Karelias: The Greek Who Dominated the Global Tobacco Industry
The Karelia Tobacco Company Inc factory in Kalamata, Greece ’s largest and oldest cigarette producer. Credit: Karelia Tobacco Company Inc CC...
30 Years Since the Imia Crisis: The Closest Greece and Turkey Came to War
The Imia Crisis: When Greece Faced War with Turkey in the Aegean. Image: Imia. Credit: Public Domain As unlikely as it may seem, a dispute...
430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Unearthed in Greece Are the Oldest Ever Found
Oldest handheld wooden tools found in Marathousa 1, Greece . Credit: Annemieke Milks / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 A team of archaeologists in souther...
The Island of Mykonos Throughout the Millennia
The island of Mykonos. Credit: Greek Reporter Mykonos is undoubtedly one of the most famous Greek islands . Known for its lively parties an...
Samaria Gorge: Hiking on the Island of Crete
Hiking the Samaria gorge is an amazing experience to have during travels to Crete. Credit: Lapplaender /Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 3.0 de ...
Hominid Footprints on Crete Could Change Evolutionary Theory For Good
Hominid Footprints. Credit: Olaf Tausch , CC BY 3.0 /Wikipedia Commons He was not looking for hominid footprints from the prehistoric past....
The Transformation of the Roman Empire Into Byzantium
The Roman Empire transformed into Byzantium in the 7th century. Mural of the walls of Constantinople at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. Pho...
Milos Catacombs Mark the Rich History of the Greek Island
Catacombs of Milos Island, Greece . Credit: Zde /Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0 Milos, one of the most beautiful islands of the Cyclades, ...
Samuel Spiro: The Greek Captain Who Became Argentina’s National Hero
Pedro Samuel Spiro was the Greek naval hero in Argentina’s War of Independence. Painting of the victorious Battle of Martin Garcia. Public D...
Kumquat Liqueur, the Iconic Local Drink of Corfu
Kumquat liqueur is Corfu’s iconic drink. Credit: Phuong Tran/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0 The Greek island of Corfu is known internationally...
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