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The earliest record of Homer’s Epic Poems
[:el]In a greatly successful excavation in the ancient city of Olympia, archaeologists unearthed an ancient tablet which has engraved with 13 verses of a poem from Homer’s 14th Rhapsody of Odyssey, in which Odysseus addresses his lifelong friend Eumaeus. The poem recounts the adventures of...
The best island in Europe for 2018
[:el]A new, great distinction for Greece is the “Best Island in the World for 2018” award. Paros was the island which won the World’s Best Awards of Travel & Leisure World, based on the views of travelers from all over the world. Travel...
Japan, Russia and Netherlands meet Greece’s beauty
Greece travels abroad with three foreign TV productions which will portray its beauties in Japan, Russia and the Netherlands. The planning and organization of these trips took place with the support of the Hellenic Tourism Organization (ΗTO) and they are part of the policy of...
The Aegean in the 50 top destinations
The Aegean was included in the top 50 destinations to be visited at least once in one’s lifetime by the international travel agency Flight Network. Greece, and in particular a trip that includes Athens, Aegina, Hydra, Kythnos, Kea, Syros, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Ios, Sifnos, Santorini...
The one of a kind survey platform was awarded by Microsoft
The Greek internet survey platform, Pollfish, got the “Big Data & AI: The Art of Possible” award at the Microsoft Summit, on June 19, 2018, in Athens. The platform uses a unique identifier system and artificial intelligence to analyze user groups, identify and suppress the...
The Greek tourism embassador
Top player of Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo, became an ambassador of Greek tourism, aiming to strengthen the country’s tourism and to promote the beauty and culture of Greece abroad. The proposal of the Greek NBAer as a key person in this global national tourism campaign...
In 6th place at the Mediterranean Games
[:el]The 18th Mediterranean Games took place in Tarragona, Spain from the 22nd of June to the 1st of July where Greece finished sixth in the gold medal count and fifth overall. The multi-sport event which takes place every four years unite twenty-five European countries, Asia...
Greek students who translated the crying of babies
Students from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki created a “smart” application which “decodes” the crying of babies. This application got them qualified for the World Microsoft’s contest Final “Imagine Cup 2018”, which will be held at the end of July in Seatle, USA. The app...
The Greek scientist who made patient’s cancer disappear
[:el]Nikos Zacharakis is a scientist from Patra, Greece, who works with a group of researchers who managed to eliminate end-stage breast cancer for the first time in a 49-year-old woman who had three months left. The experimental treatment on which the Greek scientist and his...
Students as reporters for the environment
[:el]Third-grade students from the high school of Gavrio, Andros, won the second place for the “Best Picture” in an international competition on “Young Reporters for the Environment”. The children dedicated themselves to the recycling eco-project by participating in a school program about environmental education. Under...