Greece has expressed its concern for the safety of the thousand of cultural artefacts housed…
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In this week’s column for the repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures, Don Morgan Nielsen opens the case for a legal challenge at the International Court of Justice.
As the capital of the Dodecanese, this 5000-year-old island is filled with natural, cultural and historical wonders including the Colossus of Rhodes – a giant statue of a 282 BC wrestler was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Read this extensive guide to the wondrous island of Rhodes.
On July 29 1982, Melina Mercouri, Minister of Culture and Sciences of Greece, addressed the…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday commemorated the first anniversary of the reopening of…
That we’ve broken their statues, that we’ve driven them out of their temples, doesn’t mean…
Strong concern about the consequences of the conversion of Hagia Sophia and the Chora Church…
In the launch of his weekly column, The Parthenon Report, Don Morgan Nielsen shares a personal retrospective of his connection with Greek culture and the Parthenon.
Greek City Times has invited Mr. Nielsen to enter into a conversation with our readers – in the form of a weekly column called “The Parthenon Report”, which will explore many of the issues related to the repatriation of the Parthenon Sculptures.
Pyrgi is a picturesque medieval village on the island of Chios, known as the “painted…
Either carved into mountains or built on remote islands, many Greek churches reveal secrets of the past and have numerous mysterious stories to tell. Here are some of the most unique and mysterious Greek churches that have attracted international interest over the years.
“Dance. Did you say, dance?”- Zorba In 1982, at the initiative of the International Dance Committee, April…
Last week, archeologists discovered a large four-wheel ceremonial chariot at a villa near Pompeii, an ancient…
In almost every Greek city you will find ancient monuments, sculptures or building remains that are evidence of the grand historical past of the country. Many of these monuments are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, not just because of their majestic architecture or their antiquity, but also because of their contribution to modern civilization, society, art and sciences.
Discovered in 1967 by Nicholas Flemming and mapped in 1968 by a team of archaeologists…
Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Aegean Sea’s ‘holy island’ Patmos is one of the most peaceful and majestic destinations in Greece, where Saint John the Theologian wrote both his Gospel and the Apocalypse around 95AD.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with the Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO, Mounir Bouchenaki…
Despite international condemnation over the decision to change Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque,…
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) condemned Turkey’s decision to convert Hagia…
Protected by the EU and UNESCO as a unique product, the precious ‘tears’ of Chios are harvested in a labour intensive process that has been passed down through generations and included on the UNESCO list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. There’s now a way to assist in the preservation of this ancient Greek tradition and the magical Chios mastiha trees.