Greece

Nafplion is a small city with thousands of years of eventful history and a unique character, full of style and beauty.

Greece has a long and chequered history of being ‘under siege’. In the previous millennium alone, Byzantine, Ottoman, Frankish, Venetian and German occupation have all left their mark, not to mention the ongoing ‘economic siege’ currently taking it’s painful...

Harlequins and Venetian heroes from the Helix Action Theatre in Nafplion paraded on Sunday, February 5, marking the opening of the carnival season. Every year the municipality of Nafplion enhances and enriches the Carnival events to offer both its citizens...

The 22nd Nafplion Festival will take place in the historic city of Nafplion in the Peloponnese, Greece at June 21 to 30. Giannis Vakarelis is the artistic director and Phormigx Concert Agency has the organizational responsibility. The festival will honor...

The historic city of Nafplion in the Peloponnese is the place to be at the end of June. The annual NAFPLION FESTIVAL kicks off on June 22nd and promises lots of music all the way through to July 1st....

While the heroes of the glorious 1821 Revolution fought and died for freedom, there were Greek politicians who betrayed them for money and high positions. These were politicians who usurped the glory of the real warriors of the 1821 Revolution...

Theodoros Kolokotronis is undoubtedly the ultimate symbol of the Greek War of Independence, which took place from 1821 to 1830.

Ayios Ioannis Church in Argos was the site of a commemoration of the life of notable former slave and American philhellene James Williams.

The Greek War of Independence that begun in 1821 is full of memorable events, most of them bloody battles and heroic feats.

The fate of Greek orphans of the 1821 Revolution in the US is but a footnote in the history of the glorious uprising against the Turks. Nonetheless, it is definitely a fascinating one. What happened to some children who lost...

The role that Greek women played in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire is not to be overlooked.

The Greek War of Independence erupted into the the early nineteenth century as Europe was being shaken to its roots by riots in many nations.

Pavlopetri is a small islet off the coast of Laconia in the Peloponnese, where ancient history meets the endless blue of the Mediterranean.

Greece has some of the most scenic train trips in Europe. Unfortunately today, however, there are few who explore this type of travel. Yet, what they are missing is some of the most fascinating scenery in the country. The Greek...

It was October 11, 1822 in the second year of Greece's War of Independence, when the Ottomans, attempting to invade the island of Mykonos, were repelled by brave islanders fighting under the command of Manto Mavrogenous. Now a place known...