Holy Week in the Monasteries of Greece: The miracle that led to the miraculous icon of Panagia Kastriani
On a steep hill, at the northeastern end of Kea, is the Holy Monastery of Panagia Kastriani, which was built on the spot where the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary was found
Good Tuesday today: The Troparion of Cassian and the Parable of the Ten Virgins (video)
Holy Tuesday: What we celebrate today, why we sing the troparion of Kassianis - Kassianis or Kas(s)ia, or Eikasia, or Icasia (between 805 and 810 - before 865) was a Byzantine abbess, poet, composer, and hymn writer to whom the troparion of Kassianis sung on Holy Tuesday is attributed
Easter coinciding with the Catholics opens the best season – Greeks head to the villages, while foreigners go on city breaks and to the islands
Which Greek destinations top the list of preferences and how prices are shaping up – High occupancy in popular destinations – Increased arrivals of foreigners in Athens and Thessaloniki