On February 6, 1981, Queen Frederick, Queen of the Greeks from 1947 to 1964, thereafter Queen Mother, passed away.
Aliki Diplarakou is crowned Miss Europe and named the most beautiful woman in Europe. The…
Baklava is a traditional and rich Greek dessert made with layers of phyllo pastry filled…
Greek immigrants are known for their strong work ethic, entrepreneurship and contributions both to their…
Arachova is a traditional village that is transformed into a bustling little city during winter.…
On February 5, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agia Agathi (Αγία Αγάθη), who is the Patron Saint of breast cancer patients and is known for curing many people of the disease.
On February 2, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of Christ…
Greek military commander and national hero Alexandros Ypsilantis (Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης) was born on December 12,…
Say goodbye to morning beach battles for the perfect sunbed! Marketing Greece has launched a…
Anyone who lives in the Northeast United States can tell you the most popular diners,…
A large fossilized tree 20-million-years-old, preserved intact with its branches and roots, was found on…
Seventy-six years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Greece remembers the victims of the Nazi-perpetrated Holocaust, including tens of thousands of Greek Jews who were victim to the horrific brutality.
On January 25 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saint Gregory the…
Aristotelis “Telly” Savalas was born on January 21, 1922, and died on January 22, 1994, just one day…
Aristotle Socrates Onassis was born on the 20th January 1906 in Smyrna and passed away…
Halloumi is well known as a substitute for meat in burgers or and added into…
On January 19 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Makarios the…
Vassilis Tsitsanis was born on January 18, 1915, and passed away on January 18, 1984,…
The modern-day Olympic Games have always been a time of contradictory feelings for GCT’s writer…
On January 18, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Athanasios. Agios…