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Thessaloniki Remembers Great Fire of a Century Ago with Reenactment Event...
With an event called “The spark that turned into a blaze”, Thessaloniki comemorated the great fire that changed the city’s face one hundred years ago. The fire that almost destroyed the entire city on...
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Pavlos Bakoyannis, ‘Voice of Reconciliation’, Remembered 28 Years After...
The family of slain politician Pavlos Bakoyannis, marked the 28th anniversary of his assassination, with appeals to national reconciliation. His widow; prominent New Democracy politician, Dora...
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September 26, 1687: When the Venetians Bombarded the Parthenon
During the Ottoman rule in Greece, after the fall of Constantinople in 1456, the Parthenon was converted to a mosque, and the Erechtheion functioned as a harem. In 1683, the Ottoman Empire was...
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First Picture of Thessaloniki Seaside Walls from 1860 Sees Light of Day
The photo of Thessaloniki circa 1860; when the city still had seaside walls, that was published by photographer Zacharias Semertzidis in the “Old Photos of Thessaloniki” group, has been making its...
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On this Day in 1980: The Ship Wreck that Transformed Zakynthos (video)
It is perhaps the most photographed ship wreck in the world. Lying on a sandy beach in the north-western coast of Zakynthos since October 1980, the “Panagiotis” wreck is visited by millions of...
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Rare Pictures of 20th Century Thessaloniki go on Display
Twentieth century Thessaloniki is presented through 160 rare photographs, mostly black and white, in a new glossy photo album published by the Cultural Society of Entrepreneurs of Northern Greece....
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Flashback to 1974: The Day New Democracy was Born (video)
On October 4, 1974 Konstantinos Karamanlis founded New Democracy (ND). The founding declaration was signed by himself alone. The party that triumphed with 54.37% and 220 seats in the elections that...
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12 October 1944: Joy Overflows in the Streets of Liberated Athens (video)
Athens commemorates the 73rd anniversary of its Liberation from the Nazi Occupation with a series of events that will take place throughout October in various cultural venues across the city....
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Flashback to Aristotle Onassis and Jackie Kennedy Wedding
One of the most unlikely -and polarizing- weddings in the all-time celebrity pantheon took place 49 years ago, when Greek shipping magnet Aristotle Onassis married former First Lady Jacquelyn Bouvier...
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Why Greeks Do Not Celebrate the Battle of Navarino
The Battle of Navarino on October 20, 1827, was a great victory against Greece’s Ottoman rulers, yet it is an event that is not celebrated by Greeks, simply because it was a victory of international...
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The Unburied Heroes of the Greek – Italian War
It has been 77 years since the beginning of the Greek – Italian war and many soldiers who lost their lives in battle are still lying in the fields and gorges of Albania, without a proper grave. Each...
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The Greek Lighthouse Symbol of a Glorious Past (video)
Tourlitis lighthouse which emerges from the water like a strange sea creature is one of the most famous spots in the Aegean island of Andros. It is located at the northernmost extreme of the Cyclades...
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The Unknown Cart Maker Who Contributed to the Liberation of Thessaloniki
Sometimes history is made of footnotes; little unknown details that turn out to be of great importance. Like the case of an unknown peasant from Kouliakia village who had a simple but brilliant idea...
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Women of Epirus: The Unsung Heroes of the Greek-Italian War
Most Greeks know about the golden pages of heroism written by the Greek soldiers in the mountains of Northern Epirus when Greece was called to ward off the Italian attack in 1940. Many, however,...
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Two Treasures from Shanghai Museum exhibited at Athens Acropolis Museum
President of the Acropolis museum Professor Dimitris Pantermalis Two treasures from Shanghai Museum were put on display on Friday at the Athens Acropolis Museum for an exhibition which will be on...
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Flashback to the Funeral that Became the First Mass Protest Against the 1967...
On November 1, 1968 the death of emblematic political leader Georgios Papandreou gave about 300,000 Greeks the opportunity to get out in the streets and demonstrate against the cruel dictators who had...
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UNESCO: Every Person Must Visit these 18 Greek Monuments
UNESCO advises travellers to Greece to visit 18 monuments that are an absolute must as World Heritage Monuments. UNESCO has branded a total 1,073 sites as World Heritage Monuments, and 18 of them are...
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One Year Without Cohen: Leonard’s Bohemian Paradise on Hydra
It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since Leonard Cohen‘s passing. A year without the great poet, writer, composer and performer whose life was transformed by his interaction with Greek...
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The Electric Car Produced in Greece in the 70s (video)
An electric car that was built on the Greek island of Syros in the 70s, was one of the world’s first mass produced electric cars. Enfield 8000, built in Neorio, Syros, was the brainchild of the...
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Greek-Jewish Holocaust Survivor’s Letter Buried in Auschwitz Uncovered
An astonishing story of human perseverance and courage dating back to the dark days of the Holocaust, was restored as a testament to the crimes committed by the Nazi regime. In 1944, Marcel Nadjari; a...
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