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Shipping heiress Athina Onassis' $15m palace near Athens
Athina Onassis has cut her ties with her homeland of Greece, nowadays, preferring to live in a rural town in the Netherlands.
The tiny Greek island that's just 30 minutes away from Mykonos without all the tourists
This tiny island is just a short ferry ride away from Mykonos, but despite its beauty, it receives hardly any of the tourists ...
Greek Reporter3d
Lesser Known Ancient Greek City-States
While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...
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Tentative tree planting 'decades overdue' in sweltering Athens
On a cloudy spring morning in one of Athens' most densely inhabited districts, thousands of fresh saplings dotting a small ...
Greek Reporter3d
The Unsung City-States That Shaped the Ancient Greek World
While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...
Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...
Proto Thema5d
The Greek companies that have lived for three centuries and their adventures – Investments in drinks, cigarettes, flour & a hotel
They were founded before 1900, endured two World Wars, two bankruptcies, the bailout-era crisis, and remained standing. Among ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
This Breathtaking Greek Island Is Home to More Than 700 Churches
"The Virgin Mary has saved Tínos," I was told by Maya Tsoclis, a Greek television personality who is based in Athens but spends more than half of the year on the island. And though she laughed ...