Artichokes are a 3,000-year-old detox secret, highly prized over the centuries for its potent medicinal properties. The Ancient Greeks valued this rare, edible blossom that it was known as ‘food for the Gods’ and reserved for the aristocratic alone. Modern research confirms just how right ancient healers were about the medicinal powers of this thorny, armoured vegetable with the sweet, sensual heart.
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A video from Fourni, Ikaria showed an episode that a Greek fisherman had with a…
With its glorious and evocative landscapes, vibrant local traditions and cultures, pure foods and legendary…
Emergency restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19 were decided on Friday for the regional…
If you are looking for the liveliest time to be in Greece, Dekapentavgoustos (August 15th) should definitely be on top of your list. Marking the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Former Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos was enjoying the blue sky of Ikaria but immortalised…
In Ikaria honey is used to treat everything from wounds to stomach issues, influenza, and…
The Greek government is seeking to increase the number of quarantine hotels on the islands…
A 63-year-old Greek operator of an inflatable canoe who was stranded at sea west of Armenistis…
Traditional cafés, or kafenia, have been an essential feature of Athenian social life since the 1830s.…
“Ikaria’s philosophy mirrors the Greek Islands’ approach of adding life to our years, instead of trying to add years to our lives.” Despite being currently unable to travel overseas, Australians are still able to escape to Ikaria as new Greek meze bar opens in Bondi Beach, bringing good food and great times with a distinctly Mediterranean atmosphere and island holiday vibe.
Over the last decade, thermal baths have become some of the most popular destinations for tourists all over world, who visit them to receive the beneficial properties of their thermal waters, and to escape in the beautiful Greek mountains, caves and forests that surround them. Here are some of the most popular thermal baths in Greece.
Ferries at the port city of Thessaloniki will sail to north Aegean islands from March…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis “is arrogant, has a lack of compassion, and cannot understand the…
With the headline “New challenge from Greece in the Aegean”, the Kemalist Sözcü propaganda outlet…
Social media lit up after a local from the island of Ikaria posted the following…
Turkey on Tuesday issued three navigational communication telexes (NAVTEX) covering large swathes of the Aegean…
Greece has delivered over 180 tons of humanitarian assistance to Lebanon following the August 4…
Turkey is the only country that refers to and demands the demilitarisation of the eastern…
A former Secretary General of the so-called Turkish Ministry of National Defense claimed that Greece…