Greece extends by a year visas for Turkish nationals to visit islands
Greece has extended by a year a visa scheme for Turkish nationals wishing to visit 12 islands in the Aegean Sea for up to a ...
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Greek lawmaker attacks paintings in Athens' National Gallery, claiming they are offensive
(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's National Gallery said a Greek lawmaker on Monday attacked four paintings in an exhibition at the museum in Athens, including one he ...
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Major Upgrade Planned for Greece’s National Archaeological Museum and Epigraphic Museum
Greece’s National Archaeological Museum and Epigraphic Museum are set for a transformative upgrade, with the Museums Council ...
An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
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German publication focused on Athens as a top cultural and travel destination
Athens, as an ideal cultural and leisure destination, was the central topic of an article in the important local newspaper Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung in Heidelberg, Germany. Under the ...
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Greece hit by extreme weather
Greece is experiencing extreme temperature swings, with a record heat wave for March followed by frost and snowfall. Last ...
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World Poetry Day: Ancient Greece’s Classics, From Homer to Sappho’s Poems
As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...
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An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
As part of this new framework, Greece has agreed to loan the griffin head back to the Met for future exhibitions, Mendoni said. Athens is hoping the new, more open approach will boost its decades ...
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Cypria: The Struggle of Cyprus for Freedom and Union with Greece
Prologue An Orphic hymn says that Kypris, Aphrodite of Cyprus, was the “scheming mother of necessity.” She controlled and ...
North Macedonia holds mass funerals for young victims of nightclub fire
Thousands of mourners flocked to funerals Thursday in North Macedonia for the dozens of victims of last weekend’s devastating ...
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Greek neighbourhood is an astonishing maze of hidden surprises
A front-row seat to the ruins of Hadrian’s Library.Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The only thing better than a frosty beer in Athens is a frosty beer with a chaser of ruins. Technically wedged ...