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Celebrating Success and Unity: The Resounding Triumph of the 32nd Hermes Expo and Awards Dinner
By Leslie Krowchenko, Special to the Hellenic News of America
Whether it was their first time attending or their thirtieth, participants at the 32nd Hermes...
When Seven Million Cried No: Oxi Day in Greece
By Robert Zaller, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Drexel University
Two dates stand out on the national Greek calendar: Independence Day, March 25, when...
“Venizelos Foundation USA” Launched Operations in the USA to Preserve and Promote the Legacy of the Greek Statesman Eleftherios K. Venizelos
CHICAGO, IL, January 30, 2021 -- The Venizelos Foundation, USA recently launched its operations in the United States to honor Eleftherios Venizelos. The new...
Memories of Greece: Zorbas BBQ, Lasithi, Crete
While experiencing happiness, we have difficulty in being conscious of it. Only when the happiness is past, and we look back on it we do...
AHI to Pentagon: Congressionally-approved Military Construction Funding for NSA Souda Bay Needs to be Provided
American Hellenic Institute (AHI) President Nick Larigakis wrote to Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper to raise the Institute’s concern that funding that has...
Visiting the Heart and Soul of Greece: The Peloponessos
BY AURELIA
During the last five summers, I had visited and spent time on more than a dozen Greek islands, including Crete, Corfu, Mykonos, and...
Kandanoleon Wedding
Excerpt from the novel, Labyrinthine Ways
By Aurelia
“I know that the incident is known as the Kandanoleon Wedding,” Manolis begins, “and that a Cretan man...
«ΑΡΒΗ» ΕΝΑΣ ΜΙΚΡΟΣ ΠΑΡΑΘΑΛΑΣΣΙΟΣ ΠΑΡΑΔΕΙΣΟΣ ΣΤΗ ΚΡΗΤΗ
ΜΕΣΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΑ ΜΑΤΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΝΑΣ ΜΠΙΘΙΚΩΤΣΗ
ΠΡΟΛΟΓΟΣ
Λένε ότι: Ταξιδεύουμε αρχικά για να χάσουμε τον εαυτό μας· και ταξιδεύουμε για να τον βρούμε. Ταξιδεύουμε...
Out of the Blue in Crete
Out of the Blue, Capsis Elite Resort – a luxury village set within a vast botanical garden on the north coast of Crete –...
Ανακατασκευή του Βενετσιάνικου Ρολογιού στο Ρέθυμνο
Η εθελοντική ομάδα πολιτών η οποία έχει συσταθεί από το 2008 και δραστηριοποιείται στην προσπάθεια καταγραφής, τεκμηρίωσης και ανάδειξης του βενετσιάνικου Πύργου του Ρολογιού...
Gateway to Greek Olive Oil Celebrates 2nd Anniversary
The Greek Liquid Gold: Authentic Extra Virgin Olive Oil website has been sharing news, information, stories, recipes, and photos from the Greek olive oil world for...
On the Road in Greece: Memorable Hotels
By Catherine Tsounis
Budget wise travelers want a good deal. The Amalia and Parthenon Hotels are in the best area of Athens, the Acropolis. Great...
On the Road in Greece: The El Greco Hotel and Vergina Sun, in the Heart of Heraklion, Crete
By: Catherine Tsounis, Contributor
How does a traveler avoid taxi and tour group expenses? Pick a hotel the locals stay at in the heart...
My Retirement Plan includes Giving Back to My Ancestral Home- Crete, Greece
By: Lynn Paitakes Lotkowictz
About two years ago, at age 63, I realized it was time to create a meaningful retirement plan. My 30+ year,...
A new experience in Crete…… and giving back
By: Lynn Paitakes Lotkowictz, Special to the Hellenic News of America
This week through Global volunteers Crete program I'm helping package and sort clothing at the...