Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Άρτας – ΕΦΑ Αρτας, Επίσημος Ιστότοπος

Welcome in the Ephorate
of Antiquities of Arta

Old bridge
of Arta

NW Cemetery
of Ambracia

Small Theatre
of Ambracia

Parigoritissa

Parigoritissa

Archaeological
Museum of Arta

Glyptothek of Parigoritissa

The Ephorate

The Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta (EPhA of Arta) was founded in 2014 (Presidential Decree 104/2014, Government Gazzette 171/A/28.08.2014) as a regional service under the General Directorate of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture. It has its registered office in Arta and is responsible for the Perfecture of Arta.

Responsibilities

The operational objectives of the EphA of Arta are the preservation, protection, romotion, restoration and managemnt of the archaeological sites, monuments, historical regions and museums in the Perfecture of Arta.

Works

The EphA of Arta designs, administrates and fulfils archaological projects, financed from European Regional Development Fund or from national resources. it also, takes part in scientific research programmes as well as innovative digital projects.

For the citizen

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Monuments

Αμβρακία

Παρηγορήτισσα

Κάστρο

Ιστορικό Γεφύρι / Historical Bridge

Τζαμί Φαΐκ πασά (Ιμαρέτ)

Museums

The Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta has under its administration two museums, the Archaeological Museum of Arta, dedicated in ancinet Ambracia and the Glyptothek in Parigoritissa, dedicated in the Byzantine Arta and the architectural sculpture of its temples.

Archaeological
Museum of Arta

The Archaeological Museum of Arta (ΑΜΑ) is located in the southern part of Arta, next to the eastern bank of river Arachtus and in close proximity to the historic bridge.

It is dedicated to the ancient city of Ambracia, the colony founded by Corinthians in 625 BC and nowadays lays under modern Arta. Ambracia became and remained throughout its life the civil, commercial and political centre of ancient Epirus.

Glyptothek

In the refectory (dining room), a large rec- tangular building in the NA of the church of Parigoritisa, is nowadays .hosted a Sculpture Gallery of byzantine times.

The gallery displays a rich collection of Byzantine sculptures from Arta and the wider area, dating from early christian to period (5ος – 6th c. AD) to 14th century.

Activities

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