With just a shipwreck located at a depth of more than 20m near the coast of Peristera, off the island of Alonissos, Greece has planned and turned it into the world's first underwater museum open to tourists.
This special museum will officially open for tours for amateur divers from August 3 to October 2, 2020. In addition, for visitors who do not know how to dive, Greece also supports visitors to visit using virtual reality technology in the town on the island of Alonissos.
Previously, on August 1, the Minister of Culture - Lina Mendoni and other officials attended the inauguration ceremony of the Museum. Maria Agalou - President of the Alonissos City Council shared: "This shipwreck is located at a depth of 21-28 m near the coast of Peristera and contains from 3,000 to 4,000 ancient vases".
At the same time, Chairman of the City Council Alonissos also emphasized that there are thousands of two-handled jars “displayed” at this special Museum, all located at a depth of more than 20m. They were found in 1985 and most of them are still intact.
Local authorities also said the ship sank in a storm around 425 BC while transporting thousands of wine jars between Chalkidiki in northern Greece and the island of Skopelos.
Local authorities said that the locality is currently planning to open four more shipwreck sightseeing sites in the amateur diving area, aiming to create a diving park to attract more tourists and also to salvage a post-Covid-19 tourism season.
