Lady of Ro: The Greek Patriot Who Raised the Flag Everyday on a Remote Aegean Island
Lady of Ro Raising the Greek flag. Credit: Public Domain The “Lady of Ro,” Despina Achladioti, was the woman who lived alone on the remote ...
Ancient Weapons Workshop Linked to Alexander the Great’s Successors Found on Greece’s Andros
Remnants of a characteristic furnace found inside the agora of ancient Andros. Credit: G. Stamatakis / CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists have uncov...
Asclepius Pharmacy: The Land Where Ancient Greek Healing Herbs Continue to Grow
The Path of Asclepius on Mount Koziakas hosts more than 1,200 species of herbs. Credit: Greek Reporter The pharmacy of Asclepius, the ancie...
Aegina Island: Where History and Leisure Meet in Athens’ Closest Escape
The Aegina capital. Credit: C messier , CC BY-SA 4.0 /Wikipedia The island of Aegina , only seventeen miles from the Greek capital of Athen...
The Rock Stars Who Fell in Love With Greece
Leonard Cohen and friends in Hydra. Public Domain Greece was and still is a magnet for famous rock stars such as the Beatles, Joni Mitche...
Why Greek Island Houses Are Blue and White
The iconic blue and white Greek houses of Santorini. Credit: Greek Reporter World famous destinations such as Mykonos and Santorini are eas...
The First Known Photo of Tourists at the Athens Acropolis
A group of tourists pose at the Parthenon circa 1860. Credit: Public Domain. This is thought to be one of the earliest known photographs ca...
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