Greece
Environment
Samothrace: A Little Known Island Paradise in Greece
Samothrace is a little-known Greek island which boasts many breathtaking waterfalls and is surrounded by crystal clear waters.
Animals
Thousands of Goats Munching Parts of Greece's Samothrace Island into a Moonscape
On the Greek island of Samothraki, in the north Aegean Sea, goats are now posing an imminent threat to the natural environment as a result of overgrazing, according to a new Associated Press (AP) report.
Goats far outnumber humans on...
Greece
Greek Government Announces Measures to Improve Samothrace Transport
The Greek government announced five measures on Monday afternoon which it hopes will address the problem of transportation between the island of Samothrace and the port of Alexandroupolis on the Greek mainland.
The government announced steps to deal with the issue following...
Greece
Government Meeting on Monday to Solve Samothrace Transportation Breakdown
Greece's State Minister George Gerapetritis will chair a meeting of ministers in Athens at Maximos Mansion on Monday to try to resolve the issue of transportation on the island of Samothrace, that left hundreds of tourists unable to reach...
Archaeology
Nike of Samothrace Replica Awaits Transfer to Greek Island Home
An exact replica of the iconic marble sculpture of the Nike of Samothrace, one of the most spectacular exhibits in the Louvre Museum, has been placed temporarily on the coastal avenue of Alexandroupolis. The exquisite, white marble sculpture will be...
Archaeology
Archaeologists Return to the Ancient Sanctuary of the Great Gods in Samothrace after 22-Year Hiatus
Emory University and the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University completed a summer of excavations at the Sanctuary of Great Gods on Samothrace in northern Greece on August 8, the Greek Ministry of Culture said on Friday.
It...
Archaeology
Replica of Nike Masterpiece to Grace Greece's Samothrace
An exact replica of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace is to be installed in its natural place at the archaeological site of the Greek island of Samothrace.
The original, described as "the greatest masterpiece...
Greece
Acropolis Museum to Host Samothrace Exhibitions and Events Sept. 26-27
The Acropolis Museum will offer its visitors the opportunity to discover the landscape, the people and the archaeological finds of Samothrace island with the assistance of archaeologists-curators within the framework of the European Cultural Heritage Days and the World...
Greece
Two Small-Scale Earthquakes Occur near Samothrace
Two small-scale seismic vibrations reaching 4.3 and 4.6 on the Richter scale occurred today at 4:26am (local time), according to the National Observatory of Athens’ Institute of Geodynamics.
The epicenter of the earthquakes was detected in sea area 65 km...
Archaeology
Greece's Acropolis Museum Celebrates Sixth Anniversary with Samothrace Antiquities
The Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, will celebrate its sixth anniversary on June 20 with the inauguration of its temporary exhibition "Samothrace. The mysteries of the great gods."
The exhibition, a cooperation of the Acropolis Museum and the Antiquity Ephorates of...
Education
Nike of Samothrace Inspires Greek Students to Create Game
In the Third Secondary School of Alexandroupoli, Greece, twelve pupils from the first classes, aged 12-14, created a computer game and board game related to the statue Nike of Samothrace. This was achieved as part of the cultural program...
Archaeology
Greece Wants Victory of Samothrace Back
As officials of the Louvre in Paris seek to raise another one million euros to renovate the famed sculpture Winged Victory of Samothrace that was stolen off that Greek island by a Frenchman in the 19th Century, Greece has...
events
Greek-Turkish Friendship Festival in Samothrace, Imbros
The 12th Greek-Turkish Friendship Festival will take place on September 12-15, 2013, in Samothrace and Imbros.
The topic of the 12th Festival is Environment and Tourism. Taking into consideration that Imbros is easily accessible from the closest Greek island, Samothrace,...
Greece
Strong Tremor Near Samothrace, Tenedos
Residents of the Greek islands of Samothrace and Tenedos, and as far away as Mytilene, were rocked by an earthquake of 5.1 Richter on July 30, recorded by the Euro-Mediterranean Institute. It was even felt in the town of...
Art
The Ancient Greek Art of Marble Sculpture Lives on Tinos Island
When one thinks of white, marble art and clear, cerulean waters of Tinos island, Greece comes to mind. The two are synonymous.