Cappadocian Greek: The Forgotten Tongue of Anatolia
The spectacular landscape of Cappadocia. Credit: Moyan Brenn, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 Nestled in the heart of modern-day Turkey lies Cappadoci...
Lemnos: The Greek Island Home to Europe’s Only Desert
The Greek island of Lemnos is the site of one of Europe’s few deserts. Credit: Aggeliki Tsiona / Unsplash The European continent is not kno...
The Greek Origins of the Fish Symbol, the Secret Code of Early Christians
Funerary stele inscribed with “ΙΧΘΥϹ ΖΩΝΤΩΝ” (“fish of the living”), an early Christian symbol. National Roman Museum. Credit: Marie-Lan Ngu...
New Study Reconstructs the Skull of the Ancient Hippo of Crete
Fossilized upper jawbone of Hippopotamus creutzburgi from Crete. Credit: Olaf Tausch / CC BY 3.0 Researchers have digitally reconstructed ...
The Greek Area 51: The Top-Secret American Base in Greece
The Naval Communication Station Greece at Nea Makri, once a key military site, is now abandoned. Its eerie, overgrown grounds and towering ...
Folegandros: An Unspoiled Greek Island Paradise
Folegandros. Credit: Navin75 – originally posted to Flickr as Hora, Folegandros at sunset, CC BY-SA 2.0 Folegandros is a small, quiet Greek...
Porto Hydra: Greece’s Majestic Little Venice
A general view of Porto Hydra. Credit: portohydravillage.gr/ Porto Hydra Village, located in the Peloponnese, is a majestic place, a hidden...
The Greek Flag Through the Centuries
The flag of Greece . Credit: Peter Guilliatt / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The Greek flag, much like Greece itself, has transformed substantially throu...
The Heroines of the Greek War of Independence
Greece personified as a woman in the painting “Grateful Hellas” by Theodoros Vryzakis, 1858. Credit: Public Domain The role that Greek wom...
The Classic Greek Recipe for Hake and Skordalia on March 25th
Bakaliaros (hake) with Skordalia. Credit: Flickr / Klearchos Kapoutsis CC BY 2.0 DEED Greeks eat bakaliaros (hake) and skordalia on March ...
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