Life

The Region of the Peloponnese organized a special event in London, where Prefect, Petros Tatoulis, presented the touristic product of the Peloponnese to tour operators and many journalists. The Prefect characterized the Peloponnese as a safe destination and talked about...

Greece will be represented at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013 with two entries. Constantina Voulgaris’ A.C.A.B. All Cats Are Brilliant, and Elias Giannakakis’, Joy(Hara), will be screened during the festival that will run from June 19 to 30. The...

Dmitri Rybolovlev, the Russian billionaire, new owner of the private island of Skorpios in the Ionian Sea, who reportedly bought it for his daughter Ekaterina Rybolovleva, has decided to donate objects and furniture of the late tycoon Aristotle Onassis. A...

The UNSW Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences is organizing an International Symposium paying tribute to Constantine Cavafy, from June 18 to 20. For the anniversary of 150 years since his birth and 80 years since his death, the...

The oldest and the only Greek library in Paris celebrated 30 years of existence on the weekend of June 1-2. Desmos Library (desmos=bond, in Greek) has dedicated its efforts to keep alive and strengthen the ties with Greece through...

Greek-Australian designer Nikki Poulos garnered lots of attention during her run on NBC's television hit, "Fashion Star." And now, with her keen eye for design, Poulos, who started her "Nikki Poulos" label in 1998, has launched a successful (and...

This year’s 3rd Annual Rome Cereals Festival, Cerealia, that is going to take place in Rome, Italy, from June 6 to 9, will certainly have a taste of Greece. The festival is dedicated to the goddess Ceres (the counterpart...

Stefanos Tsivopoulos will represent Greece at the 55th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia, with his work History Zero.Venice Biennale opened its doors on May 31 and will run until  November 14, 2013 in Venice, Italy. The journalists...

The 6th rally competition of the World Rally Championship, Acropolis Rally 2013, is about to begin on the afternoon of May 31. Forty-seven crews from all over the world, seven Greeks among them, will participate in the Acropolis Rally 2013....

The Greek Film Retrospective turns three years old this summer in Toronto. The largest Greek movie event of the city, The Retrospective is a series of free screenings to celebrate Greek cinema via an electric mix of films from...

American friends of wine seeking new flavors and aromas, will have the opportunity to get to know Greek wines and in particular those produced on the Greek island of Crete. Winemakers of Crete will present varieties from all over the...

The Alter Summit will take place in Athens on June 7-8 featuring social movements, syndicats and non-governmental organizations from all around Europe whose slogan is: “Stop cuts policy before it destroys democracy.” As reported in an article of the German...

The most representative bands of jazz, with global career and recognition, will perform a wide range of sounds at this year's Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival, which will feature international acts. After 12 years of success, the European Festival of Jazz...

A new trailer has been released for "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters," the sequel to the Greek mythology tale, "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightening Thief." The film, which releases in theaters August 7, continues with the adventures of...

Over 12 million Americans will learn about the flavors, colors and lifestyle of Halkidiki, northern Greece, through articles and broadcasts. In India, 210,000 readers of the magazine Global Destinations will follow in the footsteps of Alexander the Great and...