Samos Island

Waters and tourist cruise ship at the port on Samos, Greece.

Greek Holidays 2023

The next major Greek holiday will be Holy Week beginning April 9, then Easter on April 16.

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]

Tsipras continues call for dissolution of parliament

Feb 1, 2023: story at EFSYN [Greek]

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

The last king of King of Greece has died

Constantine II was King of Greece from March 6, 1964 until the end of the Greek monarchy. This cessation came about via two events; the first by Junta decision on June 1, 1973; the second and final event by referendum vote on December 8, 1974 during the restoration of democracy under Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis.

"Died at the age of 82 after serious health problems" – Ethnos [Greek]

Constantine II dies aged 82 – UK Guardian [English]

King Constantine: He will be buried in Tatoi – Iefimerida [Greek]

Life of King Constantine – IN GR [Greek]

Constantine dies at a private hospital in Athens – Story at Chicago Tribune [English]

Constantine II, Prince William’s godfather – Hola Msn News [English]

"Greece voted decisively yesterday to become a republic and eliminate the monarchy" – New York Times Dec. 9, 1974 [English]

Former King of Greece Constantine II dies at 82 https://t.co/PvVDtYaKE9 pic.twitter.com/t2BluuOCjs
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 11, 2023

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