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Bloomberg: Greek Tourism set for another record year
According to Bloomberg Greek tourism yet another year will set another record. Read below what the article states about the forecast for the summer of 2014. Tourism in Greece, which accounts for about one-sixth of the economy, is set to reach a second consecutive record...
Ancient Greece revived in Chile’s metro station
Chile’s capital city has a wealth of galleries and museums highlighting the country’s rich cultural and historical traditions. But for those seeking a more unusual cultural experience, it’s best to head underground. For some years now, the Santiago Metro has been displaying public artwork at its subway stations through a...
Austrian tribute: Thessaloniki, the Queen of the North
The Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung makes a tribute to Thessaloniki which is called as the Greek Queen of the North. Read the entire article of the Austrian newspaper: The serene breeze already brings the idea of summer in cafes located on the waterfront. Day and...
New York Times’ magazine for Hydra
T, the style magazine of New York Times pays tribute to the Greek island Hydra. Photographs from beautiful corners of the island in accordance with the article written by Lawrence Osborne who visited Hydra for a few days. In June 2009 the important art collector Dakis Joannou opened a...
Byzantine monastery of the 6th century excavated in a desert
A Byzantine monastery was discovered in the northern Negev was revealed to the public on Tuesday. The monastery, excavated near the entrance to the Bedouin village of Hura by the Israel Antiquities Authority, was uncovered during the construction of a new interchange on the road to...
Greek among the top tech investors in the world
Forbes Magazine published «The Midas List», a list with the most successfull venture investors for 2014. In total 100 people are included and only one Greek made it to the list for the fourth time. Every tech investor dreams of striking gold with a portfolio full of...
Santorini amongst the most beautiful European ports
Santorini is without doubt one of the most beautiful islands in the world. The magazine Conde Nast Traveller presented the most beautiful European ports to sail into and Santorini is one of the 10 ports that stand out. If it could safely be argued (and...
Greek exhibition with sculptures-costumes in St. Petersburg
International dignitaries and celebrities joined an overflow crowd at the opening reception on March 6th of the major retrospective exhibition of the internationally recognized sculptor of Hellenic descent, Nikos Floros, at the Russian Academy of Fine Arts Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Following a very...
HuffingtonPost: The Most Beautiful Beach In Greece
Huffingtonpost dedicates another article to Greece and to the most beautiful beach accornding to HP, Navagio Zakynthos. «It has been called the prettiest beach in all of Greece, which, if we can all agree is one of the prettiest places in all the world, then...
Toledo celebrates El Greco
A vast exhibition in Toledo of El Greco’s works on the 400th anniversary of the painter’s death will open on Friday and run through June 14. Queen Sofia will be inaugurating the event. «El Griego de Toledo» will be hosted in six exhibition spaces across...