The web portal Study in Greece is campaigning for the promotion and international visibility of Greek Universities and the comparative educational advantages of our country. In particular, the campaign focuses on the foreign language study…
When Sally Jane Smith sets out for Greece with her mother’s 1978 travel diary in her pocket, she is searching for the wanderlust she lost in a devastating overseas road accident. As she ventures into the heart of the Mediterranean – wande…
Evanthis Hatzivassiliou is Professor of Postwar History at the Department of History of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as well as secretary-general of the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarism and Democracy. His resea…
Niki Chalkiadaki was born in Greece in 1980. She studied Greek Literature and Linguistics at the Aristotle University in Greece. She was awarded a postgraduate scholarship and completed a Master's degree in 'Creative Writing' at the University o…
Spa tourism is a form of wellness tourism centered around the use of thermal and/or mineral waters for treatment, rehabilitation, and recreation. Although Greece has not made a name as a destination for medicinal baths, it is nevertheless home to num…
The Greek Dances Theater "Dora Stratou" in Athens is a unique institution of its kind with various activities all centered around Greek folk dances. It is actually a "sui generis" theater that includes a highly original dance troupe continually engag…
Twenty-four rebetes [rebetiko musicians], fourteen complete songs, verses and stanzas from other thirty-five songs and their stories are featured in the graphic novel “Rebetiko.History and Protagonists” written by Nikos Koufopoulos. The…
Efstathia P. (pen name: tria epslion) was born in Thessaloniki in 1994. She speaks fluently English and Spanish from which she translates poems and essays in Greek. She has a Bachelor degree in Greek Literature and a MA degree in General and Comparat…
On June 28, 2023, the Embassy of Greece in London hosted the event "The Contribution of Greece, Hungary and Romania to the Shaping of European Literature" to celebrate the Greek city of Elefsina holding the tile of European Capital of Culture for 202…
Elias Petropoulos (1928-2003) was among the most controversial Greek writers of the twentieth century. Imprisoned three times during the Junta (1967-1974) and persecuted by Greek judges as late as the 1980s, this “urban folklorist” produc…
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