Mediterranean Diet
Conference on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Mediterranean Diet - from Theory to Practice
Thursday, September 5, 2024
The Municipality of Pylos-Nestoros, in collaboration with the Catering Association of Messinia and with the support of the Maniatakeion Foundation, the University of Peloponnese and the Professional Association of Koroni, organized a conference on the “Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Mediterranean Diet - from Theory to Practice”.
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Participation of the Maniatakeion Foundation in the 6th Intergovernmental Conference on Mediterranean Diet
Friday, May 27, 2016
On Thursday 5 and Friday, May 6, 2016 the 6th Transnational Meeting of the countries that subscribed the Mediterranean Diet in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO took place in Naples and Pollica in Italy. Villy Fotopoulou, Director of the Modern Cultural Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture and Sport, Amalia Liatou, agronomist - Ministry of Rural Development and Food and Vicky Iglezou, Director of the Maniatakeion Foundation
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The Maniatakeion Foundation participates in The Congress of Gastronomic Culture And Tourism In Days of Gastronomy "Legendary Peloponnese - Flavours with History"
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
The Gastronomic Culture & Tourism Congress on "Legendary Peloponnese - flavours with History" was successfully carried out on the 22, 23,and 24 of May in the auditorium of the Benaki Museum in the context of "Days Gastronomy" with the Peloponnese region as credited destination.
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The Italian National Geographic presents the Emblematic Community of Koroni
Friday, May 15, 2015
The Maniatakeion Foundation, in collaboration with the Greek National Tourism Organization in Italy, took the necessary preparatory steps so as to have an article published in the National Geographic concerning Koroni and covering the period 14-21 June 2014, as part of a tribute to the nominated Emblematic Community for the Mediterranean Diet (UNESCO, 16/11/2010).
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Maniatakeion Foundation’s Participation in Training Course for the enhancement of the Mediterranean Diet and traditional foodstuff. Alexandria, March 3rd, 4th & 5th, 2015
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
More than 21 organizations from different counties such as Spain, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, participated in the training course on “MedDiet Info Point Training” in order to increase the awareness of the Mediterranean Diet on March 3-5, 2015 in Alexandria Egypt. The training was organized by ASCAME (Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Spain) and CEEBA (Confederation of Egyptian European Business Associations Egypt), in the framework
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Rome Meeting Among The Representatives Of The Emblematic Communities Of The Mediterranean Diet, Held On March 9, 2015
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The Emblematic Community of Cilento (Italy) has organized a meeting among the representatives of the declared Emblematic Communities for the Mediterranean Diet at the FAO headquarters in Rome on March 9, 2015. Mrs. Pelagia Leftaki, vice-mayor of Pylos-Nestoras ans Mrs. Vicky Inglezou, director of the Maniatakeion Foundation, represented the Emblematic Community of Koroni.
The mayor of Pollica, Mr. Stefano Pisani made a brief introduction about the importance of the Mediterranean Diet network
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Lecture By Professor Antonia Trichopoulou, Board Member Of The Maniatakeion Foundation At The Museum Of Cycladic Art On Thursday, March 5, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Professor Antonia Trihopoulou will hold a lecture on "Our traditional diet: Yesterday as a model for the future" at the Museum of Cycladic Art (4 Neophytou Douka Athens) Thursday, March 5, at 19:00.
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Greece Undertakes The Coordination For The Promotion Of The Mediterranean Diet
Friday, May 9, 2014
The Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO organized a coordination meeting for the protection and promotion of the Mediterranean Diet, between the member states which proposed the inscription of the element on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The meeting took place in Agros (Cyprus) on April 27-28, 2014.
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Enlargement of the Emblematic Communities for the Mediterranean Diet
Friday, December 6, 2013
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 in Baku (Azerbaijan) the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO has decided to extend the Emblematic Communities for the Mediterranean Diet. The issue of enlargement began when the four countries that initially supported the inclusion of the Mediterranean Diet in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, namely Greece, Spain, Italy and Morocco, decided to include Cyprus, Portugal and Croatia as well.
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Researchers Say New Tool Measures Olive Oil ‘Healthfulness’
Monday, November 12, 2012
How good a specific extra virgin olive oil is for your health could be easier to assess with a new Greek system to measure and rate the content of key olive compounds oleocanthal and oleacein.
Oleocanthal has anti-inflammatory effect similar to Ibuprofen and Oleacein is a powerful antioxidant, but until now they have been difficult to analyze chemically, according to Dr. Prokopios Magiatis, assistant professor of pharmacognosy and natural products chemistry at the University of Athens.
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Athens Meeting Among The Representatives Of The Emblematic Communities Of The Mediterranean Diet Held On March 19, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The Municipality of Pylos Nestoros in collaboration with the Maniatakeion Foundation organized an official meeting among the representatives of the four Emblematic Communities of the Mediterranean Diet (Koroni, Chefchaouen, Cilento and Soria) at the Maniatakeion Foundation premises in Athens, on March 19, 2012.
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