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.
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Spinalonga island. Started as a Venetian fortress (1574-1715), became an Ottoman colony (1715-1898) after the…
On April 18, it’s the World Heritage Day, or International Day for Monuments and Sites.…
Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Aegean Sea’s ‘holy island’ Patmos is one of the most peaceful and majestic destinations in Greece, where Saint John the Theologian wrote both his Gospel and the Apocalypse around 95AD.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan invited the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of…
Relations between Moscow and Ankara will not deteriorate due to the conversion of Hagia Sophia…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis again criticised Turkey over its decision to convert Hagia Sophia…
The destruction of ancient Nymphaeum (monumental fountain) of ancient Apollonia (Ἀπολλωνία) near Fieri (Φίερι) has…
The Culture Ministry of Greece has submitted the final nomination file for the island of Spinalonga to be…