Three Greek bars from Athens have been voted among the 50 best in the world,…
Tag: Greek culture
Larissa is the fourth largest city in Greece and is located in Thessaly, between Athens…
One of the most beautiful villages in Greece, the mountainous village of Agios Lavrentios remains untouched by time and largely unknown to most.
Worldwide studies throughout the years have shown that Greek coffee has major health benefits, going…
California born African American Sharia Sarantis, celebrity stylist and director of thriving business ‘The Braid Boss’ says “I would never have guessed I’d be Greek Orthodox and living in Australia with a thriving business!” Yet somehow, at 39 years of age, Sharia finds herself living in Sydney with her Greek Australian husband Sotiri, their two beautiful children and her 72 year old mother-in law. And she couldn’t be happier.
Smashing plates is certainly synonymous with Greek culture, and it appears that it is also…
Greece and Cyprus have not followed EU states in increasing costs in cultural goods, per…
NOYNOY is a household name in Greece, with generations of children growing up drinking this…
On this day, August 31, in 1056 AD, Byzantine Empress Theodora Porphyrogenita died. Theodora was…
With a name that literally means ‘City of Victory’, one can only imagine the history that has been created in such a place as the city of Nikopolis in Preveza, in the region of Epirus, Greece. Covering an area of 900 hectares (approximately 14,000 acres), Nikopolis was the largest ancient city in Greece.
Coffee is a part of Greek culture, and over the warmer months, Greeks are known…
Fifty-four students from 17 countries and 29 universities attended the Athens University summer course in…
Strolling through the galleries of Zappeion, an emblematic building in Athens constructed for the first…
For Greeks, filotimo is something that has been passed through generations, it’s inherited in our DNA. Could this age-old noun encapsulating the highest of Greek virtues be the key to ending this ‘age of loneliness’?
With a new underwater museum where visitors can explore the remains of a 2500-year-old shipwreck, the Alonissos Marine Park is the largest reserve of its kind in the world, a place of unspoilt natural beauty that is home to a fascinating variety of flora, fauna and marine life including the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal.
Greektown Heritage Festival has returned this year to Detroit, with an exciting cultural fiesta celebrating…
Greece is one of the oldest wine-producing countries in the world, with records of wine…
On June 24 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Forerunner.
Coffee is a part of Greek culture and over the warmer months, Greeks are known…
The Hellenic Lyceum had the pleasure of launching a new book by Costa Vertzayias entitled…