Category Archives: History & Culture

Orthodox Christians in Greece celebrate Easter later than the rest of the Christian world. Why is that? How do Orth ...

It is now 100 days to go until the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, and the iconic flame is lit. The ceremony w ...

The Athens and Epidaurus Festival is one of the biggest festivals of the Greek summer. It has operated more than si ...

Let’s be real – who doesn’t like marble? It adds a touch of luxury to any home and is durable, so it doesn’t wear d ...

Greek surrealist painter and renowned poet Nikos Engonopoulos is one of the most well-known modern Greek artists an ...

Rhodes Island, known for its medieval architecture and castles, is the 4th largest island of Greece and the largest ...

Did you know that the Greek celebrations of Carnival are equivalently famous, lively, and entertaining compared to ...

Aristotle Onassis was one of the most successful businessmen in Greece’s history. Known for his massive shipp ...

Laid back luxury, stunning views of one of the world’s top island destinations and personalized attention  ...

In 2024, the Hotel Grande Bretagne, the most historic luxury hotel in Athens, celebrates 150 years of operation. Ha ...

Greece has a reputation for being among the most amazing places on the planet, both for its natural beauty, its Med ...

La Divina Hotel La Divina is a 12-suite hotel, found in the heart of Athens’ historical center. It offers unique vi ...

The Poseidonion Grand Hotel is considered one of the hallmark hotels in all of Greece, and was first built in 1914 ...

Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (sometimes referred to as “Nikos Ghika” or “Nikos Ghikas”) is on ...

In the mid-1950s, shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos found his own private island in the Mediterranean, much like hi ...

Searching for a unique winter destination in Greece that isn’t about just beaches? We admit that the beaches in Gre ...

You might have heard Stavros Niarchos’s name from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC)- one of t ...

The Palace of Knossos in Crete is one of Greece’s largest and most important archaeological sites, and its history ...

The Colossus of Rhodes is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world, and its existence is shrouded in mystery. ...

No trip to Athens is complete without ascending the Acropolis. Standing out in the city center both visually and ar ...

Greece is a good place to look at the moon, isn’t it? You can read by moonlight You can read on the terrace You can ...

The first picture that comes to mind when thinking of Greece is a sea view from an island in the Aegean, with the h ...

Deep in the Peloponnese, in an area much less visited than Greece’s popular islands, Kardamyli is a true gem. ...

In the early 1950s, everybody was talking about the new “Xenia” hotels – a nationwide group of ultra luxury h ...

With some of the best action scenes and characters that are larger than life, the movie 300 was a big hit. The stor ...

What Are Halcyon Days? The famous “Kingfisher” or “Halcyon” days (in Greek, “Αλκυονίδες μέρες”) are days when the s ...

The Maria Callas Museum is a tribute to the life of Greece’s most famous opera singer – Maria Callas. It is a ...

About Nikos Nikolaou Nikolaou was a famous painter, printer, and sculptor who was born on the island of Hydra in 19 ...

The Windmill Kimolos Hotel is on the tiny volcanic island of Kimolos and is one of the few traditionally restored w ...

In Athens, Thessaloniki, and many of the Cycladic Islands, you might not realize that you are walking by the buildi ...