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August 19th, 2014

The archaeologist about whom the whole world is talking

19 August 2014 / 12:08:22  
In 2009 Catherine Peristeri became the head of the group that began to work intensively to uncover the tomb in Amphipolis. She is an archaeologist with rich knowledge, experience and motivation to reveal the identity of the deceased person who was laid in the tomb.


Open-air cinema overlooking the sea

19 August 2014 / 10:08:14  
Open-air cinemas are some of the most typical summer attractions of Athens. The newest of them is "Votsalakia" and it is literally located about twenty metres away from the beach in Piraeus.


August 18th

It takes 5 seconds and 5 centimetres of water for a child to drown

18 August 2014 / 17:08:56  
With 15 cases of drowning since the beginning of summer Greece comes first in the European ranking in terms of this indicator and second in the world after Japan, as stated by Spiros Mitritsakis, instructor at the Lifeguard Hellas Training Centre.


Handcuffs for the whole family

18 August 2014 / 16:08:33  
The parents and three other relatives of the murdered 39-year-old man who was found in a burnt car were arrested. The father was charged with murder, arson, false bearing of, and violation of the law on, weapons, and the rest were arrested for complicity.


Tourists and journalists storm the tomb in Amphipolis

18 August 2014 / 13:08:03  
It is already clear that both the sphinxes and marble slabs at the entrance of the tomb will be removed to facilitate the access of archaeologists to its interior.


The Birth of Aphrodite in Greek poetry

18 August 2014 / 11:08:17  
Zdravka Mihaylova talks with Dr Maria Hristova about the archetypal image of the Greek goddess, the inexhaustible wealth of mythology and its numerous interpretations in contemporary art.


August 17th

Mussolini’s villa on Rhodes to be sold

17 August 2014 / 19:08:24  
Italian businessmen in the tourism sector show interest in the abandoned property; it is expected to be converted into a boutique hotel.