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Tuesday, 23 March 2021 12:52
World Landmarks Celebrate Greece’s Bicentennial
On Thursday March 25, 2021, many important landmarks around the world will mark Greece’s bicentennial, commemorating 200 years since the declaration of its independence.
In every corner of the globe where members of the Greek diaspora are present, the anniversary will be marked. Iconic landmarks in many countries will be illuminated in blue and white in honor of the Greek people and their struggle for freedom 200 years ago.
Greece Bicentennial in the United States
Lighting up their most iconic landmark buildings and bridges in the blue of the Greek flag for one night, American cities from East to West will honor the nation of Greece as well as the many millions of Greek-Americans who are part of the fabric of the country.
Lighting up their most iconic landmark buildings and bridges in the blue of the Greek flag for one night, American cities from East to West will honor the nation of Greece as well as the many millions of Greek-Americans who are part of the fabric of the country.
San Francisco City Hall will be illuminated with the colors of the Greek flag on March 25.
The initiative belongs to the United Hellenic American Societies (UHAS) representing Greek Americans in California and the efforts of Taso Zografos, President of the United Hellenic American Societies of Northern California (UHAS).
The City of Los Angeles will mark the celebration of the Greek bicentennial of its War of Independence on March 25 by illuminating the iconic pylons outside its international airport, LAX.
The City of Los Angeles will mark the celebration of the Greek bicentennial of its War of Independence on March 25 by illuminating the iconic pylons outside its international airport, LAX.
Greece Bicentennial in Australia
The New South Wales government agreed that the iconic Sydney Opera House will be bedecked in the Greek flag for March 25, the Bicentennial of the War of Independence.
NSW Premier Gladys Berjiklian announced that the Sydney Opera House will be lit up in blue and white on 25 March to commemorate 200 years of Greek independence.
NSW Premier Gladys Berjiklian announced that the Sydney Opera House will be lit up in blue and white on 25 March to commemorate 200 years of Greek independence.
In a statement released late on Thursday evening, Berejiklian said, “I am delighted to confirm that the Sydney Opera House will be lit on 25 March to commemorate 200 years of Greek Independence. “We are proud to share this moment of history with our Greek community in NSW.”
To read this article in full, please visit: greekreporter.com
Photo credits: Tasos Zografos
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Thursday, 06 May 2021 13:42
Greek Doctor Uses AI To Improve Life Of Cancer Patients
Dr. Peter Metrakos is the Greek leader of a research team that uses breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve the survival rates of cancer patients.
Based in Canada, the team of physicians are working to help patients with colorectal cancer survive this shockingly deadly disease, which currently has a five-year survival rate of just 12%.
The research team is working with the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) to develop personalized medicine in the colorectal cancer field and the whole project is based on Metrakos’ 2016 research into colorectal cancer cells’ relationship to blood vessels.
The Greek doctor and his team will use liquid biopsy methods to isolate the constituent sections of a cancer patient's blood in order to figure out which ones are linked to the disease. This information will be given anonymously to MIM, a Montreal-based AI company, which will attempt to identify patterns in patients' blood.
Using the data obtained through AI, researchers should be able to create customized treatment plans for patients who would otherwise not respond to conventional therapies.
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Monday, 24 May 2021 07:51
Greece's Beaches Rank Second In The World With Most Blue Flags
A total of 545 beaches in Greece were awarded the prestigious Blue Flag award for 2021, putting the country in second place among 49 countries, according to data released by the Greek section of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).
The Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, renowned for its golden sand and turquoise waters, swept most of the 545 awards, earning 155 flags. Crete, with more than 120 green flags, follows and Rhodes, which is in third place with 63. In Attica, the popular beaches of Varkiza, Voula, and Vouliagmeni all passed muster as well.
The iconic Blue Flag is one of the world’s most recognized voluntary eco-labels awarded to beaches, marinas, and sustainable boating tourism operators. In order to qualify for the blue flag, a series of stringent environmental, educational, safety, and accessibility criteria must be met and maintained.
The Blue Flag was created in France in 1985, as a pilot scheme from the Office of the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe where French coastal municipalities were awarded the Blue Flag on the basis of criteria covering sewage treatment and bathing water quality.
According to a 2020 report by the EU environment agency, Greece is among the top five European nations in terms of the cleanliness of its swimming waters, while Cyprus is at the very top of the list. More specifically, a total of 97.6 percent of reported swimming areas are in line with the minimum quality standards and are thus classified as “sufficient” or better. 95.7 percent are classified as “excellent.” No swimming area in the entire country was classified as “poor”.
