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On the frst day we welcomed our partners to our school and we made a short presentation of our school, aour town, our country.

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We presented ourselves in different ways and finally we wrote our names on the European tree.

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We played some games in order to get to know each other and break the ice.

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We worked in transnational groups and completed working sheets about our project, our schools, our countries.

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You can see our working sheets here.

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We asked all the participants to keep their eyes open during the mobility and take inspirational photos!

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We went to Ancient Messini, an city of the 4th century B.C. where we participated in a experiential guided tour. Mrs Ioanna Ravani, a member of the Environmental Centre of Kalamata, talked to us about the ancient city. We stood in a theatrical way in the ancient theatre, we raced at the stadium, we fought at the palaestra and we voted at the parliament. We learned about the sustainable development of the city.

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Learning the history of the city

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We visited the Arcahaeological museum of Messinia where we participated in the project "The exhibits lost their identity, can you help them to find it?".

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We formed transnatinal groups and walked in the historical centre of Kalamata using working sheets.

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Our working Sheet

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The cards of the exhibits at the Arcaeological Museum of Messinia

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We used the application Action Bound to learn more things about the city and the Greek way of life.

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Mana Elia: a monument of Natural Heritage

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Mana Elia: a monument of Natural Heritage

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We visited an olive tree, 750 years old (some it is more than 1000 years old), and embraced the truck to see the perimetre.

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We learned more about Mana Elia by completing a working sheet in transnational groups.

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The history line shows all the facts that Mana Elia has lived.

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We visited the University of Peloponnese and met Mr Zacharias, the Dean, who presented us the work of the University.

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We made posters to advertise the olive oil. We worked in the University of Peloponnese in transnational groups.

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A poctureaque village in the area of Mani, with traditional architecture.

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The students wrote their evaluation on the clouds and stuck them on the board.

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The German team had prepared a ppt to show us the theatres in Germany.

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The Cypriot team presented the ancient city of Salamina which is now under turkish occupation.

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The awards to the winners

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απονομη girls

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Learn more about Ancient Messini on the link above.

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TERRABOOK
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GREECE
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MESSINIA
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CULTURE
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ANCIENT MESSINI

Ancient Messι is located 30 km away from Kalamata, in the western foothills of Mountain Ithomi near the village Mavrommati, and it lies over a large area being one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece.

Ancient Messini is excavated and  gradually revealed since the time of the Revolution and because of its size, but also of its importance, it gives great information about the glorious past. It is a rare archaeological site, where the visitor is impressed by viewing temples, houses, walls and public buildings, preserved in both high altitude and good condition.

History

Ancient Messeni was built in 369 BC by the Theban general Epaminondas, after the battle of Leuctra, where he defeated the Spartans, invaded in Laconia and freed the Messenians from Spartian dominance.

It is said that the specific location for the establishment of Ancient Messini was chosen after the discovery of Aristomenis’ will, (a Messenian hero), by priests and seers.

The city got its name by the mythical early Doric queen of the country that was the daughter of the king Triopas of Argos and wife of Laconian Polykaonas. According to Pausanias, Messini became a goddess around the 10th century BC and it was eventually made one of the principal deities of the city.

The layout of Ancient Messini was made according to the so-called Hippodameian system, where all buildings have the same orientation and the space is divided into horizontal and vertical axes.

Ancient Messini remained the cultural center of Messinia until 395 BC , when the invasion of the Goths of Alarichos probably destroyed the city.

Monuments in Ancient Messini

The wall that surrounded Ancient Messini has a total length of 9 km. It used to protect the city from all directions, except for the Northeast, where Ithomi stood as a natural fortress. It had two monumental gates, the Arcadian Gate (The Gate of Megalopoli) and the Laconian, which has not survived. Today it is better preserved on the north side.

The Theatre of Messini is the first monument that the visitor meets in the archaeological site.

Between Theatre and Agora of Ancient Messini, they discovered the Fountain of Arsinoe who was the daughter of the legendary king of Messinia, Leucippus, and mother of Asclepius. The Fountain took water from the source Klepsidra, it includes several tanks and it seems that was used at least until the 6th century AD.

To the east of the fountain there are the market boundaries of Ancient Messini, a huge square surrounded by stoas. The early political life of the ancient city took place in this market, whose excavations are in progress.

Asklipieio was the most famous place of Ancient Messini area as center of public life in the city along with the market. There are more than 140 pedestals of bronze statues of mostly poltical persons and five platforms surrounded the Doric temple, whose foundations dominate in the center of Asklipieio.

Stadium and Gymnasium are among the most impressive building blocks of Ancient Messini because of their good condition. The stadium includes 18 bleachers with 18 rows of seats, separated by staircases and surrounded by Doric stoas.

Most of the findings of the excavations are kept in the museum of Ancient Messini, the two-storey building before the entrance at the archaeological site.

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Ancient Messini is one of the most impressive archaeological sites, with many buildings to survive at very high altitude and in very good condition.

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I really liked the fact that we had the oppurtunity to meet all these new people from other countriew. I am also glad that we visited all the special places in Kalamata that I 've never seen before. I loved Kalamata, it is a beautiful city. I feel happy, lucky, amazed, blessed, thankful.
Chrystia

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Martina

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Claudio

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Nicole

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Marilena

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Nicoletta

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Diamanto

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Giorgos Christou

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Varvara

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Luise

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Mira

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Marta

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Δήμος Καλαμάτας

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Καλαμάτα όμορφη πόλη - Beautiful Kalamata

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