Argos, Greece, is considered to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and the oldest in Europe. Located in the northeastern Peloponnese region, Argos has a rich history that spans over three millennia, making it a fascinating destination for travellers who are looking to explore ancient Greece and its heritage.
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The Archaeological Site of Olympia, in the historic and culturally rich region of Ilia, Greece, was a fitting venue for an event held this week by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, designed to kickstart a government initiative to strengthen synergies between culture and tourism.
For the first time, Homer’s heroic epic “the Odyssey” can be heard in podcast format.…
Described as an “Ocean’s Eleven minus Brad Pitt meets Dan Brown, Byron and Thucydides”, ‘The Aegean Seven’ is a new historical fiction by Billy Cotsis for those who want to know more about the period in which and how the Parthenon Sculptures were taken. Despite many of the characters being purely fiction, the novel lays out what happened and how it happened on the eve of the Greek Revolution and freedom.