Culture

Two brothers, one childhood dream turned reality. Twin brothers Georgios and Konstantinos Athanasopoulos have realized a lifelong dream by joining the Greek Presidential Guard and wearing the historic uniform of the Evzones. This uniform, with its distinctive 'foustanela', symbolizes the...

Following the recent unexpected discovery of at least 58 ancient shipwrecks in the archipelago of the Greek island of Fournoi, still more treasures have come to light. Greece's culture ministry has announced that an additional three ancient shipwrecks, loaded...

One of the most historic eateries in central Athens has served its last meal. Kentrikon Restaurant, which earned a reputation for serving quality, home-style meals to a clientele of famous musicians, actors, and politicians, has shut its doors after...

The 59th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, running from November 1 to November 11, will present a large tribute to the Greek queer cinema, with a selection of 38 short and feature films dating from the late 1960's to the...

For the second consecutive year and with a cultural program even richer than last year, the ''Weeks of the German Language'' kicks off on October 21 in Cyprus. The activities will include festivals, German cinema (with subtitles in English), concerts,...

The corpus of all Jewish inscriptions found on Greece's mainland and islands was recently published by the Jewish Museum of Greece (JMG) in Athens. The "Corpus Inscriptionum Judaicarum Graeciae" contains inscriptions found at antiquities ephorates in Greece and museums dating...

Greeks are preparing to welcome spring by celebrating an ancient annual custom with the tradition of Martis where both adults and children adorn themselves with red-and-white bracelets made of thread from March 1 to March 31. It must be threaded...

A series of events celebrating French language and culture have been scheduled for 2018 in Thessaloniki by the French Institute in the northern Greek city. Thessaloniki in French will include a focus on French literature at the 15th International Book...

A classic icon of Greece is its lively bouzoukia that dot the entire country celebrating the rich Greek culture via music. Greek Reporter went to the traditional Greek Taverna Orea Penteli at Psiri square in central Athens and streamed the...

The popular Paniyiri Greek Festival once again took place for the 41st time in Brisbane last weekend and with over 50,000 people attending the two-day event, it was a huge success! Locals and tourists alike ate traditional Greek food such...