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“Never Again”: The Jews of Thessaloniki and the Holocaust

Greek City Times 28 Apr 2023
The Nazi occupiers also prevailed upon the local authorities to assist with the erasing of Thessaloniki’s Jewish topography, starting in December 1942 with the destruction of the city’s ancient Jewish cemetery (many of the ancient tombstones ending up as building material for ...
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Pleasant Holidays and Journese add Thessaloniki Halkidiki in Northern Greece

TravelDailyNews 25 Apr 2023
the city of Thessaloniki and the coastal region of Halkidiki, which offer a mix of ancient culture, exotic beaches, seaside resorts, wine tastings and breathtaking natural landscapes and are home to 15 UNESCO monuments ... Ground transfers are available from the airport to hotels in both Thessaloniki and Halkidiki.
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Why Do Greeks Crack Red Eggs on Easter Sunday?

Greek City Times 16 Apr 2023
Lamb, tsoureki and red eggs has become synonymous with Greek Easter ... Sneaky! ... Tags. Athens, Crete, Easter, Eastern Orthodox Church, greece, Greek Easter, Orthodox Easter, red eggs, thessaloniki. Previous Article Archaeologists in Italy unearth ancient figurine of the Greek god Eros ... Archaeologists in Italy unearth ancient figurine of the Greek god Eros.
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Man arrested over antiquities smuggling in Thessaloniki

Ekathimerini 08 Apr 2023
A 61-year-old man was arrested in the northern port city of Thessaloniki at the weekend over the theft of antiquities including a number of ancient ...
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Greece 2023

Greek City Times 06 Apr 2023
Athens sits under the watchful eye of the Acropolis where ancient buildings including the Parthenon, an ancient temple, the Erechtion with its beautiful stonework and the stunning theatre and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus sit ... Dating back to 356 BC, the walled city of Philippi is located on the ancient route connecting Europe and Asia.
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Folk omens for April 6: what not to do on this day

The Eastern Herald 05 Apr 2023
According to the folk calendar, April 6 is the day of Artemon, the Orthodox Church remembers Saint Artemy, Bishop of Thessaloniki, who was born and lived in Seleucia of Pisidia, one of the largest cities of the ancient world on the territory of modern Iraq. What you should not do.. Do not leave trash or damage ... You can't plan things. Panels. ... Name day.
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Top 5 Ancient Greek Inventions We Still Use Today

Ancient Origins 28 Mar 2023
Humanity has come a long way when it comes to crafty inventions, but some of the earliest innovative minds were the ancient Greeks. The ancient Greeks came up with several inventions that are still used now, though they may look a little different than they used to ... 6 Advanced Ancient Inventions Beyond Modern Understanding ... Ancient Alarm Clocks.
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Train collision in Larissa: 29 dead

Greek City Times 01 Mar 2023
A passenger train between Thessaloniki and Larissa collided with a freight train just before midnight local time near Tempi, around 235 miles north of Athens ... The passenger train was travelling between Thessaloniki and Larissa ... Previous ArticleCross cultural connections between Ancient Greece and Indigenous Australia.
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The Ancient Greeks were only 10 years away from inventing the steam-powered water pump

Greek City Times 28 Feb 2023
Although the professor of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Michalis Tiverios, pointed out that only about 2.5% of the ancient historical texts have been preserved, it cannot be excluded that the final step of steam propulsion took place ... British man finds Ancient Greek coin depicting Alexander the Great and Zeus when cleaning his mum's house.
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Greek Fencers Win Gold And Silver At Women's Fencing World Cup

Greek City Times 11 Feb 2023
Greek fencers Despina Georgiadou and Theodora Gkountoura won gold and silver respectively at the Fencing World Cup (Sabre) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Saturday ... The two Greek teammates competed against each other at the final ... Grecian Delight supports Greece ... No Newer Articles. 0. 0 ... Thessaloniki Metro. Venizelos station will display ancient discoveries ... .
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Dendias concludes tour of South and Central America with Jamaica visit

Greek City Times 11 Feb 2023
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias concluded his tour of South and Central America with a visit to Jamaica, the first-ever visit of a Greek foreign affairs minister to the Caribbean country. In a meeting with his Jamaican counterpart, Kamina J ... READ MORE ... 0. 0 ... Thessaloniki Metro. Venizelos station will display ancient discoveries ... .
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TURKEY EARTHQUAKE: Turkish news presenter attacks Erdoğan's construction policies and then resigns!

Greek City Times 11 Feb 2023
In fact, there are many citizens who have already appealed to judiciary because of the collapse of at least 65,000 buildings ... Watch the video. ... “Look how people were buried. Who is to blame for this, fate, nature? No ... READ MORE ... Venizelos station will display ancient discoveries ... 0. 0 ... Thessaloniki Metro. Venizelos station will display ancient discoveries ... .
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Ambassador Lazaris: "Turks see the Greek flag on the street and applaud"

Greek City Times 11 Feb 2023
Greek Ambassador to Ankara, Christodoulos Lazaris, said that when Turks see the Greek flag on the street they start applauding it to show appreciation for the heroic efforts made by Greek rescuers. "Clearly, there is a relaxation in the tensions that we had before ... He said ... 0. 0 ... Thessaloniki Metro. Venizelos station will display ancient discoveries ... .
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Pablo Picasso’s stolen painting sustained damage but it's not visible to the naked eye

Greek City Times 11 Feb 2023
Although Pablo Picasso’s “Head of a Woman” might be back in safe hands again, it did not manage to escape damage. The good news, if it can be called that, is that the damage to the paintings stolen from the National Art Gallery in Athens is not invisible to the naked eye ... 0. 0 ... Thessaloniki Metro. Venizelos station will display ancient discoveries ... .

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