theodoros Kolokotronis, Holy Monastery of Panagia Kernitsa, history, historic monuments, traditional café, coves, swimming, folklore, folk artefacts, Leonidio, Mantineia, Mediterranean, monasteries, museums, documentary, Nymfasia, woodcarvings, Papa Eirini, Papathanassiou, Vangelis, tradition, traditional art, traditional settlements, beaches, Peloponnese, paintings, square, civilisation, cultural heritage, rivers, surfing, Tegea, iconostasis, local life, rifles, Tripoli, natural beauty, ravines, fishing, fishing boats
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