A whopping ten percent of total surface of Greek land is occupied by archaeological monuments of some sort. As such, construction or installation of infrastructural works would come to a halt if they approach archaeological finds. In order to protect the country’s cultural heritage and prevent complications arising, the Ministry of Culture announced that an archaeological cadastre will be available online in the form of a web portal by the end of 2015.

It will provide useful information to administrative authorities as well as citizens for better and faster planning. The volume of the registry is impressive. The Ministry is waging a huge effort to list all 4,000 land zones of designated archaeological and historical interest; 100 underwater archaeological zones; 7,000 public buildings of historical interest; 20,000 monuments of which, 12,000 are ancient and 8,000 post 19th century, and 1,000 locations used as repositories for archaeological finds.

See also: A Basis for the Hellenic Archaeological Cadastre [pdf] & Odysseus: Greek Cultural Monuments’ Portal