To read this article in full, please visit: greekreporter.com
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Sunday, 06 June 2021 14:11
Greek Tennis Makes History - Sakkari & Tsitsipas At French Open Semis
Greek tennis champion Maria Sakkari reached the French Open semifinals on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, after an impressive performance against last year’s winner Iga Swiatek.
Sakkari won in straight sets, 2-0 (6-4, 6-4), and confirmed her stature among the leading ladies of world tennis. The 17th seed has secured a first Grand Slam semi-final where she will meet Czech ace Barbora Krejcikova.
After her epic win, Sakkari, speaking in Greek, thanked all her fans who watched her performance at the Philippe-Chatrier court in Paris and those back in Greece watching on tv.
On Monday, June 7, 2021, the Greek player’s 6-1 6-3 demolition of last year’s runner-up Sofia Kenin secured her place in the last eight and prior to that, she had dismissed the 14th seed, Elise Mertens, in the third round.
Sakkari’s progression into the last-four club at a Grand Slam has been a fairly long time coming. This year’s French Open is her 21st appearance in the main draw of a Slam and her previous best was reaching the fourth round at last year’s Australian Open and US Open.
Sakkari will join Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Roland Garros semis, in what has been a dream week for Greek tennis. Tsitsipas defeated Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-final on the Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros.
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Tuesday, 03 August 2021 07:00
Greece 3rd Most Searched Destination For Post-Covid-19 Travel
Greece is among the world’s most searched-for destinations for post-Covid-19 travel, ranking third on the list provided by ESTA, a US electronic system for travel authorization.
Esta-america.com has analyzed Google search volume data to reveal the global searches for destinations around the world and the countries that people are most looking forward to visiting when the travel gates finally open fully.
Greece is in third place with 108,780 searches per month. The Maldives, with 130,970 average monthly searches, are first place while India takes the second spot with 130,750 monthly average searches.
Out of the top 10 most-searched-for countries, Asia is the continent that features the most, with four (five including Turkey) countries within it taking the top spots.
Hotspots such as Thailand, the Maldives, and India are clearly grabbing the attention of aspirational wanderers with their golden beaches, scorching weather, and bustling cultures.
There are some well-known holiday destinations that travelers aren’t as excited to visit again post-Covid, such as Morocco with just 14,840 average monthly searches, the United Arab Emirates with 13,700 searches, and popular travel hotspot Laos with just 2,890 searches.
There are some well-known holiday destinations that travelers aren’t as excited to visit again post-Covid, such as Morocco with just 14,840 average monthly searches, the United Arab Emirates with 13,700 searches, and popular travel hotspot Laos with just 2,890 searches.
The survey also reveals that travel aspirations have changed over the past year. In August 2020, Italy was the country that travelers wanted to visit the most. It has now dropped down to the 13th spot. Following this, Mexico and Thailand have both been bumped down the list this year, too.
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Thursday, 05 August 2021 07:00
Athens Included In Time Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places For 2021
Revealing Athens as one of the World’s Greatest Places 2021, Time Magazine has confirmed what most already know about the breathtaking city.
The heart of the powerful empire of Ancient Greece, Athens remains after centuries dominated by 5th-century BC landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel containing the remains of ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance like the Parthenon temple.
Athens’ Acropolis Museum, along with the National Archaeological Museum, preserves sculptures, vases, jewelry, and more from Ancient Greece.
Widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, ancient Athens was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato’s Academy and Aristotle‘s Lyceum.
Athens’ Acropolis Museum, along with the National Archaeological Museum, preserves sculptures, vases, jewelry, and more from Ancient Greece.
Widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, ancient Athens was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato’s Academy and Aristotle‘s Lyceum.
In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political, and cultural life in Greece.
To read this article in full, please visit: greekcitytimes.com
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Wednesday, 25 August 2021 07:00
Greece Is The Tourism Recovery Champion Of Europe
Greece has emerged the real winner in the battle for the recovery of the tourism sector in Europe according to a recent Financial Times story.
Whilst tourism has seen a drop in once popular destinations like Spain, Greece is making a remarkable recovery despite the pandemic and the recent fire devastation.
Citing data from are travel data company OAG, the “FT” piece noted that despite the fact that seats on flights scheduled for August in Europe were reduced by 31% compared to the corresponding month of 2019 on routes to Greece, traffic in August has exceeded pre-coronary data, and is up 2%.
This positive news comes in sharp contrast to drops observed in other popular European tourist destinations, such as Spain, one of the most important Mediterranean destinations, which saw corresponding flight seats reduced by 25%.
