A new discount has been launched by the Greek Minister of Transport, aiming to boost tourism. Until the end of 2012, 13 peripheral Greek airports will receive airplanes without having to pay certain obligatory taxes for using their ‘services.’ That apparently makes Greek airports some of the cheapest in Europe. With this decision, the Ministry [...]
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Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation Features Puppet Player Evgenios Spatharis
Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) presents renowned Greek shadow puppet player Evgenios Spatharis, which they have digitized. The episode featured by the ERT archives is “Evgenios Spatharis-1959.” Despite the fact that the puppet player began his performances in 1942, the documentary focuses on 1959, when Spatharis performed at the International Festival of Shadow Theatre in Paris. [...]
‘Unfair World’ Awarded Multiple Prizes at the Hellenic Film Academy Event
On May 7, the Hellenic Film Academy organized an Award Event to honor Greek filmmakers who struggle to work without any financial support. The list of the interesting and innovative Greek films, which never get promoted in their own country, is endless. Despite difficulties, no one could doubt that these films are of high quality [...]
Celebrating How Greeks Eat During National Mediterranean Diet Month
Did you know that the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid as it is known today around the world, was based on the dietary traditions of Crete, Greece and southern Italy circa 1960? During that time, the rates of chronic disease in those areas were among the lowest in the world, and life expectancy was among the highest. [...]
Actor Costas Karras Has Passed Away
For the past six years, Greek actor Costas Karras was fighting cancer. Despite the doctors’ hopeful predictions, Costas Karras did not manage to beat his illness. He passed away on Sunday, May 6, early in the morning, at the Medical Center of Athens where he was hospitalized during the last days. In 2006, the actor [...]
Benaki Museum of Athens to Host Sean Scully’s ‘Doric Order’
Internationally acclaimed Irish-American artist Sean Scully will be presenting his work for the first time to the Greek audience from May 8-July 14, 2012. The exhibition will be hosted at the Benaki Museum (Piraeus Street) in Athens and will showcase different artworks inspired by the Greek capital city. The exhibition is entitled “Doric Order” and [...]
Greek Restaurant Among the World’s 100 Best
The list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants is compiled by British Restaurant Magazine, which recently announced this year’s list. The results include restaurants of every continent, but Spondi is the only Greek restaurant which managed to make the list. The renowned Athens-based restaurant ranks 69th, leaving behind it several famous restaurants, such as the Dal Pescatore [...]
1 Greek Has Committed Suicide Every 3 Days During the Past Few Months
In the past ten days, 5 people of different professions and area of residence committed suicide due to the financial crisis and the Memorandum policy. The first incident was internationally broadcast: Dimitris Chrystoulas, a Greek pharmacist pensioner, who committed suicide downtown in Athens, just in front of the Greek Parliament. World press had then made [...]
Health Minister: Expose the Men Who Had Sex With HIV Infected Prostitutes
Athens is dealing with an HIV epidemic sweeping the streets of the town’s historic center, while the rest of Greece is dumbfounded by the sad truth confirming the alarming rise of HIV cases. After the media release of the photos and names of 12 alleged prostitutes who have tested HIV positive, another five people were [...]
Panic in Athens After Russian Prostitute Found to Be HIV Carrier
A few days ago, Greek police arrested a prostitute who was found to be HIV positive during a rapid test at an Athens brothel. Yesterday, the police published her name and her picture in order to inform customers about her disease. The 22-year-old woman from Russia is in custody and is being prosecuted for ”intended serious [...]
Mediterranean Diet and the Ancient Greeks
In the beginning there was acorn. Then, ancient Greeks said “let there be bread and wine.” But this wasn’t enough and so, the ingredients became fruitful and multiplied – pulse, meat, bread and oil. And the situation continued like this until now, when our kitchen table is full of fats. This could be the brief [...]
Greek Film Museum To Present Archaeological Movies of the World
Who were the Warriors of the mist? Why did Gauls behead their defeated opponents? What archaeological thesaurus lies on the bottom of the Greek sea? How does the illicit trade of antiquities work and is there a connection with the world’s greatest museums? The mentioned questions, and many others will be answered by more than [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Thessaloniki: 50 Year Anniversary Commemorated of Seferis Literature Nobel Prize May 23, 2012
- ‘Doctors of the World’ International Conference to be Held in Greece May 22, 2012
- Crete is a Mediterranean ‘Treasure’ of Aromatic Plants and Herbs May 22, 2012
- Crete to Export Products to Australia May 21, 2012
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