Qantas and the Greek Connection Happy 100th birthday to Australian airline Qantas. The popular airline celebrated the milestone with a scenic flight over Sydney Harbour, but did you know that the ‘flying…
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At the top of The Times list of ’25 spectacular Greek island breaks’, is Andros. It is recalled Andros was also number one on the list of ‘Europe’s 25 secret islands without crowds…
A strong earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale occurred off the Greek island of Hydra at 10:27am today, Monday. Authorities claimed the epicentre of the earthquake was in the sea about…
On August 1, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agia Elessa of Kythira. Elessa was born in the Peloponnese to a wealthy pagan father and devout Christian mother and…
Paediatric facilities in the regional towns of Argos and Galatas in the eastern part of the Peloponnese, will be upgraded thanks to a grant from The Hellenic Initiative Australia to Pediatric Trauma…
Metropolitan Seraphim of Kythira was arrested after he opened the church doors, conducted church service and with bells ringing called on the faithful to come to church on Friday, despite a ban…
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopios Pavlopoulos bestowed Commander of the Order of Honour medals to Greek poet and translator, Titos Patrikios and theatre critic and translator Kostas Georgousopoulos, for their contribution to…
Just like that 92 days of Summer in Greece for 2019 are over. But the days haven’t been marked off the calendar without having created endless memories that will forever be cherished…
The Hellenic Initiative (THI) Australia will be providing specialist equipment for the Paediatric Trauma Centre in Kythira, in partnership with Pediatric Trauma Care (Pedtrauma). The upgraded paediatric facilities at the General Hospital-Health…
On August 1, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agia Elessa of Kythira. Elessa was born in the Peloponnese to a wealthy pagan father and devout Christian mother and…
A Mini-Travel Guide by Nicola Christoforos I won’t blame you if you think love was born over a Tinder “swipe” and a latte because that’s the most common millennial meet cute. For…
On Saturday 2nd June 2018, over 600 guests attended the 96th Annual Kytherian Debutante Ball at the Royal Randwick Racecourse. Guest of Honour for the night was Mr. Christos Karras, Consul General…
Greece’s Ministry of Culture have announced the discovery of more treasures from the legendary shipwreck Mentor in Kythera, which includes chess pieces, tobacco pipes, vials, and even a toothbrush as uncovered by…
Greek authorities have seized roughly two tons of Albanian-grown marijuana on an Italian flagged yacht, which was headed for the Aegean islands. The coast guard told police the interception took place following…