A Saint for Our Times
Born in Ottoman Thrace, ordained in Egypt, Dean of the Rizareios Ecclesiastical School in Athens, Nektarios founded a monastery on Aegina which is a repository of miracles.
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Exploring Nature on the Island of Aphrodite
While environmentalists have expressed concern that uncontrolled development has downgraded the quality of tourism, the Cyprus Tourist Organization is emphasizing idyllic retreats for nature lovers and the creation of a second national park.
Cyprus Today (Part 2): The View From The North
Northern Cyprus possesses at first glance a certain Ruritanian charm, but there are a few ugly twists.
A Feeling for the Macedonian Earth
One of the more soul-scorching, mind-boggling, tummy-aching ironies of history is that the land which produced the leader who first conceived the idea of the brotherhood of man, and proclaimed it while out on the road to its realization at a banquet set for 10,000, over 2000 kilometers from home (Alexander the Great at Opis), should two millennia later give its name to a dish of diced, mixed vegetables which are, more likely than not, leftovers from last night’s dinner.
The City of Profit-Bringing Hermes
When the name ‘Ermoupolis’, honoring the ancient god of commerce (and of cunning), was proposed officially to the people of the new boom-town on the island of Syros in 1826, everyone in the main square cheered.
Keeping Up the Tradition
Photographer Dimitri Papadimos and his wife Liana now spend most of their time running a handicraft shop on Spetses, but their lifelong dedication to preserve the Greek heritage and its ideals continues unabated.
Athenian Architecture Between the Wars
Everyone loves neoclassical; everyone hates the concrete jungle. Luckily, Athens is rich in transitional styles ranging from Viennese neo-rococo to florid French ‘Beaux Arts’, from Art Deco details to severe 1930s rationalism. It takes some poking around to find them but it is worth it.
Cyprus Today (Part 1): The View from the South
Whether it is conversations with priests, hustlers, shopkeepers, mechanics, bar owners, foresters or teachers, the main topic under discussion is the 18-year division of their island homeland.
Falling for Limnos
Hephaestus was the first to really fall for Limnos, and on this account the island became sacred to him. According to myth, he was cast down on it from Mount Olympus by Zeus after a quarrel.
Up Top at Torone from Down Under
The Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens was founded in 1981. This year a team of 26 is completing its 17th season at a site on the Chalkidiki Peninsula under the direction of Professor Alexander Cambitoglou.
