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The ANIMA TERRA initiative at the heart of a European Meeting onCultural Heritage and New Narratives of Place

(Kalamata, Greece 26–27 August 2026) “Routes of the Olive Tree” Welcomes Sciences Po and Observatoire des Politiques Culturelles Graduates to Kalamata The Cultural Organisation “Routes of the Olive Tree” welcomed

Giorgos Karabatos: “Development Cannot Exist Without People, Identity and a Connection to Place”

21 August 2026 - Interview by Iro RigaThe article was published in the newspaper “Proini”. From Messinia to the Mediterranean, and from the “diplomacy of the olive tree” to the

4ο Messinia Terroirs Wine Festival

A Significant Initiative to Promote Messinia as a Wine-Producing Destination The Captain Vassilis and Carmen Constantakopoulos Foundation (IKVKK) and the team behind the strategic project Messinia Terroirs are organising the

13ο PORT FESTIVAL ΚΑΤΑΚΟΛΟ

Lively Villages, Fewer Fires! The first group of volunteers from the ANIMA TERRA initiative, organised by The Olive Tree Routes, sets off from Katakolo (Greece) At the 13th Port Festival,

June 6 & 7: We Walked Through Messinia for the Peloponnese Railway!

The Greek-Swiss Initiative for the Reopening of the Peloponnese Railway (the Hellenic Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET), the Swiss Embassy, the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA),

Kalamata explores its industrial heritage: Impressive public turnout for the newcultural route organized by the “Routes of the Olive Tree” Cultural Organization

The evening event titled “Exploring the Industrial Cultural Heritage of My Region” took place on Monday, March 30, 2026, with a particularly large turnout and keen interest. The event, co-organized

The ANIMA TERRA initiative at the heart of a European Meeting onCultural Heritage and New Narratives of Place

Giorgos Karabatos: “Development Cannot Exist Without People, Identity and a Connection to Place”

21 August 2026 - Interview by Iro RigaThe article was published in the newspaper “Proini”. From Messinia to the Mediterranean, and from the “diplomacy of the olive tree” to the

4ο Messinia Terroirs Wine Festival

13ο PORT FESTIVAL ΚΑΤΑΚΟΛΟ

Lively Villages, Fewer Fires! The first group of volunteers from the ANIMA TERRA initiative, organised by The Olive Tree Routes, sets off from Katakolo (Greece) At the 13th Port Festival,

June 6 & 7: We Walked Through Messinia for the Peloponnese Railway!

Kalamata explores its industrial heritage: Impressive public turnout for the newcultural route organized by the “Routes of the Olive Tree” Cultural Organization

Mainland Greece Opens Its Doors to ANIMA TERRA: Messinia – Arcadia – Laconia

Following the successful launch in kythera island (greece), the initiative anima terra has expanded its cycle of interventions into mainland greece. messinia, arcadia, and laconia are writing a new chapter,

The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP 2028-2034) must become oxygen for living rural communities

OPEN LETTER by Giorgos Karabatos, Executive Director of the Foundation OTR “The Routes of the Olive Tree,” coordinating body of the ANIMA TERRA initiative, and former President of the Chamber

Desylla: International horizons through the ANIMA TERRA initiative and the “Routes of the Olive Tree” cultural route

In a move of particular significance for the outward-looking orientation of the local community, Desylla (Messinia, Greece) recently became a meeting point for representatives of international organizations and volunteers from

ANIMA TERRA – Olive Tree Routes: new communities in Messinia join the network

Working meetings of particular importance concerning the sustainability of communities in Messinia threatened with desertification were held on Sunday, February 15, 2026, in Diavolitsi, Zevgolatio, and Desylla. The meetings were

The ANIMA TERRA initiative at the heart of a European Meeting onCultural Heritage and New Narratives of Place

ANIMA TERRA at the Annual Forum (INSULEUR)

NEWS RELEASE – December 2023 ANIMA TERRA was presented on December 1, 2023, at the annual Forum of the Network of Island Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the European

ANIMA TERRA in Koper, Slovenia

NEWS RELEASE – November 2023 On the occasion of the events for the global Olive Day, the chamber initiative ANIMA TERRA was presented on November 24/2023, in the city of

ANIMA TERRA in Italy

NEWS RELEASE – October 2023 Internationally, on October 18, 2023, ANIMA TERRA was presented to Italian collaborators, members of the Board of Directors of CNCA - Coordinamento Nazionale Comunità di