The Greeks (despite their current financial worries) love a party. They’ll take any opportunity to celebrate their identity and to finish it off with a firework display that lights up the entire Mediterranean. On November 17th, it’s the kids’ turn to party on Polytechneio Day – a celebration and a chance to remember the students who died during the Greek resistance to German occupation in the 1940s….
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On the 28th of October every year Greece celebrates the power of the negative. Military parades, coastal celebrations and special Greek Orthodox Services commemorate the day, in 1940, that Greek President Yanni Mextaxas declared ‘Ochi!’, ‘No!’ in Greek, and rejected Benito Mussolini’s ultimatum that Greece be occupied by Axis forces or face war. Against all odds, and to their own amazement, the Greeks…
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It’s time to rock big time in the Mediterranean. Pioneering Liverpool band Anathema hit the Greek mainland and islands this month, bringing their unique sound and spectacular stage show to the sunny shores of Greece. Touring on the back of their phenomenally successful album Falling Deeper, the band is set to play three dates in October. On the 7th they play the Fuzz Club in Athens, and…
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The first ever Olympic Games were held in 776 BC in the Greek village Olympia. The classical games included running, boxing, wrestling, jumping and discus throwing. If you’re into sports, you’ll certainly appreciate a pilgrimage to the birth country of this strong tradition. For amateur athletes, one of the most impressive Greek islands is Crete because the mountains, planes and beaches are ideal for a wide variety of sports….
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Crete is the largest of all the Greek islands, and arguably the most important and exciting. With two international airports, there are more flights to Crete each year than to any other place in Greece.
According to ancient Greek mythology, Crete was the birthplace of Zeus, the god of the sky and thunder. The island was also the home of Europe’s earliest advanced civilisation, the Minoans, who brought us their…
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