The Hellenic Navy, led by the Georgios Averof battleship, defeated the second and last attempt…
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Athimos Gazis, From Millies in Thessaly, was a Priest, Revolutionary, Cartographer and significant figure in…
The story behind the featured image of a Greek Mother giving her son what appears…
On August 31, 1922, Kemal’s army wanted to destroy everything Greek that existed in the…
August 30th, 1949 – The Battle of Grammos-Vitsi After nearly 10 years of continuous fighting,…
Born in Athens but with family roots in Kastoria, Macedonia, he was a writer, diplomat…
The battle of Dervenakia is perhaps the most crucial battle of the Greek Revolution. It…
Born on August 12, 1800 in Lampovo in Northern Epirus, Zappas was a fighter in the Greek War of Independence and later, a businessman, philanthropist, national benefactor and founder of the modern Olympic Games.
Born in the village of Krania, midway between Agioi Saranda and Delvino in Northern Epirus,…
Donousa (Δονούσα) is an emerald island located in the southeastern Cyclades of Greece, with only…
On April 19, we commemorate the memory of Lord Byron, one of the greatest Philhellenes…
On August 31, 1922, Kemal’s army wanted to destroy everything Greek that existed in the…
June 21, 1824, the island of Psara, which had joined The Greek War of Independence on April 10, 1821, was invaded by the Turkish fleet, comprising 176 ships. At the time, it was estimated that there were 30,000 people on the island, 7,000 of which were locals and the rest refugees from Asia Minor and nearby Chios, which had been destroyed two years earlier.
Only two hours away from Athens, Nafplio has been named Greece’s prettiest and most romantic…
Battle of Maniaki BEFORE THE BATTLE At the beginning of 1825, the Greek Revolution was…
On April 19, we commemorate the memory of Lord Byron, one of the greatest Philhellenes…
195 year’s ago today, the Exodus of Mesolongi was one of the most important historical…
Ismene Kilia | Portes Magazine The first capital of the modern Greek state is a…
Ioannina, the largest city of Epirus, was incorporated into the Greek state on the 21st…
Greek General Theodoros Kolokotronis (Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης) was born on April 3, 1770, and passed away…