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Alexandros Papadiamantis

Tourist Seriously Injured from Jet Blast at Greece’s Skiathos Airport

A tourist has sustained serious injuries after being hit by the jet wash of a plane taking off at Skiathos airport Wednesday. The 61-year-old woman was standing on a ledge trying to take photos of the plane taking off, when...

232 Years Old and Counting: The Oldest Coffee Shop in Greece (photos, video)

  With the arrival of winter, the seaside region of Pelion is undoubtedly a popular destination amongst Greeks, for short getaways from the noisy cities. Although not that well known, the traditional medieval village of Lafkos in Pelion, offers a magnificent...

'Modern Greek Classics' Travel to Alonnisos

Two translators of Irish origin and a Greek publisher presented a series of translations of modern Greek literature on the beautiful Alonnisos island. The Aiora publishing house is a labor of love for Aris Laskaratos, former interpreter in the European...

Alexandros Papadiamantis Becomes a…Blogger!

A very important personality of Greek literature, Alexandros Papadiamantis, is entering the world of blogs. This is an inspired initiative of the Papadiamantis Studies Society (PSS). His entire work and studies, rare photographs, films and plays, based on his writings,...

Tribute to the Sporades Islands

The beauties of the Sporades Islands in Greece, “the greenest landscape Greece has to offer”, as pointed out in a full-page tribute accompanied with photos, by the Austrian newspaper Die Presse. Vast pine forests, huge olive groves and long cypresses...

Student Conference Honoring Alexandros Papadiamantis in Istanbul

The life and work of the great novelist, Alexandros Papadiamantis, will be studied and honored by students, academic professors, clergymen and journalists, during the student conference “100+1 years Alexandros Papadiamantis”, that will take place in Zografio High School in...

Munich Pays Tribute to Greek Author Alexandros Papadiamantis

The Holy Metropolis of Germany, in collaboration with the Greek House of Munich and the Greek Music Union of Munich, is going to pay tribute to Greek author Alexandros Papadiamantis by organizing an event dedicated to his life and...