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A Greek island among the 19 most breathtaking views on Earth
[:el] Travelversed and its editors published a list with the 19 most breathtaking views on Earth. Grand Canyon offers the most breathtaking view and it is followed by Trolltunga in Norway and Bagan in Myanmar. Greece could not be missing from the list and we find...
A Greek island among Europe’s 14 most colorful places
Travelversed travel site presents a list with 14 most colourful cities in Europe. Many of Europe’s famous cities are best known for their food, wine, history, or culture. In this list we can ser 14 cities in Europe that attract visitors because of their beautiful...
National Geographic: Top 10 best summer trips for 2015
A Greek city has made the National Geographic Best Summer Trips of 2015 list. The top ten list includes destinations chosen for their adventure, relaxation, and world of possibilities. The annual list covers the entire world with amazing destinations such as Machu Picchu, Peru, Canada, Greece, Australia and many...
New data on Stelida Naxos for Neanderthals existence
Until relatively recently the Cycladic islands were not believed to have been colonised by humans until farmer arrived in the Late Neolithic, some 7000 years ago. This long-held view is now being reconfigured through the discovery by Greek archaeologists of a well-dated Mesolithic (late hunter-gatherer)...
Greek island on the Top 10 sailing cruises in the world
A Greek island is included in the list with the Top 10 sailing cruises in the world. The list is published in National Geographic“s book «Journeys of a Lifetime» 1. Canada On voyages lasting up to a week, the exhilaration of the wind through the...
He developed an Android app that types with the eyes
Evangelos Skodras, PhD student at the Wire Communications Laboratory of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Patras received 2 awards for the development of EyeType application. Skodras developed an Android app called EyeType that gives the user the possibility to control what is typed...
International Museum Day at the Acropolis Museum
On the occasion of this year’s International Museum Day, the Acropolis Museum produced, in collaboration with the Hellenic Mint, commemorative medals dedicated to the raven of the Acropolis. The raven was admired in antiquity for its intelligence and for its ability to guide wayfarers through...
Google takes us on Nikos Kavvadias’ poetic paths
A unique map was created in google maps. A map dedicated to the Greek poet and novelist Nikos Kavvadias. This global map lists all the cities in the world, which Kavadias mentions in his poems. From Sri Lanka, Burma, Gibraltar, Djibouti to New Zealand, Norway...
Greece is the most popular destination for Czech holiday-makers
Greece is the most popular destination for Czech holiday-makers this summer, according to data from travel agencies and tour operators published at Praguepost. Tours to Greece make up 28% of all first-minute holidays, said the server Invia.cz. Demand for tours to Peru and Bolivia in...
2 Greek islands among the 10 best unknown islands in Europe
Guardian explores Europe’s lesser-known islands and suggest 10 of the best islands you can enjoy a leisurely break where walking, watersports and doing nothing at all are the order of the day. Two of the ten islands are Greek. Aegina is on number 3 for...