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Tower of the Winds: The world’s oldest "weather station"

May 25, 2020 Culture | Society

The Tower of the Winds (alternatively, Horologion of Andronikos Kyrrhestes) is located in the Roman Agora of Athens, between the areas of Plaka and Monastiraki, and it is considered the first meteorological station in the world. It is an octagonal structure…

Greece's UNESCO Global Geoparks

May 25, 2020 Culture | Society

Can you think of an area that combines geology with environment, sustainable development, culture and tourism? Well, the answer is Global Geoparks. According to UNESCO -that has developed a Network of such Geoparks- these places are “single, unified…

ΒOOK OF THE MONTH: “Fool’s Gold” by Maro Douka

May 22, 2020 Reading Greece

“My father, thunderstruck, was demanding to know: "But when? This is madness! Impossible." When at last he replaces the receiver in a grand Shakespearean manner - my father has it in the blood - he broke the news to us: Dictatorship. My mother cried out and…

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  The Plague of Athens as told by Thucydides: a timeless analysis of an epidemic

  May 21, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Artist Stavros Kotsireas: "Creativity is part of our humanity"

  May 20, 2020 Arts in Greece
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  The Greek Film Archive brings Greek Avant-Garde Cinema at Home

  May 19, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Platforms Project goes digital

  May 17, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Film of the Month: “Open Letter”, Requiem for a Generation Lost

  May 15, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Greece assumes the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

  May 14, 2020 Politics | Polity
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  A journey to Greece’s tourism campaigns: from archaeology to sharing authentic experience and values

  May 14, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Of malaria and epidemics: an interview with historian Katerina Gardikas

  May 14, 2020 Interviews
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  Reading Greece: Cara Hoffman on Athens as a City of Contradictions and a Compelling Literary Setting

  May 12, 2020 Reading Greece
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  USA city names of Greek origin – Part 2

  May 09, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Eugenios Spatharis: Grand Master of the Greek Shadow Theatre

  May 08, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Reading Greece: Alexis Stamatis on Literature as an Existential Submersion in Fundamental Human Issues

  May 07, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Christos Michalakelis explains why Greece is the new studies destination in the COVID-19 era

  May 05, 2020 Government | Policy
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  Greek scientific and research community join forces to combat COVID-19

  May 04, 2020 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Caves of Greece

  May 04, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Reading Greece: Iakovos Anyfantakis on the Literary Depiction of the Transformation of Modern Man in a Shifting World

  May 01, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Greek initiatives at the EU vs Virus innovation hackathon to tackle COVID-19

  Apr 30, 2020 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Filming Greece | Konstantinos Antonopoulos on how to build a pocket size inferno on an idyllic beach

  Apr 29, 2020 Filming Greece
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  USA city names of Greek origin - Part 1

  Apr 27, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Exploring the Acropolis #MuseumFromHome

  Apr 27, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Filming Greece | Marianna Economou on the Tomatoes that met the Iris Awards

  Apr 24, 2020 Filming Greece
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  POEM OF THE MONTH: ‘Moonlight Sonata’ by Yiannis Ritsos

  Apr 23, 2020 Reading Greece
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  e-Academia: Learn Modern Greek online

  Apr 21, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Dr John Kittmer on how to inspire and engage in cultural and personal dialogue in Anglo-Hellenic relations

  Apr 21, 2020 Rethinking Greece
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  Byzantine tradition and western influences on the iconography of the Divine Passion in religious paintings at the Prefecture of Chania (17th-20th century)

  Apr 17, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Epidemiology and international cooperation in early 20th century Greece

  Apr 16, 2020 Culture | Society
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  BOOK OF THE MONTH: 'Easter Short Stories' by Alexandros Papadiamantis

  Apr 15, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Greek writers and poets on Easter

  Apr 14, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Filming Greece | “Entwined”: A grounded in reality fantasy film

  Apr 13, 2020 Filming Greece
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  A digital journey into the world of Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas

