The Hellenic Parliament in Athens. Photo: GTP The exterior of the historic building of the Hellenic Parliament in central Athens is undergoing restoration and maintenance works, expected to be completed by March 2021 in time for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Greece’s independence. The history of the impressive building is linked to the […]
Photo Source: imdb.com Holywood star Mickey Rourke recently arrived in Athens to film the “Man of God”, a movie focused on the life and work of Saint Nektarios of Aegina. According to media reports, Greece’s capital Athens, the port city of Lavrion and the nearby island of Aegina have been selected as the movie’s shooting […]
FVW 2018 Workshop Crete, Photo (c) Christian Wyrwa The city of Thessaloniki and the region of Halkidiki in northern Greece, during September 15-20, will host the FVW Workshop Greece 2020, the annual meeting of the FVW magazine that focuses on the German tourism market. Aiming to promote the two Greek destinations to the German market, […]
Greece’s Archaeological Resources Fund has launched a collection of textile face masks featuring prints, drawings and photos inspired by the country’s rich cultural heritage. Available at the shops of archaeological sites and museums around the country, the face masks are of high quality and aesthetics. “The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the protective masks into our […]
Share this Lech Wałęsa speaking at an event to mark the thirtieth anniversary of free elections in Poland, Gdańsk, June 4, 2019 | Omar Marques/Getty Images Interviewers are not always keen to sit down with Lech Wałęsa. His answers are not always clear, his line of thought can be difficult to follow, and his self-assurance […]
Photo source: Greek Culture Ministry The archaeological site of Mycenae has reopened to visitors after a recent wildfire charred the surrounding area, the Greek Culture Ministry said on Wednesday. The UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the greatest cities of the Mycenaean civilization, which dominated the eastern Mediterranean between the 15th to the 12th century
Strengthening collaboration in culture, prioritizing the protection of cultural heritage and sites, and details for the Greece 1821-2021 bicentennial events topped the agenda of talks this week between Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt. Mendoni and Pyatt set out the priorities to be further discussed during a third round […]
Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights, Rhodes. Photo Source: rhodes-festival.gr The Greek island of Rhodes, this summer will host two international music festivals with the aim to enrich its tourism product and enhance the travel experience of visitors. Sponsored by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), the 13th International Rhodes Festival will take […]
The European Commission proposed on Tuesday, that Greece’s Elefsina and Timisoara (Romania) push back their terms as European Capitals of Culture to 2023 instead of 2021 as initially planned due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on preparations. Hard hit by the health crisis, Rijeka (Croatia) and Galway (Ireland) have had to postpone or […]
Share this I was listening to an episode of the BBC podcast In Our Time, on which a group of English scholars was discussing the French philosopher Henri Bergson, when one of them mentioned an essay called “The Unreality of Time,” originally published in 1908, by a philosopher named John McTaggart. The phrase startled me—I […]
















