The French postal service will issue a new artistic postage stamp this June featuring centuries-old olive trees from Missolonghi, the work of prominent Greek-French journalist and photographer Nikos Aliagas. The stamp, officially titled “Danse millénaire” (Centenarian Dance), showcases a photograph of two ancient olive trees located in the village of Stamna, within the municipality of Misolonghi in western Greece.
Scheduled for official release in June 2026, the stamp will feature this specific piece of the Greek landscape, making it known to people across the French world. Aliagas captured the image using a visual approach that makes the two centuries-old trees appear physically intertwined in a single movement. The photographic composition features the beauty of the Mediterranean landscape of the broader Aetolia-Acarnania region of Greece.
For the local community in Missolonghi and the broader surrounding area, the selection of the Stamna olive trees for a national French postal release is a distinct honor that shows the deep roots of the Greek-French friendship.
Residents view this international exposure as a rare opportunity to showcase the natural environment of their region to a global audience. The stamp will soon travel across France and across borders on everyday correspondence.
Nikos Aliagas’s photographic venture promoting Greece’s landscape
This upcoming postal issuance is another significant milestone in Aliagas’s expanding career as a visual artist. While widely recognized throughout France and Greece for his decades of high-profile work in television, talk, and talent shows, as well as print journalism, Aliagas has increasingly focused his creative efforts on fine art photography over the past several years. His artistic portfolio consistently references his Greek heritage and origins. Through his camera lens, he frequently documents the landscapes, cultural heritage, and everyday people of his homeland, successfully translating these traditional subjects into contemporary art.
Aliagas is currently hosting a major solo exhibition titled “The Great Ages” at the Musée de l’Homme in Paris. The cultural exhibition has generated significant public interest and continues to draw large crowds of daily visitors to the prominent Parisian institution.
This latest initiative shows clearly the ongoing cultural exchange between Greece and France, often driven by prominent diaspora figures who maintain strong, active ties to both nations. The “Danse millénaire” stamp will be available for purchase and postal use starting this summer, putting a small piece of the Aetolia-Acarnanian countryside into the hands of millions worldwide.
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