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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.
When is Greek Orthodox Easter 2021? Greek City Times answers this question. Thursday 4th March…
Time to fire up that BBQ as today is Tsiknopempti (Smoky Thursday) for 2021, otherwise…
Dimitris Papandreou was born March 3, 1891, to a very poor family in rural Greece.…
“Have we shared with you just how excited we get when we find artefacts deep in the sea?”
Although there are many who consider Tselementes the ultimate authority on Greek food (the word “tselementes” is still used today to mean “cookbook”)
Stathis Livathinos on Tuesday submitted his resignation from the Drama School of the National Theatre…
As this year marks 200 years since the Greek Revolution of 1821, luxury brand Hermès…
Καλό μήνα! The “Marti bracelet” is an ancient custom for the beginning of Spring. According…
March is the first month of spring in Greece, and there is a lovely custom…
The eBay auction was stopped by a well-known activist on antiquities, Tasoula Hadjitofi, a refugee…
We bring to you 20+1 fun facts and a few little secrets about Greece that most people, even in Greece, may not know.
Thesauri is one of the world’s precious few companies involved in sturgeon farming and caviar production and the only such enterprise in Greece. An exclusive handcrafted delicacy that has been recognised by leading luxury brands over the globe including Moet & Chandon and La Prairie, Thesauri Greek caviar is now available in Australia for the very first time. Greek City Times finds out about the history of caviar that dates back to Ancient Greek times and what makes this Greek brand so special.
Hellenic College Holy Cross and Stockton University Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Greek Revolution: The Greek Revolution (1821-29) Through American Eyes
“As of today, the National Radio Foundation is introducing its new evening schedule for the technical…
In the past decades, the Albanian state and its institutions have waged intensive lobbying for…
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Sunday “honoured all who contributed to incorporating Ioannina to…
The celebrated Greek statesman Pericles is credited with ordering the design and construction of the Parthenon between 447 and 432 BC as a temple for Athena—the goddess of wisdom, arts and literature and war. Still dominating the modern city of Athens, the Parthenon is a magnificent testimony to the glory and renown the city enjoyed throughout antiquity. Pericles had made no idle boast then when he emphatically stated that ‘…we shall be the marvel of the present day and of ages yet to come.
Apart from Cyprus, here are the 10 cities around the world that have the largest populations of Greek people.
A new outdoor exhibition for the 200-year anniversary of the Greek Revolution, showcases portraits of the heroes of the 1821 Revolution was inaugurated a few days ago, at Vasilissis Sophias street in Athens, right in front of the National Gardens.