ELLINIKI ETAIRIA Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET) has since 1972 been active in the fight for the preservation of Greece’s natural environment and cultural heritage. ELLET has fought many important battles, among which the establishment of the Marine Park of Alonissos, the saving of Plaka (a struggle that continues to this day), the protection of the Delphic landscape, of the Southern Saronic Gulf, of Pylos, of the Prespa lakes, of the Tatoi estate, of part of the area of Marathon, of the hellenistic tower of Kea, of many byzantine churches and of historic settlements such as those of Hydra and other Aegean islands.
At the same time, monuments outside the country’s borders have also been saved from demolition, decay and abandonment: the campanile of San Giorgio dei Greci in Venice, the Church of St. Panteleimon or Kizil Kilise in Cappadocia, and the frescoes of the Medieval Refectory in the Holy Monastery of St. Catherine at Sinai.
ELLET is also active in environmental education, and -with its substantiated studies and proposals- in protecting the seas and the forests and in planning for sustainable tourism, carrying capacity and environmental tax reform.