Anafiotika, the Hidden Island of Athens
The tiny, scenic neighborhood of Anafiotika just above Plaka and below the Acropolis is often overlooked by visitors to Athens and even by some Athenians themselves.
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GREECE
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CULTURE 
July 6, 2023 Erechtheion fragment to return to Athens
The French Department of the Rhone returned a marble fragment from the Erechtheion temple on the Acropolis to Greece’s possession in Lyon on Thursday.
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TOURISM
April 5, 2023 New flights to Croatia from Athens
Croatia Airlines is planning to expand its services out of Athens, linking the Greek capital with three Croatian cities.
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GREEKS ABROAD
January 27, 2023 Archbishop Makarios of Australia visits Athens to attend roundtable talks on Ukraine
Archbishop Makarios of Australia was in Athens, Greece this week to participate in roundtable discussions about the current war in Ukraine.
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CYPRUS
September 28, 2022 The issue of missing persons was discussed in Athens
The issue of missing persons of the 1974 Turkish invasion was discussed in a meeting held in Athens with the participation of officials from competent Ministries and other Services of Greece and Cyprus. It was decided that a number of measures and initiatives would be undertaken aiming to change Turkey’s stance on the issue and […]
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POLITICS
April 29, 2022 Athens says it will ‘respect’ Finland’s decision to join NATO
Greece will respect Finland’s potential decision to join NATO, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday at a meeting with his Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin in Athens.
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GREEKS ABROAD
December 24, 2021 Greek Australians living in Athens reminisce Christmas in Melbourne
By Ilias Karagiannis A word, a picture, a voice from the past can lift waves of memories like a loud gust of air. Memories of the past overwhelm your existence, especially when Christmas approaches.
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GREEKS ABROAD
July 28, 2021 AHEPA’s Supreme Convention in Athens Begins with Wreath Laying at Tomb of the Unknowns
ATHENS – The glorious sunshine of a Sunday morning in Summer welcomed the hundreds of delegates of the Supreme Convention of the Order of AHEPA to Athens on July 25. The first Supreme Convention held in Greece since 2008 began on a reverent note as leaders, delegates, and family members gathered at Syntagma Square in […]
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GREECE
April 10, 2021 Top investigative journalist murdered in Athens
By Edward Steen, Vienna Giorgos Karaivaz, one of Greece’s best-known investigative reporters, was gunned down in broad daylight today just after returning home from work at Star TV at around 14.15.
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CYPRUS
March 25, 2021 Cyprus President says he will attend five-party conference with determination, after meeting Greek counterpart in Athens
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday that he is going to attend the informal five-party conference on Cyprus, in late April, with good faith, willingness and determination. He was speaking during a meeting with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, in the framework of his visit to Athens, where he attends celebrations […]
