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Greek News
Papingo: One of the Most Picturesque Villages in Greece
Perched very near the end of Vikos Gorge, picturesque Papingo consists of two villages, Megalo Papingo and Mikro Papingo, or Greater Papingo and Lesser Papingo
Culture
Greece in Europe’s Top 10 for UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Greece is among the top ten countries for the number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe in 2023. The new list, published by Statista, included particularly important cultural, natural, and mixed sites.
Greece boasts 19 UNESCO World Heritage Sites,...
Culture
UNESCO Adds Zagori in Greece to Its World Heritage List
The Zagori region of Greece which includes small stone villages known as Zagorochoria was included in UNESCO's World Heritage List on Tuesday.
The announcement was made at the World Heritage Committee's 45th session taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Zagori in...
Culture
Zagori, Greece Vies for UNESCO Cultural Landscape Status
The region of Zagori, in Epirus, Greece is among the candidates to be assigned the prestigious status as UNESCO's World Cultural Landscape.
Zagori is an awe-inspiring natural landscape with an incredibly well-preserved network of 46 villages, featuring national parks, a...
Greece
The Awe-Inspiring Natural Landscape of Greece’s Zagori
Zagori is an awe-inspiring natural landscape with an incredibly well-preserved network of 46 villages and features national parks, rivers and waterfalls.
Greek News
The Greek Monument Honoring the Brave Women of Pindos
There is a relatively unknown monument, among the many from World War II, that praises the brave women of Pindos who contributed to the great victory against the Italian army.
The unsung heroines of October 28, 1940 are definitely the...
Greece
Netflix Producers, Directors Praise Greece as Filming Destination
Directors, producers, and actors who worked on the upcoming Netflix film "Beckett," which was shot entirely in Greece, praised the country as the perfect destination for the action thriller.
Director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino was interested in exploring areas of the...
Archaeology
Greece Supports Sheffield University’s Archaeology Department
The University of Sheffield's Archaeology department, facing the threat of permanent closure, received a huge show of support from Greece.
Greece
Blanket of Snow Covers Northern Greece in Late May
Areas of northwestern Greece were covered in snow on Tuesday, as severe weather, bringing thunder, lightning and heavy rain slammed into several other regions of the country.
Heavy snowfall in the the region of Zagori, near Ioannina, turned the landscape...
Greece
Greece to Propose Epirus’ Zagori Villages as UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Greek Culture Ministry announced recently that it intends to officially propose the traditional villages in Epirus’ Zagori district in northwestern Greece as a Greek “cultural landscape” to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
After a meeting for...