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The tragic love story hidden in a 19th-century painting – Why the public can see it only two hours a week

The work “The Meeting on the Turret Stairs” by the Irish painter Frederic William Burton on display at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin

Delacroix’s iconic painting on the Greek War of Independence to be displayed in Greece

A tribute to the Greek struggle for Independence through Eugène Delacroix's magnificant art piece will be displayed at the Xenokratis Archaeological Museum of Messolonghi

Study reveals prehistoric europeans had surprisingly complex cooking traditions

An amazing study recently revealed the sophisticated cooking traditions of Europe during the prehistoric times

Record amount for a silver medal from the 1896 Athens Olympic Games, surpasses $180,000

At an auction held last Sunday, the medal sold for more than $180,000 — four times above its estimated price

Hopes for saving the Greek-Orthodox Orphanage on Prinkipo, Constantinople (video-photos)

The world’s largest wooden monument building seeks a second life – Its legendary history and plans for tourism use – How the Ecumenical Patriarchate managed to regain ownership from the Turkish state

The film “Peaky Blinders” starring Cillian Murphy premiered in Birmingham

Many fans of the highly anticipated film attended the premiere wearing the iconic flat caps

Ghost Pitùr: Who is the “Phantom” who erases graffiti from walls at night

A unique story about a man with a singular mission: to rid cities of ugliness

Greece turned into Hollywood: 1980s Hydra rebuilt from scratch for Brad Pitt

A 500-member crew, 100 extras and meticulous 1980s set reconstructions transformed Hydra into a tightly controlled Hollywood set, as exhaustive preparation and high security surrounded the filming

The Belharra “Kimon” sails into Cyprus, where the general who gave it his name was killed fighting the Persians – His story

Kimon, son of the general Miltiades, who led the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon, was the fear and terror of the Persians – How he reached Cyprus, and how the phrase “even in death he was victorious” came about

Brad Pitt’s “injured daughter” and the peak of the film’s production

"We have fallen in love with the landscape, the sea and the people", they tell Protothema.gr

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