It happens, right? Either there’s a delay, or you were so worried about lines for your cheap flight that you just got to the airport too early. Then, you’re stuck with the seemingly impossible task of making the time pass. Let’s face it: airports were not built for fun. Even though the amenities have mushroomed over the past decade and a half, an airport isn’t exactly an amusement park. Fortunately, a few hours in an airport don’t have to be a ...
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Getting married in Greece
Beautiful Greece Greece is official recognized as one of the most beautiful countries worldwide and is a top touristic destination. For example, in 2011 a Greek island, Santorini, was voted as ‘’the world’s best island’’ and its neighboring island Mykonos fifth in the European category. Exquisite islands, virgin and clean beaches, crystal blue sea, sun, beautiful nights, natural landscape, rich history, traditions and the famous Greek ...
Giant Skeletons found in Greece
Graves of Giants near Mycenae! Giants Tombs discovered near Mycenae showing that the testimony is not just a legend but a proven fact! Besides, the folk traditions that preserve the existence of giants so far and reports of ancient writers are not limited to information rather than evidence of findings as an open secret now that the giant skeletons are found. Crews from the PPC to Megalopolis in Arcadia interpreted the findings as bones of ...
Greece and Local Cheese Types
Greece has 20 recognized cheese types. Overall, experts estimate that in Greece are produced more than 70 kinds of cheese, although many of them can be found only in the place of their production, as cheeses from Naxos, the krasotiri (means cheese for wine) of Kos and the Cretan cheeses . When a product is recognized as PDO then no one can name another product even with a similar name to the traditional product which is protected. But what are ...
Greek Gods and Goddesses
The ancient Greeks projected upon the twelve gods their own faults and strengths, passions and weaknesses, their loves and hatreds, their nightmares and dreams. Jupiter (Zeus) The "Father of gods and people," Zeus / Jupiter, the king of Olympus and the twelve-leader, lord of lightning, Punisher and protector, lover and warlord, he defeated his father Cronus and the Titans and threw the Giants in Tartarus. He was the undisputed ruler of ...
Greek Hoplite Armor and Weapons
The Greek world in antiquity was a world of continual war. The cities of the era were virtually constantly at war, sometimes in a greater, sometimes in a lesser degree, entangled in a constant conflict between them. The main reasons for this were of economic nature. The Greek cities - states in their vast majority were predominantly rural economies. Apart from trade, industry and various manual tasks (potters, carpenters, builders, etc.), the ...
Greek Mythology – Cosmogony
The beginning of time and origin of the gods for the ancient Greeks is best described In Hesiod's "Theogony". So in the beginning there was Chaos, the Earth and Eros. These three primary deities had no family relationship between them, just appeared one after the other. Chaos was pitch-dark like a black spider with no sign of life. Absolute silence reigned everywhere. This scary, original creature was boundless; it had neither a beginning nor ...
Greek National Holidays
25th of March: the Independence of Greece This is an anniversary of the Greek Revolution against the Turkish occupation which started in 1453, after the Fall of Constantinople and lasted for 400 years. The Greek Revolution of 1821 was the first part of the Greek attempt for its independence which was finally succeeded in 1832 with the declaration of the Hellenic Republic. This day includes celebrations and parades in the entire Greek territory ...