If you have a go at it ancient account and eerie , abandoned places , it might be meter to break out the scuba diving event gear and book a flight to Greece . AsAFARreports , the land site of an ancient wreck near Alonissos , a Greek island in the Aegean Sea , has been turned into an underwater museum .
While underwater museum live inFlorida , Mexico , andEurope , those goal are geared more toward art and sculpture devotee . In this caseful , divers will be swimming alongside a man of history dating back to the tardy 5th century B.C.E. The wooden load ship , which sank for an unknown grounds , disintegrated long ago . However , the seabed is still covered in G of amphoras ( a form of storage jounce used in ancient Greece and Italy ) , which likely accommodate wine-coloured .
Dubbed the Peristera shipwreck , the situation was discovered in the early nineties . It was named after the uninhabited island where it was discovered , but guided nosedive of the site leave from the haven of Steni Valla on Alonissos , which is situate in theNorthern Sporadesgroup of island in the northwest Aegean Sea .
Peristera is the first wreck in Greece to be made accessible to the public , but it wo n’t be the last . As part of a program funded by the European Commission , the commonwealth also plans to open up three other shipwreck situation in the Pagasetic Gulf . The efforts are part of a push to promote eco - favorable tourism while also highlighting the nation ’s racy chronicle .
“ The finish is in the next two old age to make the country ’s shipwrecks visitable , but also to allow for significant information and raise awareness about submersed monuments , such as the Peristera wreck off Alonissos , ” alternate culture diplomatic minister Kostas Stratis said at an case , according to theGreek City Times .
Italy and Croatia are also expected to create their own submerged museum in the time to come via the same program , call BlueMed .
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