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Greece's first underwater museum opens ancient world to dive tourists As Greece opens up its vital tourism industry, the site offers an example of a new and more sustainable source of revenue. As Greece opens up its vital tourism industry, the site offers an example of a new and more sustainable source of revenue.PHOTO: AFP PUBLISHED15 MIN AGO FACEBOOKWHATSAPP ALONNISOS, GREECE (AFP) - Emerging from the crystal-clear turquoise waters of the Aegean Sea, Mr Hans-Juergen Fercher has just returned from his fourth dive to where mounds of 2,500-year-old wine pots mark the site of an ancient shipwreck - and Greece's...

Greece is ready to open its first underwater museum beginning in August. The park, located off the coast of Alonissos Island in the western Aegean, will show-off the stunning marine life and a historic wreck off of Pertistera Islet. According to the news from ekathimerini, the site will be open to tours from licensed guides from August 3rd until October 2nd. The part will let amateur divers explore the 5th century BC wreck which carried a cargo of hundreds of amphoras of wine. The site is blessed with a wealth of archaeological treasures and incredibly rich sea life resulting from...