At the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held at Busan in the Republic of Korea from 19th to 29th July 2026, the unanimous decision was taken to include Mount Olympus on the UNESCO List of World Heritage. A joint press release was issued on 26th July by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Environment and Energy, which were together responsible for the successful application. An edited version of the press release follows; the subheadings are ours.
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Minoan palaces achieve World Heritage listing
The 12th July marked a historic day for Greece and for Crete, with the decision to include the Minoan palaces of Crete in the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. The inclusion of the six Minoan palatial centres of Knossos, Phaestos, Malia, Zakros, Zominthos and Kydonia in the UNESCO World Heritage list was confirmed at the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, which took place at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris from 6th to 16th July 2025.
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