As the “FT” reports, “the constant messaging from Greece that it is open to tourism seem to be bearing fruit.”
According to the same data, the main factors for the recovery of tourist flows to Greece are the great interest from Germany, France and Switzerland.
According to OAG, the scheduled capacity of flights from these three markets has increased by 25%, 31% and 26% respectively compared to August 2019, despite the fact that 2019 was a record year in terms of arrivals in Hellas.
Originally published on: greekcitytimes.com
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Tuesday, 28 September 2021 07:00
Greece Ranked Second For Global Cultural Heritage Influence In 2021
CEOWORLD magazine has determined the world’s best countries for cultural heritage influence, by measuring their global influence in 9 country attributes: architecture, artistic legacy, fashion, food, music, literature, history, cultural attractions, and culturally accessible. Rather than economic, political, or military might, it’s the cultural heritage of these countries that most strongly impacts the wider world.
Italy took the prestigious number one spot, according to the CEOWORLD magazine 2021 report, while Greece and Spain placed second and third, respectively. The 2021 rankings placed India in fourth ahead of Thailand; while Portugal ranked sixth, and Japan seventh.
About Greece, the website said “the history development and culture of Greece has been a flagbearer for the whole world as a whole."
“From the Acropolis of Athens, Meteora to Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, the impressive architectural monuments make Greece a definite visit in many ways.”
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Wednesday, 06 October 2021 21:56
Gordon, Gino & Fred Go Greek: Yiayia's Hilarious Reaction To Gordon Ramsay's Food
Gordon Ramsay, Gino D’Acampo and Fred Sirieix Go Greek!
Their RV hits the beautiful Greek islands and historical city of Athens, for a big fat Greek adventure, together again behind the wheel on an epic odyssey like no other.
The guys begin their adventure in Crete, Greece’s largest island, before navigating their way to stunning Santorini, making their way to the party island of Mykonos and finishing their trip in the Greek capital Athens and the monasteries of Meteora.
One of the series' highlights is when Yiayia Catrina from Santorini, renowned for her legendary Moussaka tastes Gordon’s Salsa Verde and criticizes how much salt Gordon has added.
The guys begin their adventure in Crete, Greece’s largest island, before navigating their way to stunning Santorini, making their way to the party island of Mykonos and finishing their trip in the Greek capital Athens and the monasteries of Meteora.
One of the series' highlights is when Yiayia Catrina from Santorini, renowned for her legendary Moussaka tastes Gordon’s Salsa Verde and criticizes how much salt Gordon has added.
Gino says: “Today there is one thing that we all learned, even god can make mistakes. If he can make mistakes like that - we all have a chance in life!”
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Friday, 22 October 2021 07:00
Athens Named Best European Capital For Food Lovers
Athens has been named “Best European Capital for Food Lovers” by Uswitch.com, a London-based online telephone and switching service that compares prices of products and services.
Uswitch conducted research to identify the best European capital cities for foodies to live in and used TripAdvisor data on the following variables in each city: vegetarian, cafe, pub, fast food, brunch, price average, and a number of restaurants.
According to the research, Athens comes in first as the best European capital for food lovers with an overall score of 88.47 out of 100. With the third-highest cafe rating of all cities analyzed (9/10), it beat other bustling capitals such as Madrid (8.05/10) by 0.95 points.
“There are over 1,000 eateries to choose from in the city alone, with even more on the outskirts. You won’t be disappointed if you choose to dine at a quaint little cafe either, as these locations have an impressive average rating of 9 out of 10. If you’re looking to budget your meals, you can expect to pay around 19.26 dollars per meal,” Uswitch said.
Ranked as the best capital for vegetarian restaurants (8.85 out of 10), Serbia’s Belgrade is also the second-best capital city for food lovers, with an overall score of 83.06/100.
Another eastern European capital, Sofia, takes third place with an overall score of 79.63/100.
Tirana, Valletta, and Lisbon are all great spots for brunch for those who love to take the time to socialize, eat well and still sleep in. All three capital cities have an overall score within the 70s out of 100, so they’re good choices for food lovers.
The central European capital cities of Bratislava (Slovakia) and Zagreb (Croatia) are two other locations with quality options for foodies. While Zagreb dips below 70 with its overall score (68.76), it more than makes up for it with its highly-rated cafes.
Completing the top 10 is Bucharest in Romania. Achieving an overall rating of 68.73 out of 100, it has its highest scores in the quality of cafes (both in the atmosphere and the food itself) and fast food.
Originally published on: news.gtp.gr
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