A moveable holiday, the celebration of Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox. All over Greece, a plethora of customs and traditions are observed during the week prior to Easter, the Holy Week.
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A 90-year-oldman was remanded in custody on Wednesday after he was accused of fatally shooting…
Manto Mavrogenous and Laskarina Bouboulina, heroines who fought tirelessly for Greece’s Independence
March 25 is a national holiday celebrated throughout Greece. Today Greeks worldwide commemorate Greek…
Greece’s most famous party island Mykonos has just been covered in snow, a rare phenomenon…
The Elpis storm arrived at the Cycladic paradise island of Tinos on Sunday, turning almost…
The tiny village of Volax rests upon an otherworldly, lunarlike landscape that looks as though it has been pelted with giant, spherical boulders. This unique extraterrestrial surround was appreciated more than 2,000 years ago by the village’s first inhabitants who, inspired by nature, made good use of the phenomenon, building their homes around, between and into the rocks.
Each year on August 15- otherwise known as ‘Dekapentavgoustos’- on the Greek Orthodox calendar, the…
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
On the 23rd of July, the Greek Orthodox Church and Tinos celebrates the feast day…
Tinos is a stunning Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea, close to Andros, Delos,…
A moveable holiday, the celebration of Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox. All over Greece, a plethora of customs and traditions are observed during the week prior to Easter, the Holy Week.
A list of the ’10 most popular islands in Greece – and the quiet ones…
UK newspaper The Telegraph recently highlighted 15 “perfect” Greek islands readers should put on their…
Luxury and lifestyle travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller (CNT) has published a list of the “Best…
Tony Kariotis In the first half of 2020, many European countries closed their borders and…
The new application for Tinos trails has arrived. The app was developed by the Municipality…
The Greek island of Mykonos, the Canary Islands, the Maldives and Denmark have been added…
The largest Greek island, Crete, has been added to the UK’s “travel corridor”. This means…
The island of Naxos was connected to the mainland’s power grid on Tuesday evening. According…
Five Greek islands have been added to the England’s quarantine exemption list, Transport Secretary Grant…