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WHAT’S ON Guide: 30 May onward
VIC GREEK WRITER’S FESTIVAL The Greek Writers Festival makes its debut at the Greek Centre (168 Lonsdale St, Melbourne) from 31 May to 8 June with an impressive line up …
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How to talk to your kids about Byzantium
We often talk about history around the table. The date of 29 May, when heroic Constantinople finally fell to the Turks, always merits a discussion. Dinner table historical conversations are …
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Santorini named Best Island in Europe… again!
The Greek island of Santorini has once again been voted ‘Best Island in Europe’ according to the readers of US’ travel publication, Global Traveler, a monthly magazine published mainly for …
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Free lecture at the Greek Centre on ‘The Fourth Crusade and the Sacking of Constantinople’
This week the University of Sydney’s Dr James Kane will head to Melbourne to present a lecture entitled ‘The The Fourth Crusade and the Sacking of Constantinople’. Taking place on …
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Bollywood goes crazy over actress Elisabet Avramidou Granlund
Elisabet Avramidou Granlund, is a Greek Swedish star taking Bollywood by storm. Since the age of 14, Elisabet dreamed of going to India and becoming a movie star in glamorous …
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Greek garden guru Costa Georgiadis is up for a Gold Logie
Logies nominations were announced at the Gold Coast on Sunday. Among the nominations was Costa Georgiadis, host of Gardening Australia on the ABC since 2012. His nomination for the 2019 …
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The story behind Jakarta’s favourite Greek restaurant – and a recipe to try!
Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, is home to over 10 million people and boasts of countless dining venues. What are the chances of a Greek restaurant winning an award …
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation supports expansion of Byzantine studies at Oxford University
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation, a longstanding supporter of the humanities at Oxford University, has made a donation of 3 million pounds to support the expansion of Late Antique and Byzantine …
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Heladeria Americana! Greek family brought ice cream to Colombia
Greek immigrant Andreas Aristidou brought ice cream to Colombia in the 1930s and, since then, his Heladeria Americana has become something of an ice-cream empire. Three generation of Greeks have …
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Greek ‘ghostbuster’ and her paranormal adventures
If you thought haunted houses were spooky-looking mansions surrounded by high walls and covered in cobwebs, then think again. Melbourne ghostbuster Soula Vaitsis revealed the most unlikely haunted places in …