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Caves of Kastania and Agios Nikolaos Geopark

In the southern part of the Peloponnese is the Cape Maleas peninsula,which features some impressive geological formations. Among them we find the caves of Kastania, one of Greece’s most impressive cave systems, and the Agios Nikolaos Geopark with its unique petrified forest.

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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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Spa tourism in Greece

Spa tourism is a form of wellness tourism centered around the use of thermal and/or mineral waters for treatment, rehabilitation, and recreation. Greece has not made a name as a destinati is home to numerous spa resorts, since various hot springs and mineral springs can be found on both its mainland and its islands.

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📜 The year 2024 marks 200 years since the death of the great romantic poet Lord Byron, who died at the age of 36 in the besieged Greek town of Missolonghi.📯 The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (Εταιρεία για τον Ελληνισμό και Φιλελληνισμό) and the Μουσείο Φιλελληνισμού / Philhellenism Museum have declared 2024 as the “YEAR OF LORD BYRON AND PHILHELLENISM” with the aim of highlighting and honoring the great British Philhellene and the important contribution of Philhellenism internationally, through a series of actions and events, including exhibitions, conferences, publications and student competitions.📚 On this occasion, read more about Byron, and other Philhellenes, via GNA:✒️ On one of Byron's last poems, written in Missolonghiwww.greeknewsagenda.gr/poem-byron/🎞 On Nikos Koundouros’ film "Byron, A Ballad for a Daemon"www.greeknewsagenda.gr/byron-ballad-for-a-daemon-the-heretic-of-view-of-nikos-koundouros/🇬🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸 And a tribute to American and British Philhelleneswww.greeknewsagenda.gr/philhellenes/ ... See MoreSee Less
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What can the Greek classics teach us about leadership?The Embassy of Greece in Washington and the Society for the Preservation of the Greek Heritage present a thought-provoking lecture:"Journey of the Minds and the Future of Leadership: Reading the Greek Classics"🎙️ Speaker: Dr. Norman Sandridge Associate Professor of Classics, Howard University and co-founder of Kallion: Elevating Leadership through the Humanities🗓️ Date: Thursday, December 7, 2023🕡 Time: 6:30 pm (USA GMT-5)📍 Venue: The Embassy of Greece (2217 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008)ℹ & RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6yhZ7Dnw1nqQUqtKN_RwMcjsjyWanCs1UlQjSCk0awO9_JQ/viewform?pli=1Read Rethinking Greece's recent interview with Dr. Sandridge on the place of classics in the modern world and the ways in which ancient thinkers can still shape the notion of leadership in contemporary societies: www.greeknewsagenda.gr/norman-sandridge/ ... See MoreSee Less
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