Hundreds of citizens flocked to the Acropolis on Sunday for World Heritage Day. On this day…
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Last year, a concrete path was created for wheelchair users, elderly citizens and others with…
Between 8.30pm and 9.30pm on Saturday, several landmarks across Greece turned off their lights, participating…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hailed the return of the “epic” Acropolis Rally of Greece at a time when “Greece is finding its way.”
“I want the Greek DNA showcased in this exhibition to trigger pride, acknowledgement and a respect for the modern world’s roots.” Melbourne leg of Nick Bourdaniotis’ “The Evzones Collection” photography exhibition national tour a resounding success.
To experience ‘The Evzones Collection’ Exhibition is to fall in love with the strength, solidarity and mystique that is the Evzones. And with the spiritual, brilliant, creative, artistic, shining light of a legend that is world class photographer, Nick Bourdaniotis. We speak to Nick about his life’s passion of photography, his creative processes, and what inspires him, to find out more about what goes on inside the genius mind of the man behind the lens.
In the presence of President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the official Greek…
The atmosphere and experience on the morning of March 25 at the Acropolis, the Holy…
The Acropolis reopened on Monday for visitors after all archeological sites were closed for many…
George Clooney repeats his claim that the Parthenon sculptures should be returned to Athens. This comes despite the fact that in 2014 when he said that returning them was “the right thing to do”, Boris Johnson compared him to Hitler. Last December Clooney admitted in an interview that the comparison: “still makes me laugh. Bit of a stretch.”
The European Parliament will honour the late, great WWII resistance hero Manolis Glezos by naming…
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.
The duration of the snowstorm in Attica this week was 36 hours. The beautiful snow…
Deputy Civil Protection Minister for Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias expressed his belief that by midnight…
Heavy snowfall disrupted normal life and services across Greece’s capital city on Tuesday. The beautiful…
Athens was blanketed in a cover of snow overnight, allowing photographers, professional and amateur, to…
On February 8, 1912, Emmanouil Argyropoulos (Εμμανουήλ Αργυρόπουλος) became the first Greek pilot to perform…
“The Evzones of the Presidential Guard are the custodians of our historical memory,” President of…
The temple of Hephaestus and the monument to Philopappos shines like never before. The design…
The Presidential Guard (Προεδρική Φρουρά) are the epitome of bravery and freedom, honouring the heroes thousands of years on, who fought and sacrificed for the land on which they stand on.