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Clean Monday 2025: The municipalities of Attica celebrate “Koulouma” with Lenten food and music
For the Athenians, the traditional focus is the Philopappou Hill, where there will be Lenten delicacies and the public will be welcomed from 11 am by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens


Hollywood goes Messinia: Odysseus’ Trireme returns with Matt Damon
Directed by Oscar-winning Christopher Nolan, the shooting of "Odyssey" begins in Voidokoilia and Nestor's cave, with a number of famous actors - The film is expected to take off the prospect of film production in Greece

Villa Iola, a museum that was 40 years late – The bitter story behind it (photos)
After a long period of abandonment and looting, restoration works are in full progress with the aim of transforming the villa of the legendary collector in Kontopefko into a museum – The ownership saga and the role of the municipality of Agia Paraskevi
The “Pompeii of Greece” that was buried by the Santorini volcano 5,000 years ago
The unique findings from the excavations at Akrotiri reveal an advanced civilization, which, along with the Minoan, was the most sophisticated in the Mediterranean during the Bronze Age. Undeniable witnesses to this are the exquisite frescoes, unique jewelry, buildings & works of art

Alexander, before he became great: From his birth to the battle of Chaeronea
The "significant" events on the day of Alexander's birth - His first teachers - The years spent with Aristotle - How he tamed Bucephalus? - The first signs of his military genius in Thrace (340 BC) and at Chaeronea (338 BC)





