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The Patras Carnival has kicked off in the port city on Greece's western coast, with people turning out in droves to attend the first fun-filled events that launched the carnival season in the city's Georgiou Square. Patras Mayor Kostas...

    History came to life on Friday in Athens, when scientists revealed the face of a woman who lived in central Greece 7,000 years ago. The reconstruction of the face of "Avgi"; a teenager who lived in 7,000 BC, was revealed...

A restaurant on the popular island of Santorini has wowed judges with its impressive modern approach to Greek cuisine, scooping a prestigious award. Santoro Restaurant at the Grace Hotel in Santorini won the Two Stars Award in the  Modern Hellenic Cuisine...

Yannis Fyssas, leader and founder of Dalaras Tribute Band, grew up in Zografou, Athens, and moved to Vancouver, BC, Canada, when he was 12 years old, with his father. Growing up in Athens, Fyssas could be found sitting for hours...

Athen's iconic Grande Bretagne -- a regular haunt of the rich and famous -- has made the Gold List of the international Conde Nast Traveler magazine, ranking it among the best hotels in the world. A temporary residence for world leaders, celebrities and...

Greek star Helena Paparizou has reportedly turned down an offer to represent Cyprus in this year's Eurovision, according to the Eurovision Fan Club in Greece (INFE). Earlier this week, Cypriot media reported that national broadcaster RIK was trying to convince...

This photo captured by a drone at the Greek island of Cephalonia, has been named among the top 10 snaps captured worldwide by the social network Dronestagram. The photo by Calin Stan depicts the exploration of the Melissani cave on...

Constantinos Daskalakis said that he is saddened by the fact that young, educated, talented Greeks leave the country, because they can not advance or even find work in Greece. The Greek scientific genius spoke in front of a packed auditorium...

    All of us had special toys that we treasured as we grew up but not everyone can say they were presented with a wooden horse by the leader of Greece’s independence movement. Yet it is special artifacts like the toy...

Bon viveur, Resistance fighter, pioneering merchant -- Greece lost one of its household names this week with the passing of businessman Grigoris Sarafis, aged 91. Sarafis was an iconic figure for Greeks in the 70s and 80s, when his range...

AHEPA District #26 Vancouver, held their 29th Annual Scholarship Dinner awarding $15,000 to the most exceptional students from BC.

Lindsay Lohan is to open a second nightclub in Greece in addition to the one she opened in Athens in October 2016, which is rather successful. In an interview on the Wendy Williams Show, the 31-year-old actress said her future plans...

    The ubiquitous 'selfie' has become a part of modern life and on Wednesday Athens' Benaki Museum will be using them to encourage visitors to say 'cheese' in front of its valuable art collections. The first Museum Selfie Day was in January...

Many people have recently become aware of Greece's wines and the prestigious reputation they have gained all over the world. What many people are yet to discover is that Greece is also a producer of high-quality beers. Usually, famous...

  Parole e Immagini / Λόγια και Εικόνες (Words & Images) is an exhibition set to visit seven different places all over Greece, to present the works of Yorgos Botsos, a Greek comic author and Giuseppe Palumbo, an Italian cartoonist, both...