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The Greek island of Corfu has been named the top European film location amongst a field of twelve by the European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN). The spectacularly-beautiful island was nominated by the Hellenic Film Commission for the shooting of the...

Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos' film The Favourite has been nominated for five awards at this year's Golden Globe competition. The Favourite was nominated on Wednesday in the category of Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, with Olivia Colman getting a...

"Playmogreek" is the recent creation of Petros Kaminiotis, a young Greek man with plenty of imagination and patience. His unique figures are based on the popular Playmobil toys, yet he has made a new world out of them. Kaminiotis' toys...

Photos: Delphi Bank Semaphore Greek Festival, 2018. Facebook images South Australia will once again celebrate all things Greek at Semaphore Beach in Adelaide. The 40th annual Delphi Bank Semaphore Greek Festival is on tap for the weekend of January 12-13, 2019. Preparations for...

The town of Trikala, in Thessaly, central Greece, has laid claim to the tallest natural Christmas tree this year in Greece. The fir tree grew in the Pindos mountains and was transported from there to the north of the town....

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), south of Athens, was transformed into a glittering Christmas destination for both children and adults over the weekend. About fifteen thousand visitors of all ages watched the SNFCC's "Christmas World" come alive at...

Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos won Best Director for his film "The Favourite", which scooped a record ten honors at the 21st annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) on Sunday. Olivia Colman, who stars as the film's moody, dissipated Queen Anne,...

Today in Crete, the largest anti-terror exercise of its kind to ever take place in Greece is underway at the ports of Souda and Iraklio. The exercise, code-named “Jackal Stone,” started today and is expected to last through December 7....

A combination of being overweight, not engaging in enough physical activity and an unbalanced diet is the culprit for the growing number of Greeks who are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study conducted by...

On Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at 8 p.m. Carnegie Hall hosted the 2018 Golden Classical Music Awards Invited Winners List. It was there, at the Weill Recital Hall that 6-year-old Stelios Kerasidis played Chopin valse la minor and became...

Giannis Antetokounmpo is known as the "Greek Freak" to all and is famous for his superpowers out on the basket ball court. Averaging 27.3 points and 12.9 rebounds per game for the first-place Milwaukee Bucks, this Greek god has...

If you're ever fortunate enough to spend Christmas in Greece you will be surrounded by a wide range of irresistible traditional Christmas sweets. Some holiday goodies are steeped in ancient regional traditions, while others you will find throughout the...

As hard as it is to believe today, there once were "Morality Police" in Greece tasked with measuring the length of women's skirts. Under the guise of efforts to preserve morality and order, General Theodoros Pangalos  passed laws to...

Photo: Wikipedia, Dora Sidiropoulou Kasimati Navagio Beach, also known as Shipwreck Beach, on the island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea, has been voted "Best in the World" by travel site FlightNetwork. The travel website runs an annual competition for the ten best...

Sebastian Stan, best known for playing grim "Winter Soldier" Bucky Barnes in Marvel's Avengers films, braved the Athens chill on Monday night to film a racy scene from his forthcoming film. The 36-year-old actor was joined by an equally-nude Denise...