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Naoussa wines receive pride of place in unique free online tasting event
A Carlton restaurant is offering a unique, free online wine-tasting opportunity with the wines of the Naoussa region taking pride of place from 27 to 29 August. If you live …
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Zeppelin over Moudros: The night a giant German airship bombed Moudros
Keep calm and carry on. The stoic attitude shown by Londoners to German bombing in World War Two is legendary. But they had experienced it before. In the First World …
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Celebrating 58 years of marriage… When a proxy turns into a love story
Eleftheria Lambrinos, 80, and her husband Isidoros Parthenis, 91, are living proof that some people are truly meant for each other and that some love stories last forever. “We feel …
It’s vodka with a Greek-Western Australian flavour
While vodka may not be a traditionally Greek spirit, the distillation process for raki, tsipouro and ouzo certainly is a tradition that many Greeks brought with them to Australia, and …
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The young leventes carrying on the music of their family’s motherland
Greek music has evolved over centuries, melding sounds from across the Middle East and Asia Minor to create melodies and tunes that are distinct and instantly recognisable to Greece. From …
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What’s On 19 August – 26 August
QLD THE PROTECTION OF THE PANAYIA DURING THE STRUGGLE Commemorative talk about the relationship of the Annunciation of the Panayia and the Revolution. When: 22 August Where: St Paraskevi Church, …
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The watermelons small enough to fit into a handbag
There’s nothing like a sweet succulent watermelon to be enjoyed under the summer sun, though the fruit is usually a bit heavy to carry. One farmer from Neo Agioneri in …
Greek author’s first novel focuses on the widow’s struggle to bury Nikos Kazantzakis in Heraklion
In world literature, Nikos Kazantzakis, the author of Zorba the Greek, is probably the most internationally acclaimed and recognised of modern Greek authors, yet in Greece he was one of …
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British Museum: Finally the truth leaks out
On my first visit to the British Museum (BM) Parthenon Sculptures gallery in 2015, I was surprised to see this strange pattern on the skylight. London is not a dusty …
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Greek diaspora places itself on issues concerning the Law of the Sea
The delimitation of the maritime zones between Greece and Turkey should be carried out through dialogue and on the basis of International Law, was the message sent out by representatives …