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Thursday, 15 January 2015
The Silence of Nature: Pindus Mountains, Greece; European Soundscape Award
European Soundscape Award
For research on quiet, noise-free spaces.
For an alternative view of the "silence" of the countryside, read the excellent "The Nifi" by Linda Fagioli-Katsiotas:
"I had expected Margariti to be a quiet place because I'd heard it said- though I'm not sure where- that the countryside is peaceful. But that is completely untrue. The cacophony of insect songs intermingled with the random outbursts from the farm animals, chickens, roosters, donkeys, horses, sheep, goats- which were kept in the yards like family pets..."
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