Over the weekend the Lonsdale St Greek Music festival welcomed 1,294 people through the doors of Lonsdale Street’s Golden Square Car Park to watch 9 of Melbourne’s best Greek bands. A…
Petros Iakovidis has released his new song ‘Mou Lipses Poli’ (Μου ‘Λειψες Πολύ). Since his debut album, which he released a few years ago, Petros has become recognised as one of the…
A pouch in the form of a ‘Foustanella’ has been created by Greek brand Callista Crafts to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the 1821 Greek Revolution. It is a modern take on…
Ismene Kilia | Portes Magazine The first capital of the modern Greek state is a picturesque seaside town in the Argolida region of the southeastern Peloponnese. Considered a romantic escape for travellers,…
The Battle of Kalamata took place on March 23, 1821, between the Greek irregular revolutionary forces and the Ottoman forces of the city. It was one of the first events of the…
Two hundred and seventy-two vaccination centres will open across Greece on April 1, Health Secretary General for Primary Health Care Marios Themistokleous announced on Monday. Overall, Greece has vaccinated over 1,464,000 people…
Cypriot Minister of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth, Prodromos Prodromou, on Monday met with the Greek Ambassador to Cyprus, Theocharis Lalacos, at the Embassy of Greece in Nicosia. During the meeting, Lalacos handed Prodromou a copy of…
To commemorate the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, Greek-American Angie Xidias recently created the #WeAreGreece campaign. #WeAreGreece promotes the Greek ideals of democracy, freedom and independence to Hellenes and Philhellenes all around…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday participated in a video conference with representatives of Greek communities in Latin America. The PM said he was “moved by the Greek flags set behind…
US President Joe Biden on Monday sent President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou a letter ahead of the bicentennial of the 1821 Greek Revolution. “I participate together with the Greek people…
Monday was the first day of COVID-19 restriction measures being relaxed in Athens, and here are some photos compiled together by Greek City Times. As of Monday, the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions…
During his speech to the European Council on Friday, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias spoke in detail about the content of the report. The report by the European Union’s High Representative Josep Borrell…
The largest Greek flag – 1,500 square meters – is to be raised in Santorini on March 25 to commemorate 25 years since the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. A…
The Acropolis reopened on Monday for visitors after all archeological sites were closed for many months due to COVID-19 lockdowns. Few visitors were found on Monday morning at the archeological site. Wearing…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron had a telephone conversation about the developments in the Mediterranean region and COVID-19. The forthcoming EU Summit on March 25 and 26 will…
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said the report by European High Representative Josep Borrell on Turkey was a “positive” step but has shortcomings that he will highlight to the European Council. “The…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a post on Twitter regarding one year since the launch of the gov.gr platform. In his post, the Prime Minister talks about a digital revolution which improves…
The Greek Foreign Ministry through a post on Twitter lambasted the decision by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to remove his country from the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against…
This year marks the 200th anniversary since the beginning of the Greek Revolution that began in March, 1821. The desire for freedom and independence united all people, rich and poor, intellectuals and…
The Consulate General of Munich for the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution on March 25 will symbolically illuminate the colours of the Greek flag on two iconic buildings in Munich. The…
Over the weekend the Lonsdale St Greek Music festival welcomed 1,294 people through the doors of Lonsdale Street’s Golden Square Car Park to watch 9 of Melbourne’s best Greek bands. A…
According to Art Travel, more than 25 million photos of Greece are uploaded every year on all social platforms. Here is the list of the 11 most photographed places in Greece.
Ladi Biosas λάδι βιώσας commemorates Greece’s 200 years of Independence with a Limited Edition Design of Kalamata extra virgin olive oil. It is an ode to all our heroes and heroines from Greece and around the world, to all the Philhellenes, that fought with an extraordinary force of hope for independence, principles of liberty, freedom, and democracy.
Mary Politis’ first Greek cooking class was a delicious day in the kitchen, transporting all involved into the kitchen of a Greek family home as they learnt how to prepare traditional Greek food using authentic family recipes.
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For the first time, the Greek National Anthem, the “Hymn…
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Odysseus Elytis (Οδυσσέας Ελύτης) was one of the greatest poets…
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Born in Rhodes, Kostis Savvidakis wanted to be an actor from the age of 7 years old. The star of popular Greek TV show ‘Agries Melisses” speaks exclusively to GCT about his life, career and his favourite personal mantra: “Every obstacle is a lesson”.
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Born in Rhodes, Kostis Savvidakis wanted to be an actor from the age of 7 years old. The star of popular Greek TV show ‘Agries Melisses” speaks exclusively to GCT about his life, career and his favourite personal mantra: “Every obstacle is a lesson”.
Odysseus Elytis (Οδυσσέας Ελύτης) was one of the greatest poets…
Homer Homer, a five-metre-tall inflatable head that’s a hybrid of yellow cartoon character Homer Simpson and the ancient Greek author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
The 2021 Oscar nominations marked a number of historic firsts.…
Ladi Biosas λάδι βιώσας commemorates Greece’s 200 years of Independence with a Limited Edition Design of Kalamata extra virgin olive oil. It is an ode to all our heroes and heroines from Greece and around the world, to all the Philhellenes, that fought with an extraordinary force of hope for independence, principles of liberty, freedom, and democracy.
Mary Politis’ first Greek cooking class was a delicious day in the kitchen, transporting all involved into the kitchen of a Greek family home as they learnt how to prepare traditional Greek food using authentic family recipes.
Estiatorio Milos, the acclaimed seafood restaurant from chef Costas Spiliadis,…
Today is Kathara Deftera, which means ‘Clean Monday’ and it…
The truffle hunting season in Meteora is set to begin in the first half of March and will run until the end of October. The Museum of Natural History and Mushroom Museum of Meteora will hold a truffle hunt after which the truffles will be handed over to chefs who will make a truffle pasta for all to enjoy in a forest picnic.
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According to Art Travel, more than 25 million photos of Greece are uploaded every year on all social platforms. Here is the list of the 11 most photographed places in Greece.
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The love for Greek cultural heritage and a desire to share it with the whole world led to the creation of Greek brand SOPHIA, now being sold worldwide including at the iconic Louvre and British Museums.
Italian luxury fashion house Versace debuted ‘Versacepolis’ over the weekend, which was iconic in so many ways.
Inspired by the recognition that Kastellorizio’s once thriving culture was being lost and scattered, Nick Bogiatzis’ latest book ‘Kastellorizian Jewellery. A Dispersed Archive of a Past Culture’ provides an absorbing and informative insight into the island’s jewellery.
At just 14 years old, Stella Arhontoulis currently works as lead animator on YouTube series ‘Interstellar Ranger Commence’ due for release early next year. The incredibly talented school girl has already received international recognition as an award-winning manga artist, illustrator and animator, winning first place in an Australian and Japan wide anime competition two years consecutively.
Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Aegean Sea’s ‘holy island’ Patmos is one of the most peaceful and majestic destinations in Greece, where Saint John the Theologian wrote both his Gospel and the Apocalypse around 95AD.
In the northeastern part of Corfu, one finds an impressive…
“The Butterfly” is currently being built in Vouliagmeni, a seaside…
Embodying the philosophy of eco-emotional intelligence, the €25 million Metropolitan Sea Airport of Elefsina that has gained the attention and praise of the international architecture community is set to open its doors next year.