Publications

The author, Dr. Iris Panayotopoulou, Architect-Town Planner, with respect and love for the island, describes in detail the evolution of Hydra Town, from a mountain enclosed village to a proud state open to the sea and finally to a historic settlement. Her many years of study, solidly documented, presents the natural landscape and its impact on the settlers, the way it spread from the mountain to the beach, recognizes and relates families and homes and investigates the urban structure of the settlement from ancient times to the present. Finally, it deals with the location, identification and connection of each building with the history of the families that inhabited it, citing a number of photographs, old and new. The rich documentation from the archives of IAMY, GAK, EIM, ELIA and not only, makes this project a “source” for future studies that will surely emerge.

With this work, Gisis Papageorgiou brought the lighthouse to the public sphere not only as an image but also as a story. His book is recording all the stone lighthouses of Greece with their history, while all the lighthouses are illustrated by the author with drawings, sketches and watercolors that make this effort unique. The first 2 editions of the book were a well-known bibliographic success and have been sold out for years. This new third edition is also accepted with enthusiasm by the reading public, both for its historical usefulness and for its artistic elegance.

Bilingual edition that pertains to 20 shipwrecks of the 20th century, mainly of ships that belong to the era of steam. A basic criterion for their selection was the feasibility of diving into the wreck. It presents ships with a prominent place in Greek history, but also others, unknown to the general public. Still, all those are an integral part in the history of evolution of the merchant marine.

The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation completed the significant work of restoration of the lighthouses of Tainaro, of Maleas and of Ntana (on Poros island). The collective work “Stone-built Lighthouses: Tainaro and Maleas”, released in March of 2013, “narrates” the fascinating story of their restoration. At the same time, it constitutes a valuable testament of the Greek naval history.

Through an exceptional collection of texts by academics, researchers, journalists and writers, the presence of lighthouses through the ages, between history and myth, their symbolical significances, as well as their value as live monuments of our cultural heritage are featured. This edition could not be without the diary kept by architect Dimitris Eftaxiopoulos during the renovation work. The elegant edition is enriched with ample photographic material.