Olympus: The mountain of the gods
Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece and second highest in the Balkans. Primarily famous as...
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Explore four new museums that have opened in Athens
Four new museums opened in Athens during the past year, further enriching the Greek capital’s...
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Intercalated Games: the forgotten Athens mid-Olympics of 1906
The Intercalated Olympic Games were conceived as a series of international athletics competitions...
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Poem of the Month: The Olympic Hymn by Kostis Palamas
The modern Olympics were established in the late 19th century, thanks to the efforts of a movement...
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The new Athens Olympic Museum
The new Athens Olympic Museum, founded under the auspices of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and...
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Exploring the Syngrou Estate, Athens’ Hidden Gem where Nature meets History
Athens might be a bustling, vibrant capital, but it’s easy to get some nature therapy in...
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Ekecheiria, the ancient Greek tradition for the Olympic Truce to be applied in Tokyo 2020
The ancient Greek tradition of the ekecheiria, or the Olympic Truce refers to the cessation of...
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Ride a Greek bike!
A love of cycling and the culture associated with it, quick, easy and eco-friendly transport...
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Recent Stories
Reading Greece: Marisa De Castro – “To make history interesting, it must be written with honesty, even when it addresses traumatic issues”
Marisa De Castro is born in Athens. She studied Pedagogy at the Sorbonne and Literature for Children and Young People. She taught History and Literature to primary school students in the private sector. She writes documentary books for children in the field of history and art, and translates literat...
Kiki Kolympari: Capturing the essence of life’s delicate, ever-evolving balance
Kiki Kolympari’s work explores abstraction as a form of visual storytelling, blending geometric forms, delicate tones, and symbolic motifs to convey themes of transformation and emotional resonance. Employing a refined palette of soft patterns and recurring shapes, she constructs serene, yet dynam...
