Spinalonga island. Started as a Venetian fortress (1574-1715), became an Ottoman colony (1715-1898) after the…
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Greece’s much loved rebetiko music genre, otherwise referred to as the Greek blues has been…
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by Greece titled…
Greece’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias on Monday briefed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on National…
It’s now official, Thessaloniki is a culinary paradise! In fact, Greece’s second-largest city has always been…
Greece was elected to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee at the 23rd General Assembly of…
At a time when discussions for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures have been revived…
World Olive Tree Day takes place on 26 November every year to encourage the protection of the olive tree and the values it embodies, in order to appreciate its important social, cultural, economic and environmental significance to humanity.
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has ramped up diplomatic pressure on his British counterpart for…
Speaking to the Ouzo Talk podcast, Founder and Chair of the International Committee – Australia – for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles Inc (IOCARPM), Emmanuel John Comino AM, and committee member Theodora Gianniotis, are of the strong opinion that the British Museum are now clutching at straws, as their out-dated arguments have been systematically disproved over time.
British TV presenters have admitted that they received an “outpouring of love for the Geek Prime Minister” Kyriakos Mitsotakis after he appeared on popular UK breakfast show ‘Good Morning Britain.’
About halfway up to the Monastery of Agios Ioannis on Patmos is the Cave of the…
Condé Nast Traveller readers have spoken and the results have been published by the luxury travel magazine aimed at the upmarket, independent traveller in a list of the Top 10 Resorts in Greece for 2021.
“The obligation to return the Parthenon sculptures lies squarely with the UK government.” Greek PM Kriakos Mitsotakis calls for talks with the UK, offers to loan treasures to the British Museum in exchange for the Parthenon sculptures.
It is the first Greek city to receive this title In a press release, the…
On 29 September 2021 the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property…
The UK government has rejected Unesco’s recommendation that it reconsider the ownership status of the…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called on Britain to return…
The “Mitos” project – an ongoing ethnographic series by Greek photographer Michael Pappas that focuses on local costumes throughout Greece – is described as a compelling and beautiful tribute to Greece.
As the capital of the Dodecanese, this 5000-year-old island is filled with natural, cultural and historical wonders including the Colossus of Rhodes – a giant statue of a 282 BC wrestler was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Read this extensive guide to the wondrous island of Rhodes.