The Fascinating Evolution of the Greek Language Through Time
The language of the Greeks is a living organism that has endured millennia. Credit: Thomas Wolf, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 de Greek i...
Lake Melissani in Kefalonia Dazzles with Its Turquoise Waters
Melissani cave’s blue-green waters. The site, which is located on Kefalonia, is one of the most unique in all of Greece . Credit: Jean House...
Rare Video of Easter in Greece During the Civil War
Soldiers roasting a whole lamb in 1947. Credit: Youtube / British Pathé A rare documentary video, located in the British archives of Pathe ...
18-Million-Year Old Petrified Trees Unearthed on Lesvos, Greece
The fossilized trunks were of both small and large trees and included branches of the trees as well. Credit: AMNA Excavations for rainwater...
Why Greeks Dye Eggs Red for Easter
Red eggs for Easter. Credit: Vassilis/CC-BY-SA-2.0 Traditionally, families across Greece dye eggs red on Holy Thursday. Dying eggs red in ...
Lemnos: Home to Greece’s Unique Desert
The Greek island of Lemnos is the site of one of Europe’s few deserts. Credit: Aggeliki Tsiona / Unsplash The European continent is not kno...
The 200 Greeks Executed by Nazis on May Day
Memorial to the 200 Greek communists executed by occupying German Nazi forces during the Second World War. Credit: Dimkoa / Public Domain / ...
Subscribe to:
Posts
(
Atom
)
