Vive le terroir! Family reunion dinner in Marathon, Greece

Terroir is a concept almost untranslatable, combining soil, weather, region and notions of authenticity, of genuineness and particularity — of

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Voyage to Cythera: A film by Theo Angelopoulos

Angelopoulos’ movie is not a journey to a destination. It is a journey to infinite emptiness.   Spiros is a

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“There are no fascists in Greece! I go around so many years and have never met one!”

  In light of the recent developments in Greece, the resignation of the General Secretary of the Council of Ministers,

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The burning of frigate Hellas in 1831 by Admiral Miaoulis – Η πυρπολησις της φρεγατας “Ελλας” το 1831 απο το ναυαρχο Μιαουλη

Introduction Greece is a country with a very rich history in civil strife and conflict, escalating to war. Today’s post

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Stuffed tomatoes and peppers with minced meat and pig’s skin – Ντοματες και πιπεριες γεμιστες με κιμα

Some time ago I wrote about a dish that is highly satisfying: peppers stuffed with rice. Today I write about

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Η κανναβης εις τον Ελληνικον Πολιτισμον και την Κοινωνιαν – Cannabis in Greek Culture and Society

Προοιμιον Το παρον πονημα ειναι εθνικου και ηθικοπλασματικου χαρακτηρα, οσονουπω δε και απελευθερωτικον καθοσον καταγραφει μεθοδικα επιστημονικα και παντελως ουδετερα

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Aphrodite (Venus), Pan and Eros: A sculpture in the National Archaelogical Museum of Athens

A sculpture of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros, exhibited in the National Archaelogical Museum of Athens, in Greece, is the subject

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Restaurant “Thalassa mou”, Alyki, Paros, Greece

During a short visit to Paros, I visited a restaurant for the first time. It is a restaurant by the

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Action against “Evil Acts”

“In the world in which we find ourselves, the possibilities of good are almost limitless, and the possibilities of evil

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Action against “Evil Acts”

“In the world in which we find ourselves, the possibilities of good are almost limitless, and the possibilities of evil

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