‘Romeyka’ The Ancient Greek Dialect Spoken in Northern Turkey
Two Romeyka speakers in a traditional house on a summer meadow in Çaykara, Trabzon Province, Turkey. Credit: İhsan Deniz Kılıçoğlu / Wikimed...
The Unknown War Between Greece’s Maniots and Bavarians in 1834
Painting of Admiral Miaoulis, General Botsaris, and General Plapoutas paying homage to their King, Otto of Bavaria. Painting by Peter von He...
Calypso’s Paradise: Gavdos, the Southernmost Greek Island
Europe’s southernmost point, Cape Trypiti on the Greek island of Gavdos. Credit: MiladA380/Wikimedia Commons/ CC-BY-3.0 Gavdos is the south...
Mani: The Last Worshipers of the Ancient Gods in Byzantine Greece
The wild landscape of Mani, long regarded as the last bastion of pagan Greece within the Byzantine Empire. Credit: AMNA The Mani Penins...
Greek Martis Bracelets: A Tradition Thousands of Years Old That Welcomes Spring
Red and white bracelets made of thread worn in Greece in March. Credit: Greek Reporter Walk through Greece in early March, and you’ll imme...
Samothrace: A Little Known Island Paradise in Greece
Pachia Ammos Beach, Samothrace, Greece . Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Ggia CC BY 3.0 Samothrace (or Samothraki) is a little-known Greek isla...
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...
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