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The restored Choragic Monument of Lysicrates located at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney is set to be unveiled on October 16. The 148-year-old monument had fallen into a state of despair over the years. However, thanks to John and Patricia...

Greeks Pavlos and Fillipos Nanos have created the jaw-dropping firework show, "Explosion," that recently lit up the skies over Cincinnati. The show took place at the International Fireworks Competition where the two took first place. Pavlos told ANA-MPA that winning the competition...

Defending the government's handling of the television licences tender procedure, Minister of State Nikos Pappas on Saturday urged main opposition New Democracy to realise that the tender process was now over. "The government collected that the parties of graft...

A unique exhibition on daily life on the islands of the Cyclades archipelago before five millenia will open its doors at the Museum of Cycladic Art in late November, marking the 30th anniversary since the museum's foundation. The exhibition is...

Thessaloniki will lay five “stolpersteine” at the port on October 19 to commemorate five victims of the Holocaust who worked at the port during World War II, the city announced on Thursday. The small, cobblestone-size concrete cubes bearing a brass plate...

The strong and historic ties of the Greek and Egyptian civilizations will be highlighted at the 2nd International Conference on Greek Literature, to be held October in Cairo. The conference has been organized by the School of Languages and Translation of the...

Stavros Messinis, founder of The Cube and Kostas Fontalis, founder of Xeirotexnika teamed up to combine the technology and DIY communities for Athens' first ever Mini Maker Faire which took place October 1-2. Already hailed as an invaluable co-working incubator hub...

On Monday, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos hailed the contribution of the National Archaeological Museum to man-made creations during the inauguration of the new exhibition “Odysseys,” which marks the 150-year anniversary of the museum. “150 years after its foundation, the National Archaeological...

On Monday, Greek volunteers Efi Latsoudi and Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) became the latest in a long line of distinguished everyday heroes to receive UNHCR’s prestigious annual Nansen Refugee Award. Both winners of the...

Originally completed with construction in 1976, the Athens Conservatory, designed by architect Ioannis Despotopoulos is one of the most expensive properties throughout the Balkans- and it hasn't ever been used to its fullest. The ground floor of the property has...

It's a newer form of art; a free-spirited creative way that athletes express themselves. On Saturday the Red Bull Art of Motion kicked off on the Greek island of Santorini, entering its sixth year of celebrating free running and Bart...

The Deutsche Welle Choir has commenced its seven-day tour of Greece under the theme of reconciliation. The choir started off in Kalavryta, the town where the Kalavryta Massacre occurred during Nazi Germany’s occupation during World War II, when nearly every male in...

The National Archaeological Museum is celebrating 150 years since its opening and is hosting a series of events and exhibitions to mark the occasion. President Prokopis Pavlopoulos will inaugurate a year-long exhibition titled “Odysseys” on October 3, at 19:00. It is a...

The 34th Spartathlon race was won on Saturday by the Polish runner, Andrzej Radzikowski. Radzikowski completed the 245.3 kilometer historic race that traverses everything from vineyards and olive groves to trails and an over-night run over Mount Parthenon climbing some 1,200...

The CEO of Earth Friendly Products, Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, was honored for her contribution to saving our planet at the star-studded 20th Anniversary Global Green Awards in Los Angeles, September 29. The Greek-American who received the award for Corporate Environmental Leadership...