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Wine routes of northern Greece – Chalkidiki

Chalkidiki is primarily famous as a tourist destination, known for its idyllic beaches and impressive natural beauty; but, apart from its seaside and mountain landscapes, it is also renowned for its high-quality food products. Among these are some of Greece’s best wines, coming from its vast vineyards and numerous wineries. This makes it ideal as a wine tourism destination, following the path of the Chalkidiki Wine Route, part of the Wine Routes of Northern Greece.

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🌞 ALWAYS THE SUN

The Embassy of Greece in Riga had the honour of supporting the opening of ALWAYS THE SUN, an exhibition that brings the intensity, luminosity, and spirit of the Greek sun into dialogue with Riga’s contemporary art scene.

At the heart of the exhibition is the sun, not as a motif to be depicted, but as a way of thinking, seeing, and experiencing.

It explores how the intensity, luminosity, and particular qualities of Greek light have shaped aesthetic languages, perceptions, and ways of engaging with the world.
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🇬🇷 Greece’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2025

Greece’s total bilateral and multilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) reached USD 357.81 million in 2025, equivalent to 0.13% of Gross National Income (GNI).
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🏆 A new distinction for the Ethnological Museum of Thrace – Honorary Award for Angeliki Giannakidou

At the European Museum Academy Awards ceremony in Alicante, Spain, the Academy honored Angeliki Giannakidou, founder and President of the Ethnological Museum of Thrace, with the Longlife Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the preservation, documentation and promotion of the history and traditions of Thrace.

This marks the second European recognition for the Museum. In 2025, the Ethnological Museum of Thrace received a Special Distinction at the DASA Awards of the European Museum Academy for its innovative approach to museum education.

💬 As Angeliki Giannakidou said:
“The entire team of the Ethnological Museum of Thrace and I personally are deeply moved by this award. This second European recognition confirms the philosophy that guides our work: that museums belong to society.”