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Photographic exhibition titled “The Rocks of the UNESCO Global Geopark of Vikos-Aoos Under the Microscope: Aspects of their Inner World”

DEVELOPMENTAL EPIRUS S.A. VIKOS-AOOS GEOPARK – UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK Photography Exhibition: “The Rocks of the Vikos-Aoös UNESCO Global Geopark Under the Microscope: Aspects of Their Inner World” We are delighted to announce the organisation of the photography exhibition titled “The Rocks of the Vikos-Aoös UNESCO Global Geopark Under the Microscope: Aspects of Their Inner World”. The exhibition will be held from the 7th […]

«UNESCO WORLD GEOPARK VIKOS-AOOS EVALUATION MISSION, 2021»

«UNESCO VIKOS-AOOS GLOBAL GEOPARK EVALUATION MISSION, 2021» Between 6 and 10 September 2021, a special evaluation mission from UNESCO took place in the Vikos-Aoos Geopark area. The mission's purpose was to determine whether the Vikos-Aoos area, which has been designated as a Geopark since 2010, [...]

EUROPEAN GEOPARKS WEEK 2021 – POPULAR GEOLOGY SEMINARS

The first of the scheduled field seminars at the Vikos-Aoos Geopark, on the theme «Ophiolites and the unique geology of Smolikas,» which is taking place as part of EUROPEAN GEOPARKS WEEK 2021, has been successfully completed. The unique geology of Smolikas was presented by Mr. Evangelos Nikolaou, Dr. Geologist, Head of the Hellenic Institute of Geological and Mineralogical Research, […]

VOLUNTEERS FROM GERMANY AT THE VIKOS-AOOS GEOPARK, APRIL 2021

VOLUNTEERS FROM GERMANY AT THE VIKOS-AOOS GEOPARK, APRIL 2021 The Vikos-Aoos UNESCO Global Geopark welcomed two volunteers from Germany, Friedrich Krentz (19) and Fabian Lübken (25), within the scope of new cooperation between the Greek and German National Commissions for UNESCO. This cooperation provides the opportunity for the five Greek UNESCO Global Geoparks to host […]

POPULAR GEOLOGY SEMINARS – EUROPEAN GEOPARKS WEEK, 18 June 2021

POPULAR GEOLOGY SEMINARS – EUROPEAN GEOPARKS WEEK, 18 June 2021 As part of EUROPEAN GEOPARKS WEEK, the Vikos-Aoos Geopark is organising field-based popular geology seminars from 23 to 30 June 2021, aiming to highlight the unique geological features of the area. Within this framework, two hiking excursions will take place […]

Volunteers from Germany at Vikos-Aoos Geopark, April 2021

The UNESCO Global Geopark of Vikos-Aoos welcomed two volunteers from Germany as part of a new collaboration between the Hellenic and German National Commissions for UNESCO, which enables Greek UNESCO Global Geoparks to host young people from Germany to undertake a six-month traineeship. The main objective of the programme [...]

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The Vikos-Aoos UNESCO Global Geopark is participating, along with all other UNESCO Global Geoparks, in the international day for «Disaster Risk Reduction» (13th October 2020).

The climate crisis occurring globally and extreme weather events, particularly those related to floods, have mobilised the international community regarding the necessity of taking mitigation measures. These measures are implemented, on the one hand, through scientific recording and analysis of phenomena and preparation for their consequences, and on the other hand, by [...]