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Europe
Greece Medals in Mediterranean Games
David Kavelasvili won two gold medals in Weightlifting representing Greece on June 26, participating in the 17th Mediterranean Games 2013 that take place in Mersin, located in the Mediterranean Region of Southern Turkey.
In the category of 105 kilograms, Kavelasvili...
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Memorial for Greek Genocide Victims in NSW Parliament
A respectful and decent event took place at the Parliament of New South Wales to honor the memory of the Greeks of Pontus, Anatolia and Eastern Thrace.
The Pontian associations of NSW, Pontoxeniteas, Panagia Soumela and Wollongong joined forces to...
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Matala Beach Festival Remembers Hippies
The curtain opened on June 22 for the Matala Festival for a third consecutive year, with a spectacular celebration. Visitors from around the world and from many parts of the country flocked to the reference point of the 1960's...
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ERT Employees: We Won't Give Up
Famous Greek rock singer, Vasilis Papakonstantinou, will sing on the evening of June 21 in front of the building of ERT, participating in the events in support of the Greek Broadcasting Corporation.
ERT employees answer to the agreement that the...
Culture
Matala Festival Opens Its Doors
Matala in southern Crete is a region that became popular in the 60's and the 70's as the temporary home for a stream of travelers who followed the traces of a particular hippie-trail.
They lived in ancient caves, next to...
Culture
Taste of Paris in Athens
The Petit Paris d’Athènes 2013 is organized in cooperation with the City of Athens Culture, Sports and Youth Organization (OPANDA), the Athens Traders Association, the Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens and the first departmental community of Athens. It...
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Greek-Australian Conferences in Thessaloniki, Lemnos
Two major conferences will be held in Greece next month, with the initiative of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association. The first will be held from July 7 to 9 in Thessaloniki with the cooperation of the Hellenic-Australian Chamber of...
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35th River Party at Aliakmonas
The thousands of visitors who flock each year to the banks of the Aliakmonas river in Imathia, seem to confirm that this river party is the best Greek camping fest within the summer. This year it takes place from...
Culture
ERT Orchestra Invited to Italy
Organizers of cultural events which are to take place in the coming days in a number of Italian cities, such as in the Province of Viterbo, 100 km north of Rome, and in the town of Lanciano, in the...
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Greece Keeps On Running in Crete
The organizers of town races for all, Run Greece, that took place on June 16 in Heraklion, Crete, announced that the race will become an institution for Crete.
This year, Run Greece was organized by the Hellenic Association of Amateur...
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Mount Athos Area Gourmet Ends in Success
The fifth and last week of Mount Athos Area Gourmet 2013 was successfully completed. Mediterranean Gourmet included a wine “journey” with local Mount Athos varieties, as well as dishes made by “olive oil and olive fruit of the Mediterranean”...
Culture
Acropolis Museum Celebrates 4th Birthday
On June 20, the Acropolis Museum is celebrating its fourth birthday. The exhibition areas and the restaurant will remain open from 8 a.m. until 12 midnight. For the occasion, admission will be reduced to three euros for all visitors.
Visitors...
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Onassis Cardiac Center Marks 20
The Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center (O.C.S.C) celebrated its 20 years of operation since its founding during an event at its headquarters in Athens.
Greek Health Minister Andreas Lykourentzos, the First Vice President of the Parliament Giannis Tragakis, representatives of the...
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The 22nd Nafplion Festival Ready
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...
Art
Sophocles' Antigone at Benaki Museum
With Lena Papaligoura, recent winner of the Melina Mercouri Award in the main role and other well-known actors such as Vicky Papadopoulou, Christos Sapountzis, Lydia Fotopoulou and Orfeas Avgoustidis , Sophocles' Antigone will be presented only for 15 performances...