Argophilia

Αργοφιλία: For the love of the journey.

Eastern Europe

Mamaison Riverside Prague Hosts Casino & Wine 2018 Charity Event

Aleksandr Shatskih

Tomorrow, September 19th, Mamaison Hotel Riverside Prague hosts the MICE segment Casino & Wine charity event to support the Chance 4 Children foundation. Attendees of the MICE event are invited to take part in a gaming competition accentuated by a wine tasting event to support Chance 4 Children, a non-profit that lends assistance to hospitalized, […]

Pisztory Palace, Bratislava’s Hip Community Center Aims to Engage Disadvantaged Groups

Mihaela Lica Butler

The Pisztory Palace is a historic landmark of Bratislava, just five minutes by car or fifteen minutes on foot from Mamaison Residence Sulekova.  Local pharmacist Felix Pisztory appointed architects and builders to erect the superb estate in the 1890s. It preserves many of its original features, including gilded frescoes on the ceiling and mosaic flooring in the […]

Phoenix Rising: The Cretan Eden in Skordalou

Mihaela Lica Butler

The Botanical Park & Gardens of Crete are a wonder. They occupy a valley on the mountain slopes of Lekfka Ori in Skordalou. Their story reminds of the legend of the Phoenix. Read on to learn why.

Ancient Theatre of Aptera Welcomes Audeinces Again

Phil Butler

The Ancient Theatre of Aptera resonated this summer with words and sounds from antiquity when actors and musicians took to the stage. Opened back in 2016 after partial excavations were completed, the theater welcomed an audience for the first time in seventeen centuries.  This past June the theater came alive once again with a dramatized narration […]

This Weekend in Cyprus: Catch the Orange Festival in Miliou

Aleksandr Shatskih

Miliou (Μηλιού) in Cyprus will host tomorrow the second edition of the Orange Festival. The fragrant event will take place Saturday at 7:00 pm in the Agias Paraskevis square at the heart of the village. Admission to the festival is free of charge for the cultural and entertainment parts, but guests can purchase all kinds of […]

Finding Philoxeníā in the Birthplace of El Greco

Mihaela Lica Butler

Maria Vamboukaki’s small souvenir shop, the “Cretan Fodele House,” is right at the entrance in the village, somewhere on the right. It sells some of the usual knickknacks tourists like to buy as mementos of Crete, but when you step inside, things change. Occupying a modest part of a wall, a few icons of Greek Orthodox […]