GREECE – A SEAFARING COUNTRY
Greece is surrounded by sea on all sides. Her mythology is also connected with this.
Greece is surrounded by sea on all sides. Her mythology is also connected with this.
Pserimos, a small border island with a long history.
The Cycladic island of Andros.
The Greek refugees that came from Asia Minor and settled in Greece often named their new townships after their places of origin. This is the case of Palaia Phocaea, the ancient Greek city on the Aegean coast…
The Greek presence in the Black Sea and in the Ukraine goes back to the Classical period of ancient Greece. They were the first to colonize the shores of this area from the 6th century BC. At…
The interesting history of the Melissourgos Tower.
Hadrian's Reservoir is now referred to as 'Dexameni' at the foothill of Lykavito in the suburb of Kolonaki.
Haiti, the first country to recognise Greek independence in 1822.
The Diapontian Island of Othonoi is connected with the myth of Calypso and Odysseus.
A number of women became members of Filiki Eteria, the secret society that helped in the Greek Revolution of 1821 against Ottoman rule.