“The Evzones Collection” by Nick Bourdaniotis is opening in Sydney, May 2022, then Athens War…
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If you are heading to Greece this summer and not familiar with the Greek language,…
If you are in the Greek capital and craving some authentic Italian pizza and pasta,…
Southern Sydney’s much loved Greek Summer Festival returns to Carss Park on Sunday 5th of June from 10am to 7pm.
His entry, “At the British Museum”, a miniature self-portrait of the artist crafted in painstakingly…
Independent, adventurous and nature-loving, Queen Amalia liked to explore Athens on horseback, and when during…
Protomagia (May 1st) is International Labour Day in Greece, it is a holiday when people…
In Paleo Faliro, right across Flisvos Park, one of Attica’ best seaside playgrounds and…
Good Friday and the night of Holy Saturday are one of the most important and…
As the greatest feast of Orthodoxy, Easter is celebrated in a unique way in every corner of Greece, with century-old local traditions being revived every year all across the country.
Once every few years, Greek Easter falls the same week as “American Easter,” as it…
On Thursday of Holy Week four events are commemorated: the washing of the disciples’ feet,…
There is a myriad of varying Greek wedding traditions depending on the area of Greece. From Epirus’s love of klarina (clarinets) and dancing the tsamiko, to guns firing, here is a look at some of the wonderful traditions that we love about Greek weddings.
The monastery of Agia Eirini Chrysovalantou is located in Lykovrisi, Attica. Set in peaceful surroundings,…
It comes as no surprise that Corfu is again the top destination for the Easter…
April Fools Day is widely celebrated in Greece. There are references to the day in…
A 16-storey office tower, a 12-storey, 150-room high-end hotel and a new auditorium housing a…
The Orthodox Church of Greece has announced yoga as “absolutely incompatible” with Christianity and not…
The Annunciation (or Evangelismos in Greek) of the Theotokos is one of the Great Feasts…
In honour of Greek National Day, Richard Marles MP, Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party, gave an address yesterday at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia to commemorate 201 years of the Greek Australian Friendship. Amongst those in attendance for this special event were His Eminence Archbishop Makarios and Bill Papastergiadis President of the Greek Community of Melbourne.