The Japanese Monk Guarding Mount Athos’ Most Sacred Icon
A Japanese man from Tokyo is now one of the keepers of the most venerated icon on Mount Athos. Father Timotheos, born Takayuki Kozaki, converted to Orthodox…
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UK Media Names This Greek Island One of Europe’s Top Hidden Gems
A Greek island known as the “Butterfly of the Aegean” just made The Sun’s list of Europe’s top 10 hidden gems for summer 2026. Astypalaia was chosen alongside…
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The Ancient Greek Robot That Served Wine Is in an Athens Museum
A museum in Kolonaki, Athens is housing fully functional reconstructions of ancient Greek inventions that most people have never heard of, including a humanoid…
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The 1821 Admiral’s Estate That First Bottled Greek Olive Oil
A farm on the shores of the Argosaronic Gulf has been quietly carrying Greek history for nearly two centuries. Ktima Tompazi, the estate of Admiral Manoilis…
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One Man Is Trying to Give Greece’s Rarest Spirit an EU Protected Name
A fig-based spirit with 300 years of history has barely left the island of Chios, and producer Christos Livanos is trying to change that.
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Nolan’s Odyssey Has No Greeks in the Cast. The Guardian Noticed
Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film “The Odyssey” has generated a wave of frustration among Greeks, and now The Guardian has put the question plainly: why does a…
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A Greece-Germany-Turkey Project Maps Shared Histories of Migration Through Music
A new international cultural project launching June 3 in Athens aims to trace the shared histories of migration, exile, and cultural exchange across Greece…
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The Oldest Bakery in the Peloponnese Has Been Firing Up Since Before 1821
A wood-fired bakery in Areopoli, deep in the Mani peninsula, has been baking sourdough bread since before the Greek Revolution of 1821, making it the oldest…
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Muslims in Turkey Are Converting to Orthodox Christianity Inside Istanbul’s Churches
Dozens of people living in Turkey have converted to Orthodox Christianity in recent years, and the numbers are growing. The converts come from Muslim, atheist…
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National Geographic Names Crete One of the World’s Top 15 Food Destinations for 2026
National Geographic has named Crete one of the 15 best food destinations in the world for 2026, calling it a “model of the Mediterranean Diet.” The island also…
