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Greece’s Kalymnos Island Welcomes the World Year-Round

While the tourist season typically bookends from Easter to the onset of autumn in most parts of the country, Kalymnos defies convention. Spearheaded by climbing, which has entrenched itself as a pillar of the local economy, the island now...

Kalymnos Children Sing Traditional Christmas Carols for Greeks Everywhere

The schoolchildren of the Greek island of Kalymnos in the Dodecanese archipelago sang the traditional Christmas carols or kalanda for Greek people everywhere on Friday. Walking down the steep, narrow cobblestone streets of the island's capital, the children sent a...

Tarpon Springs, Florida and Hydra, Greece Now Sister Cities

The municipalities of Hydra, Greece and Tarpon Springs, Florida signed a sister city agreement in Hydra on Saturday as a way to mark their historic connections and foster the growth of cultural and economic development between the two. The agreement...