  Apr 10, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Reading Greece: Irena Karafilly on the Interrelation Between History and Fiction, and Greece as a Compelling Literary Setting

  Apr 09, 2020 Reading Greece
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  “Politeia” Innovation Center to promote R&D ecosystem in Greece

  Apr 08, 2020 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Protection of Dolphins and other Sea Mamals in Greece

  Apr 07, 2020 Culture | Society
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  International city names of Greek origin

  Apr 06, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Digitalization of the public administration accelerated in Greece due to the coronavirus

  Apr 03, 2020 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Film of the Month: “Reconstruction” the first film of the Last Modernist

  Apr 03, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Reading Greece: Christos Kythreotis on the Athenian Urban Landscape as a Source of Literary Inspiration

  Apr 01, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Museum of Cycladic Art: Home Activities

  Mar 30, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Konstantinos Parthenis: The “Poet’ of Modern Greek Art

  Mar 30, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Greek Cinema in the Coronavirus Era: Iris Awards and Homework for the “Stay at Homers”

  Mar 26, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Distance learning after the closure of schools in Greece

  Mar 26, 2020 Business | Innovation | Education
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  POEM OF THE MONTH: ‘Hymn to Liberty’ by Dionysios Solomos

  Mar 25, 2020 Reading Greece
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  The Greek Revolution today: historiography and the public on the eve of 2021

  Mar 24, 2020 Culture | Society
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  The visual representation of the 1821 Greek War of Independence through the eyes of Greek and foreign artists

  Mar 23, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Demetrios Galanis: the forerunner of modern Greek engraving

  Mar 20, 2020 Culture | Society
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  BOOK OF THE MONTH: ‘The Great Chimera’ by M. Karagatsis

  Mar 18, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Greek initiatives for the protection of European borders and a common EU migration policy

  Mar 18, 2020 Politics | Polity
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  Filming Greece | Stelios Koukouvitakis on choices and consequences

  Mar 18, 2020 Filming Greece
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  Country names of Greek origin

  Mar 16, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Taste the unique "Greek breakfast"

  Mar 16, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Awards of the 22nd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival on line Agora Doc Market

  Mar 13, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Antonis Hadjikyriacou on the Ottoman period, the Greek Revolution of 1821, and new paths in Greek historiography

  Mar 12, 2020 Innovative Greece
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  Pavlopetri: The Oldest Submerged City in the World

  Mar 11, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Reading Greece: Christos Asteriou on the Meeting Point Between the World of Fiction and the Real World

  Mar 10, 2020 Reading Greece
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  “Rebrain Greece” an initiative to reverse brain drain

  Mar 09, 2020 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Nostalgia: inaugural exhibition celebrating 20 years of operation by the Frissiras Museum

  Mar 06, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Underwater excavation at the historic Mentor wreck site (Kythera, 1802)

  Mar 05, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Filming Greece | Giorgos Georgopoulos on a deadly virus and toxic masculinity

  Mar 03, 2020 Filming Greece
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  Reading Greece: A.E. Stallings on Greek Mythology as a Source of Inspiration and the Greek Language as a Landscape in Poetry

  Mar 03, 2020 Reading Greece
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  “Public Diplomacy in Practice”: Inaugural seminar of the Secretariat General for Public Diplomacy

  Feb 28, 2020 Politics | Polity
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  Reading Greece Pays Tribute to Writer Alki Zei

  Feb 28, 2020 Reading Greece
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  BOOK OF THE MONTH: ‘Data from the Decade of the Sixties’ by Thanassis Valtinos

  Feb 26, 2020 Reading Greece
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  The Greek National Opera celebrates its 80th anniversary

  Feb 25, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Rector Athanasios Katsis presents the English speaking postgraduate study programs offered by the University of the Peloponnese

  Feb 24, 2020 Government | Policy
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  Reading Greece Pays Tribute to Acclaimed Greek Poet Kiki Dimoula

  Feb 22, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Discover the Katakouzenos House-Museum, an Athenian Cultural Gem

  Feb 21, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Film of the month: The Ogre of Athens

