You may remember that Zeus, having fallen in love with Europa-beauty, rushed her to Crete after turning himself into bull. Thereafter, he showered Europe with gifts, as befits a generous lover. Among them was also Talos, a bronze giant and mythical guardian of Crete. Talos, so called “triple copper giant” (according to other sources he […]

– For a three days? Traveling without car and companion? You are crazy! Do not listen it! All these people simply do not suspect that every day on Crete is a lifetime. So, if you have some money and a desire to change something, take a plane right now, immediately! It is much better to […]

The hotel was wonderful: white stairs, garden and turtle doves in it. Maria at the reception started every morning with her unchanged “Kalimera!” Bartender Antonis taught how to drink Knossos brandy correctly and promised adventures every day… But Poles, who flooded the hotel, remained aloof and restrained–this was compensated by the smiles of every Greek […]

In a relevant Department of the European Commission, RIA Novosti was informed that a system of electronic registration should start working in 2022 at border crossings of EU-countries: the passports with Schengen visas will be no longer manually stamped at the entrance and exit. Currently, citizens of the EU countries, the European Economic Area, Switzerland, […]

It is estimated that about 5,000 significant words in different languages of the world come from the ancient Greek language, including many geographical names. Here are some of them. Europe. Critophiles certainly remember the myth of the tender-skinned beauty Europe, the daughter of a Phoenician king, whom Zeus himself fell in love with. Turning into […]

Recently, the Stavros Niarchos International Foundation decided to pay 6.6 million Euros to 4,600 doctors and nurses as well as all staff in the intensive care units and hospitals that provided patients with recovery, in gratitude for the efforts of Greek doctors to save lives during the pandemic. The fund will also provide a grant […]

You will find it in Crete, a tree named in honor of the Franciscan monk Plumier. It gives flowers with a special smell. We will talk now on the second part of its name: “frangipani”. It is very rare when a plant is named after two people. Try to remember another one. For example, I […]

Twin cities or friendship cities are those who have strong friendly ties. The twin cities constantly cooperate with each other in various fields, such as culture, sports, history and in other areas where there is mutual interest. As a rule, towns belonging to the same country cannot be twinned, but there are some exceptions. Cooperation […]

Scientists say that from ten to thirty percent of words in the Russian language are of foreign origin; and almost a quarter of this amount originated in ancient Greece. We do not even suspect how often we “speak Greek words.” The Greek words came to us “by sea or by land” together with sailors and […]