Hydra

Pronounced "Eedrah" or "Hee-drah"

View of the island of Hydra, Greece

Greek Holidays 2024

March 18: Clean Monday

March 25: Independence Day

May 3: Labor Day

May 6: Easter

June 24: Holy Spirit

August 15: Assumption

October 28: OXI Day

December 25: Christmas

Two classic Greek cinemas in Athens under threat for closure

"For the past few days, hundreds of Athenians have been hurrying to the historic Astor and Ideal cinemas in the center of the Greek capital to support the two art-house cinemas. "Our cinemas, our city" is what is written on the signs posted on their facades. More than 10,000 signatures were collected in just four days to save them."

Story at Le Monde [English]

Cinemas of Greece

Athens' Street Art

March 8, 2023: Images and story at Greek City Times [English]

GREEK FACTS

The official name of the country of Greece is the Hellenic Republic. This name reflects the country's ancient heritage and its status as a modern democratic republic. The name "Hellenic" comes from the Greek word "Hellas," which was the ancient name for Greece. The term "Republic" indicates that Greece is a democratic state with an elected government, in which the power is held by the people or their elected representatives, rather than by a, for example, a monarch.

The Larissa Station train wreck near Temp 2023

A duplicate of the Rio-Antirrio bridge was built using pasta

Feb 3, 2023: story at Ethnos [Greek]

The last king of King of Greece has died

Hellenic Parliament displays "We remember" on building for International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust

Story at Athens News Agency [Greek]

The Ten Steps to starting a home-based business in Greece – OT Financial Post [Greek]

Are Greek cities ugly? And if so, why? – article with pictures at Quora. [English]

Tourism in Athens

Article talks about how Chinese tourism left a vacuum with the effects of the pandemic, only to be filled unexpectedly by Egyptian tourists, and how in general there is an improvement across the board – story at OT Financial Post [Greek] – Jan 20, 2023

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View of the island of Hydra, Greece

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