For over 2,500 years, the olive tree of the Acropolis has remained a worthy symbol of Athens, an undying and ancient representation of prosperity, peace, hope, and resurrection. Planted by the Goddess Athena herself, as Greek mythology would have it, the tree has suffered many fires and mutilations as invaders have come and gone. But a sprig was always saved to be planted later.
World Olive Tree Day takes place on 26 November every year to encourage the protection of the olive tree and the values it embodies, in order to appreciate its important social, cultural, economic and environmental significance to humanity.
In response to the outbreak of the newly identified coronavirus variant ‘Omicron’ which has spread in South Africa, Australia has just announced a number of actions.
Kim Kardashian, who revealed her deep connection with her Orthodox faith and her Armenian ancestry by baptising her three youngest children at the Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Armenia, has been widely praised for remembering her religious and ancestral roots.
The quest to assign a letter of the Greek alphabet to the newly identified COVID-19 variant ‘B.1.1.529′ that has spread in South Africa has proven that “all pandemics are inherently political” as a source from the World Health Organisation confirms that the Greek letters Nu and Xi have been deliberately avoided.
A newly identified COVID-19 variant that has spread in South Africa and described by health experts as ‘the most concerning that they have seen’ has prompted immediate travel bans in many countries including the UK, US and Greece. Meanwhile, however, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison remains “unconcerned”.
She may have started the year as an everyday university student, but Chanel Contos is ending it as one of nine women crowned by Marie Claire Australia as “Women of the Year 2021” as she is recognised for her ground-breaking achievements this year lobbying for and providing holistic consent and sexuality education.
In December last year, Demetre Dakalakis was appointed to the role of Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and, to put it simply, his goal is to end HIV.
The final brush strokes have been painted on a new mural in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville as part of the celebration of 200 years of Greek Independence.
It may have just opened recently in 2019, however Mythos Greek Flavours is already making a huge impact with its mouth watering gyros, being named the Best Kebabs in the whole of the United Kingdom.
We’ve all been guilty of mishearing song lyrics that somehow, at the time, in some way, seemed to make sense to us. But do not fear – let bygones be bygones, as you can now find the lyrics to your favourite Greek songs, scrolling in real time on Spotify. Did someone say “Greek karaoke party”??!
British TV presenters have admitted that they received an “outpouring of love for the Geek Prime Minister” Kyriakos Mitsotakis after he appeared on popular UK breakfast show ‘Good Morning Britain.’
On the Greek island of Rhodes, the largest and best known of the Dodecanese islands, English design magnate Jasper Conran has transformed two ancient sea captains’ abodes into one heavenly retreat.
The story of George Sidiropoulos and Iakovos Stamoulis from Patras: The journey of their company ‘Think Silicon’ from start to its acquisition by global leader in materials engineering solutions, Applied Materials
People are now able to walk through the ancient site of Olympia as it stood more than 2,000 years ago, thanks to artificial intelligence.
Condé Nast Traveller readers have spoken and the results have been published by the luxury travel magazine aimed at the upmarket, independent traveller in a list of the Top 10 Resorts in Greece for 2021.
Fact of the day: Football was invented in ancient Greece.
Authors of the e-book entitled ‘How to travel the world with a Greek salary’, Vasiliki and George and the Greek bloggers offering crucial travel (and survival) guides such as ‘How to survive the first trip with your new relationship,’ and the no doubt popular ‘Vacation with parents (or in-laws)’ plus many more tips and tricks through their website ‘yabatravellers.com’.
“The obligation to return the Parthenon sculptures lies squarely with the UK government.” Greek PM Kriakos Mitsotakis calls for talks with the UK, offers to loan treasures to the British Museum in exchange for the Parthenon sculptures.
A new study that rated the diet of 1,059 people in Greece has found that an ‘anti-inflammatory’ diet of fruit, vegetables, legumes, tea and coffee lowers the risk of developing dementia later in life by a third.