Why Greek Island Houses Are Blue and White
The blue and white colors of Greek island homes are one of the most recognizable images in the world, but the reasons behind them have nothing to do with…
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FT: Greek Rosé Is Taking Over the World
The Financial Times just ran a major feature on Greek wine, and the headline finding is striking. Renowned wine critic Jancis Robinson called what is happening…
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Mitsotakis: “Greece Has Gone From Bankruptcy to Europe’s Frontline”
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told his party congress that Greece has undergone a dramatic transformation, moving from the brink of financial…
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Greece’s Oldest Bakery Has Been Baking Since Before 1821
A wood-fired bakery in Areopolis, Mani, has been operating continuously since before the Greek Revolution of 1821, making it the oldest bakery in the…
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Before the Genocide, the Ottoman Empire Made Christians Second-Class Subjects
Centuries before the Pontian Genocide, the Ottoman Empire had built an entire legal system designed to keep Christian subjects permanently beneath Muslim…
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Greek Tycoon’s Athens Stock Picks Hit €4.6 Billion
Giannis Stassinopoulos, one of Greece’s most low-profile industrial billionaires, has quietly built a personal stake worth 4.6 billion euros across the listed…
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Thalassinos: “I Stole It From Another Singer. The Greatest Song I Ever Wrote”
The story behind one of the most beloved Greek songs of the past 30 years involves a confession, a quiet act of artistic theft, and a moment of pure magic in a…
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Greece Puts Crete at the Center of Europe’s Space Race
Crete is positioning itself as one of Europe’s next major space technology hubs, backed by a 35 million euro program called SPACE-Crete that aims to turn…
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Greece’s Brain Drain Hits a Record High in 2025
Greece’s brain drain reached a record high in 2025, with 128,500 Greek university graduates between the ages of 20 and 64 now living in other European…
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Kozani Family Has Been Forging Copper for Nearly 200 Years
A family workshop in Kozani has been hammering copper by hand since around 1850, and brothers Dimitris and Michalis Kountouris have no plans to stop. Their…
