Exploring Sikinos Island: Cultural Trails and Natural Treasures Through Innovation
The digital application “Paths of Culture in Sikinos” and the project “Recording...
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Modernist Greek Architect Dimitris Pikionis Celebrated in Skiathos Island Exhibition
The Benaki Museum, in collaboration with the Cultural Association ‘Skiathos’, is...
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Serifos: The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Its Mining Activity
Serifos, a small island in the western Cyclades, has a long history tied to its iron and copper...
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The history of the Athenian “polykatoikía”
The modern city of Athens is often perceived as a concrete jungle filled with tall apartment...
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The “Syrmata” of Milos: Adaptive Architecture and Cultural Heritage
The “syrmata” (wires) buildings on the island of Milos are traditional small, single-room...
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The dovecotes of Tinos Island
The island of Tinos is located in the Cyclades, close to Mykonos, and is mostly famous for the...
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Xenakis exhibition at EMST in collaboration with the Athens Conservatoire Centre for Research and Documentation
Iannis Xenakis at The Shiraz Festival, Persepolis, Iran, 1971. Photo by Malie Létrange Supporting...
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Porto Lago / Lakki: a 1930’s model town in the Aegean
On the island of Leros in the Dodecanese archipelago of the Aegean Sea you can find a strange town that looks like an old movie set. This is the town of Lakki, or Porto Lago as it was originally called when it was built in the 1930s, during the Italian occupation of the Dodecanese. Some of its buildings have been declared monuments by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
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The Greek New Year’s tradition of the vasilopita - Greek News Agenda
Christmas Holidays are a time for family and friends to gather around a festive table set with sweet and savoury delicacies; in Greece, this will usually include some type of white or red meat, potatoes, salads and, for dessert, melomakarona (syrup-soaked cookies) and kourabiedes (sugar-coated short...
The Embassies and Consulates of Greece honor Mikis Theodorakis
Mikis Theodorakis stands out as on of modern Greece’s most prolific and internationally renowned composers. His repertoire includes symphonies, oratorios, ballets, operas, chamber music, solo piano works, but also film scores – including his arguably greatest worldwide success, “Zorba’s Danc...
