Journey
Aspects of travel and tourism in their historical, cultural, economic and sociological dimensions.
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Interview with Come Don Chisciotte
Greece 2024: the Hubris of our times resides here. Franco Ferrè interview with Panagiótis Grigoríou on January 31, 2024, for the ComeDonChisciotte.org portal. You can consult this article in Italian on our site, or on the ComeDonChisciotte website.
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The other… trip!
Throughout our modern era—which has already been well underway for some time—travel to Greece has consistently captivated the imagination, prompting the mobilization of the necessary resources to bring such journeys to fruition in various ways. The act of travel, as well as the imagery that underpins it—imagery that has, in a very literal sense, been transported by the advent of the automobile—has remained a constant source of fascination.
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Theophany
January 6th marks the Feast of the Theophany—a sign from God for Orthodox Christians in Greece—while serving as Christmas Eve in Serbia and Russia. It is worth remembering that more than 200 million Orthodox Christians worldwide celebrate Christmas on January 7th, as they follow the Julian calendar. Except… in Greece.
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South Side
As this year draws to a close, everyone agrees that Christmas 2023 feels “a bit like our Orthodox Easter”—in other words, a moment of spring. This impression is further reinforced by the mild weather, especially in the south, between the Peloponnese and the Aegean islands. “The Nativity, in all its Light,” as the priest in this Peloponnesian village puts it, in his own way.
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Christmas in Thessaly
Thessaly is a historic, largely agricultural region of Greece, situated in the northern part of the country—south of Macedonia and east of Epirus. Its vast plain is encircled by mountainous terrain, including Mount Olympus to the north and the expansive Pindus massif. As of December 2023, according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service, the region is part of the 14% of Greek territory currently covered in snow—a figure well above the average recorded since 2004.
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The journey of the poets
What specific pleasure from the pre-war era do you miss the most? – This was the question posed in 1942 to the 31-year-old poet Odysseas Elytis by the talented journalist and man of letters, Fanis Kleanthis. It took place during the Italian, German, and Bulgarian occupation of Greece—a grim period spanning from 1941 to 1943. The interview was part of a survey conducted among numerous writers and poets for the magazine Bouketo – The Bouquet; however, it was not published at the time, but rather thirty years later.