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Who is Kyra Sarakosti? A horrific-looking custom with a simple explanation
Kyra Sarakosti is known as Lady Lent. Without a mouth, ears and with seven legs, she looks like she is the stuff that children’s nightmares are made of, but she …
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Perspectives of Greece to drool over with Instagram photos of #unseengreece
The beauties of Greece are many and trumpeted around the world, but the white-washed houses licked by saltiness and antiquities sprouting around the country are just part of the equation. …
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Prepare to be wowed by ‘My Greek Odyssey’ TV series
Be prepared to be wowed by the beauty, uniqueness and sheer splendor of Greece when new TV series, My Greek Odyssey, commences on Sunday, March 24, screening on the Seven …
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Apokries around Greece: Athens, Patra and Xanthi – three carnivals of colour
Apokries (Carnival) time in Greece is filled with spectacular traditions, masquerading and all manner of performances. From local fertility-rites to other events with pagan roots, festivities are held in the …
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Greece wins Tourism Oscar! Elena Kountoura named Best Tourism Minister worldwide
“Greeks are the most hospitable people in the world,” said Minister Kountoura Minister Elena Kountoura has been named Best Tourism Minister Worldwide, during the International Tourism Awards, which were held …
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Old muslim temple on Lesvos to be restored
Valide Djami, a 17th-century Muslim temple on Lesvos, will be restored under a 1.2 million euro grant from the EU regional development fund for the Aegean islands. The mosque built …
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Agios Efstratios, an ideal island to forget to bring an iPhone charger to
Sometimes, it’s all about the risk. The risk of sailing to a quiet island with no advertised hotel and certainly it’s a risk to sail on what appears to be …
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Greece made more accessible with cheap flights and additional routes
SCOOT FLIGHTS, AUSTRALIA TO GREECE FROM $299 When Scoot announced it was launching the “Deal of the Decade”, they weren’t lying. The budget airline has launched airfares from Australia to …
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OMG! It’s Discover Greece’s latest tourism video promoting a spectacular destination [VIDEO]
Do you feel nostalgia after a trip to Greece? Do you feel like you want to return? Discover Greece, a travel portal owned by “Marketing Greece”, released a video aimed …
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The world’s oldest olive tree and it’s Anzac connection
A sapling from an Ancient Olive Tree from Vouves, located in Crete is proposed to be planted near the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park Sydney The Ancient Olive Tree is …