European Route E75: The Road That Connects Greece With Lapland
The European Route E75 in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. Credit: Bielsko, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA-3.0. Did you know that there is a road, the E...
Greece’s Tourism Holding Strong Well Into Fall, Flight Sales Show
Tourists queueing for Santorini sunset. Credit: GreekReporter Greece ’s tourism this fall is holding strong, according to official data on ...
Nadia Boule, the First Greek Actress to Appear in a Broadway Musical, Stars in Chicago
Banners of previous versions of the Broadway musical “Chicago” in New York. Credit: Marie, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Greek actress and singer...
Greek Professor Konstantinos Fountas Elected as CERN Council President
CERN building 40 at the Meyrin site. Credit: Peacearth, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Greek physics professor Konstantinos Fountas was el...
The Assassination of Kapodistrias, the First Leader of Modern Greece
Ioannis Kapodistrias, first leader of Greece (May 1827 – October 9, 1831). Credit: Public Domain On September 27, 1831, Ioannis Kapodistri...
Greece’s Olive Oil Production: Quality and History
Mr. Frantzolas notes that consumers must understand the differences between extra virgin olive oil , virgin olive oil, and refined olive oil...
Priestesses Among Few Women With Status and Power in Ancient Greece
Life for women in most city-states of Ancient Greece was not very easy, but priestesses had powers that gave them high status. By the Varre...
The Mystery of the Sleeping Giant on Greece’s Naxos Island
The famous giant kouros statue of Naxos. Credit: Olaf Tausch/ CC BY 3.0 / Wikipedia Commons An ancient giant statue has been lying on its b...
Spoon Sweets: A Historic Gesture of Greek Hospitality
Spoon sweet made of quince. Credit: Gurman chef /Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0 The delicious age-old tradition in Greece of offering “S...
The Liberation of Tripolitsa in the Greek War of Independence
The Siege of Tripolitsa. Credit: Public Domain The siege of Tripolitsa, Greece (today’s city of Tripolis) was a pivotal moment in the Gree...
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