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The Gold Jewelry Recovered From Lord Elgin’s Shipwreck Off Greece

The shipwreck of the Mentor, Lord Elgin's brig carrying part of the Parthenon Marbles from Greece to Britain, continues to reveal well-kept secrets. Over recent years, items of old jewelry, cooking pots, a surveying instrument, and personal belongings have been...

Kythera Sea Salt Gaining Popularity Due to Health Benefits

The natural sea salt that comes from the Greek island of Kythera, once considered an exclusive delicacy, is now gaining renewed attention for its nutritional value. The harvesting process for this salt is notably demanding, requiring both endurance and patience....

Kythera: The Greek Island Where History Meets Beauty

Kythera is an enchanted Greek island with majestic beaches, but with green mountainous terrain also, so there is something for everyone.

Six Spectacular Windmill Hotels in Greece Overlooking the Aegean

One of Greece's most recognizable images is of round, whitewashed windmills against a backdop of clear, azure sky, islands and mountain slopes. Some of these windmills have been transformed into extravagant hotels. Windmills have long been a part of Greece's...

New Hermès Perfume Captures the Essence of the Greek Islands

Hermès, the famous French luxury design house, has recently launched a new unisex perfume it says is an ode to the gardens, sunshine and wild seas of Greece. "Un Jardin à Cythère", A Garden in Kythira, was created by Christine...

Strong Earthquake Hits Near Kythera Island, Greece

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake rattled the island of Kythera in southern Greece on Tuesday. According to the data of the Geodynamic Institute of Athens, the earthquake occurred at 18:36 Greek time, with an epicenter 110 kilometers southwest of the island...

The Greek Hero Who Helped Save 80 People at Kythera Island

Michalis Protopsaltis, a crane operator on the Greek island of Kythera, became an unlikely Greek hero when he helped save the lives of eighty migrants whose boat was crushed on the rocks last week. Undeterred by the darkness and strong...

Death Toll Rises to 22 After Migrant Boats Sink in Greece

At least twenty-two people drowned and many are missing after two migrant boats sank off Greece on the islands of Lesvos and Kythera on Wednesday evening. Rescuers retrieved eighteen bodies overnight off the Aegean island of Lesvos near the Turkish...

At Least 17 Migrants Drown, Scores Missing After Boats Sink Off Greece

At least seventeen migrants died and dozens are missing after two separate boats sank off Greece on Wednesday evening. The Greek Coast Guard announced that seventeen migrants, sixteen women and a fifteen-year-old boy drowned as their boat sank off the...

Intact Amphorae From Ancient Kythera Shipwreck Recovered

Intact amphorae from the Greek islands of Corfu and Skopelos have recently been brought to the surface after a shipwreck that occurred in the fifth century was discovered when an electrical cable was laid on the seabed in the...