Ursulines and marble: educating Tinos Island
Angela de Merici, founder of the Ursulines, believed that educated young women could make great contributions to society. The year was 1535.
In an age...
Cadiz: Beyond the Pillars of Hercules
Cadiz is so old, its founding has its own mythology
When Hercules had to perform twelve labors one of them took him to the westward...
Mountains of the Pachamama: the Andes of Argentina
The dome of the planet was a glittering display for the Pachamama.
As eyes adjusted, the sky was ablaze with stars. The Milky Way was...
Union of Santorini Cooperatives unique mission
"...to preserve the cultivation of land and overcome the challenge of rapid touristic development that leads to the abandonment of land cultivation." Stela Kasiola,...
Gullah Geechee: high cuisine in the low country
To the Gullah Geechee, “Herbs are the feel good in food.” Pat Bacote, co-founder, Geechee Kunda Cultural Center
“De buckruh dey duh ‘ood duh hunt...
Hymn to Demeter: ‘ΕχΩ ΦΑεΙ
“Hail, goddess, and nurse peace, that he who sows may also reap.” (Callimachus, poet, 3rd century BCE)
The Temple to Demeter overlooks the productive agricultural...
Ioannina preserves cultural layers of Epirus
“...the fire of a stove burning fiercely under a smooth and polished surface.”
Sir Henry Holland describing the demeanor of Ali Pasha, 1813 (1)
The graceful...
Metsovo shimmers with Greek Autumn colors
The lobby fireplace in the Hotel Olympic takes the chill off the mid-October afternoon along with a cup of hot Greek coffee and tangerine...
The harvest of Naxos and the Small Cyclades
Naxos is well known for its agricultural abundance. The 166 square mile island, largest in the Cyclades, has a fertile interior created by the...
Defining tradition on Lipsi Island, Greece
Island stories conjure images of remote destinations – Ascension or the Faroe Islands. At just 16 square kilometers (10 square miles) with a permanent population...
Naxos, Mykonos, Delos: divine vacations in the Cyclades
Fiercely independent in the center of the Cyclades, Naxos, Mykonos and Delos knew of times before there was time.
Naxos: birthplace of the King of...
Essentials of Aigio: antiquities, wine and cuisine
Aigio, and its surrounding provincial region of Aigialeia, have been prominent in Greek recorded history since the 3rd millennium BC. Its wines were publicly...
Legendary Central Macedonia’s Serres and Kilkis
When cities can trace their heritage for 4,000 years, and they’re located in fabled Macedonia – land of Alexander the Great, Aristotle and Mount...
Tinos Island and its traditional food abundance
Tinos Island shimmers in the bright October sunlight as the Golden Blue Star Ferry approaches the port of Tinos Town. The marble and granite...
The shifting beauty of autumn on Andros Island
Autumn brings a shifting palate of light: silver and grays to Andros Island, the northern most of the Cyclades Archipelago, different from the bright...