  Feb 19, 2020 Culture | Society
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  The Museum of the Bank of Greece

  Feb 18, 2020 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Reading Greece: Nikos Davvetas on the Language of Literature as a Means to Transform Human Experience into Art

  Feb 17, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Composer Yiorgos Vassilandonakis on his opera "The Papess Joanne "

  Feb 17, 2020 Arts in Greece
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  Exploring the Human Form in Modern Greek Art

  Feb 14, 2020 Culture | Society
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  POEM OF THE MONTH: ‘The Southern Cross’ by Nikos Kavadias

  Feb 13, 2020 Reading Greece
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  First world screening of the restored film “The Apaches of Athens” and a tribute to "The discreet charm of restoration": A Celebration of Film Heritage

  Feb 12, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Dr Liana Giannakopoulou: "Modern Greek is a highly sought-after course among the students despite the fact that it is a challenging option"

  Feb 11, 2020 Rethinking Greece
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  Painter Dimitris Tzamouranis: "Art’s ultimate objective is the pursuit of beauty"

  Feb 10, 2020 Arts in Greece
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  Vassilis Papadopoulos on the lasting influence of the Greek language

  Feb 07, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Nicholas J. Cull, Professor of Public Diplomacy at the USC, speaks to GNA about nation branding and cultural diplomacy

  Feb 05, 2020 Opinion | Analysis
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  Reading Greece: Pela Soultatou on Writing as an Experimental Endeavour

  Feb 05, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Angela Ralli on the dynamics of the Greek language in Canada and the IMMIGREC research project

  Jan 24, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou elected President of Greece

  Jan 22, 2020 Politics | Polity
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  5th International Documentary Festival "Beyond Borders” calls for films

  Jan 21, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Reading Greece Pays Tribute to Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke

  Jan 21, 2020 Reading Greece
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  READING GREECE: Persa Apostoli on the Picaresque Novel and its Traces in 19th Century Greek Literature

  Jan 19, 2020 Reading Greece
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  “Fiscardo wreck” in Kefalonia: The largest Roman shipwreck in the eastern Mediterranean

  Jan 17, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Study Classical Greece in Athens

  Jan 16, 2020 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Hellas Filmbox Berlin fifth edition: Feminine, sunny & blue in Berlin

  Jan 15, 2020 Culture | Society
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  BOOK OF THE MONTH: "The Flaw" by Antonis Samarakis

  Jan 14, 2020 Reading Greece
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  Greece’s Green Agenda on Energy and Climate

  Jan 13, 2020 Politics | Polity
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  The glory of Greek light through Tsarouchis’ eyes

  Jan 10, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Reading Greece: Christiana Mygdali on the Challenges of Translating Greek Poetry in English

  Jan 08, 2020 Reading Greece
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  The ancient city of Oeniadae

  Jan 08, 2020 Culture | Society
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  Nicolas Calas: a surrealist bridging two continents

  Dec 24, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Art historian Alexandra Kouroutaki on Nativity in 20th-century hagiography in Chania

  Dec 24, 2019 Culture | Society
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  Filming Greece | Film of the Month: The Counterfeit Coin

  Dec 20, 2019 Culture | Society
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  POEM OF THE MONTH: 'Winter' by Miltos Sachtouris

  Dec 18, 2019 Reading Greece
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  "Rebooting the Greek Language" project: "Between Worlds" at the Museum of Vancouver

  Dec 18, 2019 Business | Innovation | Education
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  Photography: W. Mark Wilman on "Discovering the Beauty of the Cyclades"

  Dec 16, 2019 Arts in Greece
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  Study in Greece: Summer Schools 2020

  Dec 16, 2019 Business | Innovation | Education
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  BOOK OF THE MONTH: “Christmas Short Stories" by Alexandros Papadiamantis

  Dec 13, 2019 Reading Greece
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  Ekecheiria, the ancient Greek tradition for the Olympic Truce to be applied in Tokyo 2020

  Dec 12, 2019 Culture | Society

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