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Posidonia 2022 Shipping Expo to Feature Greece’s Seafaring Culture

2022-06-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Posidonia Events

Posidonia 2022 expo will reveal the unbreakable connection between Greek culture and the sea June 6th – 10th at the Athens Metropolitan Expo.

Tags: Athens events, Athens Metropolitan Exp0, culture, Culture Ministry of Greece, Greek culture, Greek history, Greek shipping, Greek ships, Lina Mendoni, Poseidon, Posidonia 2022

“Greece 2021” Committee Releases a Music Video

2020-11-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Greece 2021

The “Greece 2021” Committee released a promotional video for the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution.

Tags: Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greece 2021, Greece promotion, Greece videos, Greek history, Greek Revolution

Archaeologists Unearth Two More Magnificent Bronze Age Tombs at Pylos

2019-12-18 by Phil Butler

Tholos Tomb VI

Archaeologists have discovered two new monumental royal tombs dating from 3,500 years ago at the site of the ancient city of Pylos.

Tags: Agamemnon, Ancient Greece, Classics, Greece, Greek history, Griffon Warrior, Jack L. Davis, Minoan seals, Mycenaean tombs, Mycenaeans, Pylos, Sharon R. Stocker, Troy, University of Cincinnati

Greece’s Naxos Island May Have Been Inhabited 200,000 Years Ago

2019-11-24 by Phil Butler

SNAP

Neanderthals and early humans may have made it to the Greek island of Naxos, about 24 miles south of Mykonos, some 200,000 years ago.

Tags: Aegean archaeology, antiquity, archaeology, Greece, Greece anthropology, Greek history, Greek Isles, McMaster University, Mediterranean, Naxos Island, prehistory, Stelida Naxos, Stelida Naxos Archeological Project, Tristan Carter

UNESCO Includes Pafos in Itenerary of “Romantic Europe”

2018-09-16 by Argophilia Travel News

The House of Theseus

The Department of Antiquities and the Cyprus Tourism Organisation announce their participation in the “World Heritage Journeys”, developed by UNESCO in collaboration with National Geographic, for the creation, for the first time, of a web platform dedicated to the promotion of sustainable travel to some of the most remarkable World Heritage sites in Europe.

Tags: Cyprus Tourism Organisation, Greece heritage, Greek history, Greek sites, National Geographic, National Geographic Maps, Pafos, UNESCO, World Heritage Centre

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Agios Nikolaos Honors Maritime Heritage With Nautical Festival

2025-06-23 By Iorgos Pappas

Greece at Sea returns to Agios Nikolaos from June 29 to July 6, 2025, with athletic, cultural and environmental events.

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Matala Beach Festival 2025: Where the Sun Sets, the Music Rises

2025-06-23 By Manuel Santos

Matala Beach Festival 2025 brings thousands to Matala, Crete, from July 4-6 for free concerts, street art, camping, and late-night parties.

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Richtis Gorge Hike Turns Perilous for Italian Tourist (Photos)

2025-06-23 By Manuel Santos

Richtis Gorge became the scene of concern on Sunday, June 22, when a 44-year-old Italian hiker slipped and injured his ankle.

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Heraklion Traffic Changes Displace Tourist Buses and Taxi Stands

2025-06-23 By Iorgos Pappas

Heraklion’s recent traffic changes have stirred controversy among tourists, locals, and drivers as taxi stands are displaced.

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5th Festival of the Region of Crete Kicks Off With Stavros Xarchakos Live in Eleutherna

2025-06-23 By Iorgos Pappas

Tourists in Crete can experience the 5th Crete Festival opening in Eleutherna with a free Stavros Xarchakos concert on June 27, 2025.

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