Casanova on Corfu: A Tale of Passion and Controversy
Portrait of Casanova by Anton Raphael Mengs. Public Domain When Giacomo Casanova fell in love with Corfu, he was only sixteen years old, bu...
Athens Christmas Village Offers Music, Culture, and Free Festivities
The Athens Christmas Village in the Pedion tou Areos (Field of Mars) Park. Credit: Decentralized Administration of Attica The Christmas Vil...
Five Traditional Greek Desserts to Sweeten Up Your Christmas
Melomakarona are one of the most popular Greek desserts for Christmas. Credit: Nostimo/Greek Reporter During the Christmas season, Greece ...
The Greek Tradition of Decorating Boats—Not Trees—at Christmas
The Greek tradition of decorating boats at Christmas. “Karavaki”. Credit: RobW / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Christmas is linked all around the world t...
How Melomakarona and Kourabiedes Got Their Names
Melomakarona. Credit: DellaPorta/Twitter Melomakarona and kourabiedes are two words which, for Greek people, embody Christmas itself. They ...
Female Artisans May Have Created Archaic Pottery, Researcher Says
Female Artisans May Have Created Archaic Pottery, Researcher Says. Inage: The Ancient Greek Dipylon amphora, from ca. 700 BC. Credit: Zde /...
The Ancient History of Athens’ Monastiraki Square
Monastiraki Square in Athens. Credit: C messier /Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0 Located in the heart of Athens, Monastiraki Square is a un...
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