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25th of March: The Greek National Day

The Celebration of Greece’s National Day is traditionally observed by Greeks everywhere as an expression of gratitude for the sacrifices of their forefathers who took the fateful risk on that Day to stand up against the Ottoman Empire in order…

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First figures

According to official figures by the Panhellenic Federation of Hoteliers, Greek tourism is expected to suffer a reduction of 7% to 9% during the 2010 season. Despite the negativism, Rhodes together with the islands of Kos and Cephalonia, is recording…

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Anglicized Greek place names

Most probably, you have already noticed that, if not most, many of the major cities, islands and places in Greece have anglicised versions. For example Athens instead of Athina, Salonica instead of Thessaloniki, Rhodes instead of Rodos, Crete instead of…

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