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Ancient Theater of Aptera

PHASE A: DESCRIPTION OF WORKS OF THE 3rd COMMUNITY SUPPORT FRAMEWORK (CSF) - REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES (ROP) [JULY 2008-JUNE 2009]

·         Works began in July 2008 following the Central Archaeological Council’s (CAC) approval of the relevant study (Ministry of Culture & Tourism/Directorate for the Restoration of Ancient Monuments decision MCT/DRAM/56/40285/22-4-2008) and funding of € 900,450 from the CSF III - ROP of Crete.

·         Works were completed in most of the theater by the end of 2008 at the expropriated farm and continued in 2009 in the eastern part of the auditorium, the stage and the proscenium that are adjacent to the property which is at an advanced stage of expropriation.

PHASE B: NSRF INTEGRATION

·         In the second phase, the work was integrated in the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF), with a € 2,475,000 funding for the completion of the monument’s restoration and enhancement works.

·         The study mainly concerns the restoration of the auditorium and the stage, while there will be a permanent restoration study for the lanes, after having gathered all the scattered architectural members.

·         At the same time, the Archaeological Resources and Expropriations Fund (AREF) is at the final stage of a land expropriation process, budgeted at € 508,620.

·         The works of the second phase started.