The Archaeological Museum of Delphi is becoming accessible for people with hearing and vision problems,…
Greek Culture
Contemporary Greek culture and traditions are very rich and diverse, reflecting Greece’s location at the crossing point where the West meets the East and the country’s great and turbulent history.
Aliki Vougiouklaki, one of Greece’s all-time favourite entertainers, as her films captivated four generations and…
First edition of the Festival of Crete to take place this summer Its motto is…
The temple of Zeus at Nemea was constructed in c. 330 BC and replaced an…
On the 21st of July in 356 BC, Alexander the Great was born. On the…
After much ambivalence and hesitation the Church of Greece will give its formal blessing for…
Alexander the Great, otherwise referred to as the “King of Kings” was born on July…
Manolis Bikakis – a Cretan-born hero of Cyprus. His story is not well known, but…
With days away from the commencement of the Tokyo Olympics, Greek City Times thought it…
Komboloi is known to be one of Greek people’s most favourite past-times and used as…
History buffs and philhellenes alike will have the opportunity to learn about the history of…
On July 20, 1974, at 5:20am, 40,000 Turkish troops landed and invaded northern Cyprus after…
It’s said that Demetrius the Besieger, a warrior king and one of Alexander the Great’s…
The Egyptian-French archaeological mission of the European Institute of Underwater Archeology (IEASM) discovered a shipwreck…
Pyrgi is a picturesque medieval village on the island of Chios, known as the “painted…
A restoration of Constantinople’s Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage would cost at least 40 million…
Rosetta Stone Today in 1799, a large slab inscribed with 3 different languages, including hieroglyphics…
Greece’s Minister of Culture Mrs. Lina Mendoni inaugurated the “Wall of Memory” outdoor exhibit at the…
Georgios Dilvois (February 5, 1896 – July 18, 1918) Born in Alatsata in Ionia, Asia…
From 776 BCE to 393 CE the Ancient Olympic games were held every four years, or Olympiad, which became a unit of time in historical chronologies.