Argostoli in the top 6 small European cities for winter travel
Traveling during the winter season is particularly popular, with many people traveling to the Christmas markets and marveling at the magic they exude. In this context, Fred.Olsen searched through thousands of TripAdvisor reviews to discover the best small towns across Europe to put on your winter bucket list. Argostoli is among them, occupying the 4th…
The Greek National Anthem and Its Meaning
The Greek National Anthem is one of the most recognizable anywhere in the world, and it is the longest of any such song, written by the country’s “National Poet,” Dionysios Solomos. Its title is “Hymn to Liberty” (Greek: “Yμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν”). It was written as a 158-stanza poem in 1823 on the Greek island of Zakynthos…
Robola Wine Festival on Kefalonia
The beautiful Greek island of Kefalonia certainly knows how to party. All year round many festivals and cultural and religious events take place. Towns and villages across the island host their own festivities to honour the patron saints. Even the smallest of villages will see dancing, drinking, eating and merriment, going on until the early…
Easter in Kefalonia
Easter in Kefalonia, as in all Greece, is a deeply spiritual event more important than Christmas. The celebrations of Easter are characterized by lunches with whole lambs on the spit, by folk dances and by the nice tradition to paint eggs red, which are then broken with friends. There is a legend that gives an…
10 Greek Superstitions People Still Believe
The Evil Eye “To Mati” The “Mati” (Evil Eye) is one of the most popular superstitions in Greece and worldwide among Greeks. The ‘evil eye’ is thought to be caused by compliments, adoration or envy in Greece and various other countries (Italy, Iran, Egypt, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Turkey,) The consequences vary from headache, yawning, disease, misfortune,…
11th Vallianou Road Race
On March 26, Sunday, the 11th Vallian Road Race is coming, with all the familiar “formality”. The IAF certified 10 ari, on the familiar 5km round trip course, returns in full force, challenging and inviting you to participate by running or walking. The discrimination categories are: 13-18, 19-34, 35-49, 50-60 and 61+ separately for men…
Cruise Ships on Kefalonia, Summer 2023
A few days are now left for the official start of the tourist season on our island. More specifically, the tourist season on our island will open on March 30 with the arrival at the port of Argostoli of the Emerald Azzurra Cruise Ship. In total, 116 cruise ships will approach our island this year,…
International Greek language Day
Greek has been spoken in the Balkan peninsula since around the 3rd millennium BC, or possibly earlier. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Greek is also the language…
Greek street food…”Gyros”
Gyros is one of the most popular Greek street food dishes, consisting of meat such as pork and chicken (in Greece) or lamb and veal (popular in other countries) cooked on a vertical spit. The meat is sliced in thin shavings and is then usually placed in a pita bread along with sauces such as tzatziki and…
The Septinsular Republic
The Septinsular Republic was an oligarchic republic that existed from 1800 to 1807 under nominal Russian and Ottoman sovereignty in the Ionian Islands (Corfu, Paxoi, Lefkada Cephalonia, Ithaca, Zakynthos (Zante in English), and Kythira). The Republic was established after a joint Russo-Ottoman fleet captured the islands and ended a two-year rule by the French Republic. Although the islanders had hoped for complete independence, the new state was granted only autonomy, becoming tributary to the Ottoman Porte. Nevertheless,…