Category Archives: Fact
Fact: Goethe on Greece
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once said: What the mind and the heart is for a human being, Greece is for humanity.
Fact: Unhappy Greeks
A survey conducted by Deloitte and released on Wednesday found Greeks to be pessimistic about the state of their economy and their purchasing power, reported People’s Daily Online. In Greece, 59 percent of respondents saw their economy as being in … Continue reading
Fact: Swedes return Acropolis frieze
Radio Sweden reports that a marble frieze originally from the Acropolis in Athens is being returned to its rightful home. Stockholm’s Museum of Mediterranean and Middle East Antiquities says the marble fragment will be officially returned to Greece this week. … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Greece, Culture, Fact, Greek history, modern Greece, Museums, News
Fact: Zany Greek wedding
Contact Music.com announces that “Billy Zane and Kelly Brooke have confirmed they will marry in Greece this winter.” Zane’s heritage is Greek.
Filed under Arts, Celebrities, Entertainment, Fact, Greeks, News
Fact: Everyday, all day, Greece
Greece seeks to become all-year tourist destination, headlines People’s Daily Online. Greece is seeking to become an all-year-round tourist destination by adding new itineraries and increasing investments in the sector, local media reported on Monday.
Filed under Athens, Fact, Greece, News, Tourism, Traveling and Tourism, Travelling
Fact: Ouzo is Greek. So is tsipouro.
The English-language daily Kathimerini reports that Greece secures rights to ouzo Ouzo and tsipouro are to be recognized as Greek products by the European Union and will be regarded as drinks that can only be produced in Greece, Agriculture Minister … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Fact, Greece, Greek food and drink, Greek products, Greeks, modern Greece, News, Ouzo, People, Tourism, Travelling, Tsipouro
Fact: Three Greek Books
Book One: Greece: Splendours of Ancient Greece by Furio Durando Ancient Greece was the cradle of western civilization; its influence reverberates today in almost every sphere of life, from philosophy and politics to literature and art. This volume explores in … Continue reading
Fact: Greek Sport Newspapers
Greek football league update: Olympiakos lost to Atromitos on Sunday, but remains 5 points ahead of arch-rival Panathinaikos, reports the International Herald Tribune. The Greek sport newspapers show a prostrate Olympiakos and a hopeful Panathinaikos (they play AEK Monday and … Continue reading
Fact: Quick update
European football champions, Greece, face major challenge to uphold title, says The Guardian. Schoolkids revive ancient Greek culture with sheets and theatre masks. And have lots of fun, says Newsleader.com. Moldova and Greece sign a tourism cooperation, to strengthen ties, … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Greece, Fact, Football, Greece, Greek history, Greeks, International, modern Greece, News, People, Tourism, Traveling and Tourism, Travelling
Fact: Ancient Greek jokes still funny
Boston.com reports that the Franklin Performing Arts Company are presenting their version of Aristophanes’ classic comedy The Acharnians. While they’ve called it “Abrumpo’s Peace” the features the age-old silliness, slapstick, and “a slew of rather unusual togas.” “It’s one of … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Greece, Arts, Athens, Fact, Greece, Greeks, International, Politics, Theater, Theatre
