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Maria Farantouri visits Australia with Israeli tenor Assaf Kacholi in tribute to Mikis Theodorakis
Esteemed Greek singer Maria Farantouri will perform with Israeli tenor Assaf Kacholi in an Australian tour that is set to take place at Sydney’s City Recital Hall on 30 April, …
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Three Greek nationals quarantined in China over coronavirus
Three Greek nationals have been placed in quarantine in the province of Hubei, China, following the coronavirus outbreak, reports by CNN Greece. They are said to be in good health …
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Thalassa, a Greek Restaurant in the country of spices
What does the small Indian state of Goa have in common with Greece? It’s yet another ‘G’. The Grana family. In India’s western coast lies the little state of Goa. …
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Athens accommodation abundance notes drop in hotel occupancy
Athens has noted a growth in short-term rentals and hotel accommodation, while the Athens International Airport (AIA) noted its highest passenger traffic for 2019 with 25.57 million passengers (up 6 …
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10 facts that justify 2020 being declared Melina Mercouri year
The Greek Culture Ministry has dedicated 2020 to Melina Mercouri in order to commemorate 100 years since her birth and 26 years since her death. 1. Family Melina Mercouri came …
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Tsiolkas novel ‘Damascus’ wins Victorian Premier’s Literary Award
Christos Tsiolkas won the fiction category prize of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards for 2020 on Thursday for his critically acclaimed historical novel Damascus which is set in the early …
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Old palace artefacts pose big headache for Greek culture ministry
The Greek Department of Conservation of Ancient and Modern Monuments is facing a huge challenge in cataloguing and storing up to 50,000 objects housed at Tatoi, the former royal estate …
Emma Stone in Greece to work with Yiorgos Lanthimos again
Actress Emma Stone is in Athens to work again with award-winning Greek director Yiorgos Lanthimos – this time on a short film that will be exclusively filmed in Greece. Mr …
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Fishing shacks on Axios River to be made visitor-friendly
A cluster of 30 shacks on stilts serving as temporary refuge for mussel farmers and fishermen on the bay of Thessaloniki will be supplied with electricity and running water. The …
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The hunt for Melbourne’s best pastitsio
Summer in Australia is festival season, and so the time has almost come for the Lonsdale Street Greek Festival. This will be the 33rd year that the two day event …