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Milos is the untouched Greek island you’ve been looking for
[:el] The island has a mythological landscape, uncrowded tavern-lined port towns, and the bluest water in the Cyclades. So how come you’re only hearing about it now? The hippie-chic fashion crowd is drawn to Patmos for its out-of-the-way location and spiritual vibe; creative types love Hydra,...
A Greek theater group at the youth festival of Ancient Greek Theater in Sicily
[:el] The Group of the Theatrical Workshop of Irene Evangelatos represents Greece with the play “Eumenides” of Aeschylus, among 98 participations worldwide at the 23rd Youth Festival of Ancient Greek Theater in Sicily as part of the 53rd Syracuse Greek Theatre Festival at the Ancient Greek...
A Greek island at the top of Europe’s best hidden gems for 2017
[:el] Kokkari on Samos island, Greece is at the top of Europe’s best hidden gems for 2017, according to Best European Destinations, which was created to promote European destinations. Samos is described as “an island ruled by legend and beauty. It is the island of...
Greece among world’s 5 best honeymoon destinations for 2017
[:el] Greece is among world’s 5 best honeymoon destinations for 2017 according to Brides magazine. Every year, Brides magazine partners exclusively with Virtuoso advisors and surveys them to find out what the best honeymoon destinations and properties are around the world. This year’s results from...
The 10 best Greek islands
The travel website Loongtrips.com published a list with the 10 best Greek islands. Greece features a large number of islands. The Greek Islands are part of the country’s culture and traditions. Most of them are popular for their beautiful beaches. It is worth noting that...
Greek island tops the list with the best islands in the world
[:el] US news published the list with the best islands in the world. Sprawling beaches, rolling waves and untouched pockets of wilderness are all credentials to be included among the best islands in the world. According to experts and U.S. News readers, the islands listed...
Greek scientist explains oxygen mystery on comets
[:el] A Greek chemical engineer from Caltech University, who normally develops new ways to fabricate microprocessors in computers, has figured out how to explain a nagging mystery in space—why comets expel oxygen gas, the same gas we humans breathe. The discovery that comets produce oxygen...
Guardian fascinated with the Dodecanese islands
[:el] British newspaper Guardian and its writer Hannah Jane Parkinson writes a piece entitled “Island hopping in Greece’s Dodecanese”, where she explains why she is obsessed with the islands. Rhodes and Kos are the Dodecanese’s big names, but this new island-hopping trip focuses on the...
Study identifies hundreds of genes that influence timing of puberty and alter risk of several cancers
[:el] The largest genomic analysis of puberty timing in men and women conducted to date has identified 389 genetic signals associated with puberty timing, four times the number that were previously known. The study, published in Nature Genetics and led by researchers from the Medical...
Prestigious honor for the Greek specialist in motion of the robots
[:el] Rice University computer scientist Lydia Kavraki has received one of the most prestigious honors in her field, the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Athena Lecturer Award. Kavraki, the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science and professor of bioengineering, was recognized for inventing randomized motion-planning...