Category: Destinations

Wine routes of Crete

In modern times, Cretan wine has won the attention and preference of the broader consumer public. Cretan wines are a precious legacy of traditional varieties, perfectly adapted to the island’s climate conditions. Cretan vineyards cover 12.8% of Greece’s wine regions and rank 3rd among the country’s 9 wine-growing areas.

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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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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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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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Distinguished Greek writer Vassilis Vassilikos died today at the age of 89.Vassilis Vassilikos was a prolific Greek #writer and #diplomat. He was born in Kavala to parents native to the island of Thasos. His father was an MP with the Liberal Party. He grew up in Thessaloniki, graduated from law school there, and moved to Athens to work as a journalist. Because of his political activities, he was forced into exile for seven years, following the coup of 1967. From 1981 to 1984, Vassilikos served as the director of the Greek state television channel (ET1). Since 1996, he has served as Greece's ambassador to UNESCO. In the 2019 Greek legislative election, he was elected MP with Syriza.As an author, Vassilikos has been highly prolific and widely-translated. He has published more than 100 books, including #novels, plays and #poetry. His best known work is the political novel Z (1967), which has been translated into thirty-two languages and was the basis of the award-winning film Z directed by Costa-Gavras (with music by Mikis Theodorakis).Z was published in Greece in 1966, and banned there one year later. It is based on an actual political assassination in 1963 in Salonika. The victim was Gregory Lambrakis, a socialist legislator and outspoken critic of the government. But Lambrakis’s killers could not have anticipated the public response. His funeral became a political event; by the time the cortege reached Athens, 400,000 people were following the coffin in silence. In the nation’s capital, the letter Z suddenly appeared on walls, sidewalks, posters–everywhere. Z stands for the Greek verb zei, “he lives.”Reading Greece ... See MoreSee Less
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As part of its artistic program to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the legendary Greek soprano #MariaCallas, the Greek National Opera – Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή is organizing the exhibition "UNBOXING CALLAS".The exhibition, which was launched on November 26, is organized by Vassilis Zidianakis and presented on the 2nd floor of the Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος - National Library of Greece, housed at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, which is also home to the National Opera.www.nationalopera.gr/en/greek-national-opera/venues/item/5287-unboxing-callas-an-archival-explora... ... See MoreSee Less
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🎻𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 🎻The Gennadius Library in Athens is hosting award winning American ethnomusicologist Christopher C. King, in a celebration of Epirotic musical culture taking place this Thursday, November 30.📀 In this musical lecture entitled “When violin was King”, Christopher King unfolds, through playing rare commercial 78s from the beginning of the 20th century, the history of the music of Epirus, this time placing the violin at the center and restoring its primary position in Epirus orchestral music.📌More on the event: tinyurl.com/mu4a8fkz▶ ️ Read Chirstopher King's interview with the Embassy of Greece in the U.S.A.: www.greeknewsagenda.gr/lament-from-epirus/ ... See MoreSee Less
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