Greece

The Mexican actress Salma Hayek has now apparently embraced Greek culture in all its dimensions. Like many celebrities, the glamorous star chose to vacation this year in the Greek islands, and has stayed there with her husband Francois-Henri Pinault. Inspired...

Most people believe that the syrtaki (συρτάκι) is a traditional Greek dance going back to the early 20th century. The millions of tourists who visit Greece every year will dance - or at least watch - the syrtaki being...

On the hip and happening Greek island of Mykonos you might expect to find beach clubs with techno, dance and rave music blaring from the speakers. However, the crowds at Jackie O Beach Club are being drawn in by...

In a bid to attract more tourists, entrepreneurs on Mykonos have put an emphasis on Greek folklore, and Syrtaki and other Greek dances, considered old-fashioned by many, seem to be coming back into fashion, attracting tourists and locals alike. “Roca Cookery” restaurant was a pioneer...

Opa! Greece may be having a hard time economically but now is a world record holder - for the largest Syrtaki dance! The Association for Social Impact and Culture to the Municipality of Magnisia organized the event on the...

Two thousand twelve people will participate, the famous Zorba music will be heard in Volos and the World Guinness record officials will attend the event to make sure that these Greeks will break the syrtaki record this time. On August...

Thursday is International Dance Day and how better to celebrate than by discovering five of the most popular Greek dances! 

Greece has now left behind a decade of turmoil characterized by bankruptcy, austerity, political instability and social tension, and the country is entering the 2020s with renewed hope. What are the likely opportunities and challenges Greece and Hellenism around the...

While on a vacation with his girlfriend, Dele Alli, a midfielder for Tottenham, had a little too much to drink on the Greek island of Mykonos. A little sun, and a mix of fun with booze left the English footballer...

For many people, sailing the Greek isles on a chartered boat is nothing more than a dream. It's like a perfect postcard in one's mind, with images of a sparkling azure sea, glistening and revealing secret hidden beaches and...

Dozens of amateur dancers have taken over the pier at Gialos in Mykonos in a spectacular display of the traditional 'hasapiko'. The annual event marks the beginning of the tourist season in the cosmopolitan island and it aims to show that...

If there is one Greek dance that is known all over the world and loved by millions of, it is, of course, the Syrtaki. The internet is full of videos of the Syrtaki, but a recent one featuring a troupe...

Businessman Ivan Savvidis, one of the four broadcasting licensees, criticized the Greek government license auction practices and the possible outcome of the pending Council of State decision. Savvidis spoke during an event that culminated the year celebrating Greece-Russian relations on...

Mykonos is known for its blue seas and white-washed cube houses, however, it suddenly got a Bollywood feel when a big, fat Indian wedding took place on the island. Images are going viral over the internet showing the Bollywood-style...

At the moment, the Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom, as well as the longest-running animated program on American television. For its 584th episode, the tenth episode of the show's 27th season, the characters got in touch with their...