Greece, the birthplace of democracy and philosophy, boasts another cultural treasure: philoxenia. This word, meaning "friend to the stranger," embodies a deep respect for hospitality that transcends hotels and restaurants. It's a way of life.
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“Goddess Hygieia meeting the sun and us after 2,100 years in Laodikei.” After 2,100 years, the missing head of a statue of Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health and cleanliness, has been discovered by archaeologists in the ancient city of Laodicea in Turkey.
The six songs of the Holy Week sequence, "Days of the Epitaph", is a tribute to Christ by Nikos Gatsos, one of the greatest Greek poets of the 20th century, who feels that Christ's sacrifice was the ultimate manifestation of God's love for people. All six songs are interspersed with frequent quotations, sometimes slightly modified, from the Bible and other religious texts, expressing the poet's conviction that Christ is the only hope for mankind.
Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Aegean Sea’s 'holy island' Patmos is one of the most peaceful and majestic destinations in Greece, where Saint John the Theologian wrote both his Gospel and the Apocalypse around 95AD.