Monuments & Nature

MONUMENTS &
NATURE

A story of co-existence

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Nature shapes us and
we shape nature

Since the beginning of time, nature and humanity are one

Our feelings, our thoughts, our actions
are a perpetual interaction with
the nature around us.

The water, the earth, the mountains
the air and everything we see, we feel,
we imagine.

They say:
without nature, humans could not exist

without culture, humans would not be humans
but still, don’t forget:

We are nature in
human form

It is the relation of our life, the only consistent and
timeless relation of our life.

Sometimes we cannot see it or understand it…
…and sometimes it is visible, right there,
in front of our eyes.

Because it is nature that defines us
and it is nature that we leave our mark on
the footprint of our knowledge
our history, our culture.

What nature has inspired us what nature has allowed us.

How did we manage
the beauty and awe
of nature?

Sometimes we created

sometimes we destroyed

in times, we conciliated

we bowed down before
its grandeur.

We built shrines of worship and

castles on top of the hills

we carved stones, we built theaters

we made ports, roads, dams and aqueducts

the monuments of human civilization
will always exist to remind us
that nature will always exist for us
challenging our urge to create culture

Walk the line between cultural heritage and carrying capacityEXPLORE SANTORINI

Balance nature and culture in a sustainable wayEXPLORE NESSEBAR

Nature and monuments...

…Landscapes of co-existence. Perpetually tied together…

…Don’t search for the difference

Nature exists in all culture,

and in all nature, culture.

Observe and you will understand. The landscapes of co-existence.
The landscapes of interaction.

Plan an integrated management of nature and cultureEXPLORE PAPHOS FOREST

So, let's be cautious… (keep your eyes open)

When the climate changes… everything changes.

When biodiversity changes… everything changes.

When human values change…

history,

aesthetics,

politics,

tourism

Preserve the cultural landscape under environmental changesEXPLORE BUTRINT

…everything changes

So, don’t forget:

Everything is connected
If you learn to “read” landscapes
you will see that nature and
monuments are one

Our one common
heritage

Nature and monuments are silent

#Be their voice

#landscapesofcoexistence #unitedindiversity #culturalhabitat
#oneheritage #resilientheritage #allisone

Project co-funded by the European Union an National Funds
of the participating countries

PARTNERS

WITH THE SUPPORT OF

EKBMM
European Centre for Byzantine and
Post-Byzantine Monumen

Ephorate of Antiquities
of Cyclades

THERA (SANTORINI)
Municipality of Thera

HCMR
Hellenic Centre
for Marine Research

ECUMENICAL PARTIARCHATE OF
CONSTANTINOPLE

NESSEBAR
Municipality of Nessebar

SOCIETY OF CYPRIOT STUDIES
Society of Cypriot Studies -
Cyprus Folk Art Museum

DEPARTMENT OF
FORESTS

IKTK
National Institute
for Cultural Heritage

SEPOX
Greek Planners' Association

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