The Leigh Fermors: A Dazzling Romance with Greece

The Leigh Fermors: A Dazzling Romance with Greece

The Leigh Fermor Home (Kardamyli): True to their spirit of generosity, they left this cliff-top paradise to the Benaki Museum. It stays as a long-lasting testomony to their fulfilling romance, with one another and with Greece. For data on visiting the Leigh Fermor...
Paul Cartledge: Alexander the Great’s Tomb Lies Under the Sea

Paul Cartledge: Alexander the Great’s Tomb Lies Under the Sea

– A big a part of the criticism of the collection targeted on the presentation of Hephaestion because the sexual associate of Alexander. What do the traditional texts say in regards to the love lifetime of Alexander the Nice, who is thought to have fathered two kids?...
Thessaloniki Gastronomy: A Melting Pot of Cultures

Thessaloniki Gastronomy: A Melting Pot of Cultures

Even in instances of international rule, Thessaloniki was comparatively affluent, and the method of urbanization started there a lot sooner than different cities in Greece. Attributable to its strategic location on the Through Egnatia, the highway constructed by the...
ONE DAY IN HERAKLION, CRETE

ONE DAY IN HERAKLION, CRETE

One Day in Crete Itinerary – Common If you want to metropolis and surrounds at your individual tempo, that is what we recommend to maximise your someday in Heraklion. 8 am –  Get to the Palace of Knossos as quickly because it opens and earlier than all the opposite...
A Norwegian Who Explores Greece on Two Wheels

A Norwegian Who Explores Greece on Two Wheels

A few of his favourite biking routes Thessaloniki-Kozani-Ioannina-Patra-Aigio-Megara-Salamina-Piraeus-Volos-Skiathos-Volos-Larissa-Katerini-Thessaloniki Period: two weeks This was my first journey of 2023, in March. The outdated street from Kozani to Ioannina via the...
The Parthenon Marbles and the Notion of “Britishness”

The Parthenon Marbles and the Notion of “Britishness”

It was not your typical breakfast assembly. Sir Anthony Carlisle, a surgeon and outstanding member of London’s elite, had deliberate a shock for his all-male, art-loving toffish visitors in June 1808, taking them to a room the place boxing champion Bob Gregson stood...
Hot Stuff! A Foodie’s Guide to the Best Eateries in Athens

Hot Stuff! A Foodie’s Guide to the Best Eateries in Athens

Bakeries KORA That is undoubtedly the place you’ll discover town’s most interesting croissant, a declare we will confidently make after thorough testing. Kora stands out among the many thrilling new-wave bakeries which have rekindled a deal with real sourdough and...
10 Lesser-Known Greek Islands to Explore in 2024

10 Lesser-Known Greek Islands to Explore in 2024

10. Tilos Tilos is a small island between Kos and Rhodes within the Dodecanese, with a inhabitants of about 500 everlasting residents. In response to mythology, it obtained its identify from Tilos, the son of Alia, sister of Helios. The parable says that when Alia...