Year: 2024
US Couple In Their 70’s Buys Home in Greece for $150,000 USD
For many couples, moving to a new country and packing up their life is a major decision. However, American citizens Patricia Mahan and Dan Matarazzo have chosen to do so twice in the last 20 years. After leaving the United States for Mexico in 2006, the retired couple who had been married for 37 years […]
Read MoreCypriot Film ‘Find Me Falling’ Starring Harry Connick Jr Coming to Netflix July 19
The Cypriot romantic comedy starring Emmy and Grammy-award winning actor and singer Harry Connick, Jr. is coming to Netflix on July 19. The film is about rock musician John Allman, who escapes to a beautiful island in the Mediterranean after a failed comeback album, only to find out that his new cliffside house has a […]
Read MoreGreek Watermelon Ouzo Martini Recipe
This Denver Greek Festival inspired recipe is a delicious and refreshing summer Greek martini that everyone will love! The martini combines two Greek favourites: real watermelon fruit and of course ouzo! Recipe: 2 cups of cold watermelon, chopped 2 ounces of Ouzo 4-5 fresh mint leaves 3-4 ice cubes Sugar and lime for lining the […]
Read More8 Things a Greek Girl Noticed Living Between LA and Greece
Joanna Kalafatis is a Greek American travel writer and actress. She has travelled to over 35 countries. Joanna recently wrote an article on Business Insider on the differences between living in LA and Greece. Joanna spent the first few years of her life in Greece, before relocating to the United States. She couldn’t stay away […]
Read MoreNetflix Series Depicts Alexander the Great as Gay
A six-part Netflix “documentary” series titled ‘Alexander: The Making of a God’ explores the remarkable life of Alexander the Great via his dramatic metamorphosis from warrior prince to living god. The show follows his rise from his youth to his obsession with overthrowing the powerful Persian Emperor Darius, which propelled him to conquer the known […]
Read More25 Facts About Greece You May Not Know
1. Greece is regarded as the cradle of Western civilization, the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games, Western literature, political science, historiography, philosophy, mythology, drama (including comedy and tragedy), and much more! 2. With more than 3,400 years of recorded history, Athens, the capital of Greece, is among the oldest cities in the […]
Read MoreThe Ancient Greek ‘Romeyka’ Dialect in Danger of Extinction in Turkey
Researchers have discovered features that make an endangered form of Ancient Greek, spoken by a few thousand people in isolated mountain villages in northern Turkey, more similar to the language of Homer than they are to modern Greek. As a result, the language has been dubbed a “living bridge” to antiquity. Romeyka’s exact speaker count […]
Read MoreGreece VS Georgia Live Score Feed Euro Cup 2024 Qualifier Game
🇬🇷 Go Greece Go! One more win and we are in the Euro Cup 2024! Greece last qualified in 2012 so it has been 12 years. Greece plays Georgia today, Tuesday, March 26th at 1pm Eastern Time. Πάμε Ελλάδα! Here are some interesting facts: The Georgian national team has never beaten Greece. In 9 matches […]
Read MoreSEE TRAILER Maestro in Blue Season 2 on Netflix May 16
The creator of the acclaimed Greek series ‘Maestro in Blue’, Christoforos Papakaliatis is premiering Maestro in Blue Season 2 on Netflix May 16, 2024. The Greek director giving eager fans that want more lots to look forward to. ‘Maestro in Blue’ became the first ever Greek television series to receive an exclusive international distribution contract […]
Read More10 Shipwrecks Discovered One From 3000 BC Off The Coast of Greece
10 shipwrecks have been discovered off the coast of Greece by researchers, one of which is estimated to be over 5,000 years old dating back to 3000 BC. They have also found numerous ancient artifacts from all over the world. The Greek Ministry of Culture revealed the findings on Wednesday. An underwater archaeological team conducted […]
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