The Mayor of Mykonos, Konstantinos Koukas, was guided to the excavation site of the Castle…
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On June 2, 1941, a brutal massacre took place in the village of Kondomari, 18km…
Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos attended on Tuesday morning the welcoming ceremony of the “Spitfire MJ755”…
A 2,300-year-old ceramic jar filled with the bones of a dismembered chicken was found beneath…
From the village of Dimitsana, Arcadia in the Peloponnese, Metropolitan Germanos of Patras (1771 –…
A list of ten of Europe’s Best Secluded Beaches is adorned with not just one, but two beaches belonging to the beautiful Greek island of Kefalonia: Kimilia Beach and Dafnoudi Beach. Also awarded TripAdvisor’s ‘Travellers’ Choice – Best of the Best 25 Beaches in the World 2020’, Kimilia Beach and Dafnoudi Beach are just two breathtaking reasons to put Kefalonia onto your summer travel itinerary.
An act of bravery by two university students has been acknowledged as one of the first acts of resistance against the Nazis in Europe and the first in Greece, inspiring not only Greeks, but all subjected people, to resist against the occupation.
Renowned human rights barrister, academic, author and broadcaster Geoffrey Robertson QC will present his book ‘Who Owns History? Elgin’s loot and the case for returning plundered treasure’ on Saturday 5 June 2021 at the Governors Centre, Moore Park in Sydney. The jury has never been out on this cultural matter…
Hagia Sophia was one of several great churches originally built by Constantine, the first Christian emperor and founder of the city of Constantinople. For almost 1,000 years Hagia Sophia remained the largest Greek Orthodox Christian church in the world.
Referred to as one of the darkest days in Greek history, the Fall of Constantinople took place on May 29, 1453, a battle that was part of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars (1265-1453).
The naval battle of Eressos is considered the first frontal naval battle by the Greek…
From Areopoli in the Mani region of the Peloponnese, Dimitrios Kalapothakis (1865-May 27, 1921) was…
• Spitfire MJ755 was built at Castle Bromwich, and delivered to No. 33 MU at…
From the island of Samos, Lykourgos Logothetis (1772 – May 25, 1850) was the political…
For anyone heading to Athens, the Acropolis is a definite must-see. We have put together some interesting facts to shine even more light on this monument which is a universal symbol of civilisation and one of the greatest architectural complexes to ever be built.
The exhibition entitled “Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors, Heroes” will take place at the West Australian…
The Kingdom of Greece (Greek: Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος) was established in 1832 and was the…
The official event of remembrance and honour for the 80th anniversary of the historic…
Today Greece and Greeks worldwide commemorate the death of Captain Konstantinos Iliakis who lost his…
Commonly used in every day as part of the Greek language, when many Greek idioms are translated literally the results are often very puzzling and sometimes hilarious for non-Greek speakers. Here are some of our favourite and funny Greek one-liners.