Culture
Cultural expressions and ways of life, past as well as contemporary.
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Consanguines and Affines in War
A look back at history in this turbulent time. August-September 1922. 103 years ago, the Greco-Turkish War in Asia Minor ended. It was, in a sense, an inaugural one for both countries. The new Greece… and thus the new Türkiye.
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Frappé coffee
Visitors to Greece of a certain generation, once they arrive at Athens airport, or otherwise on board the first ferry to the islands, order their first frappé coffee. And the adventure begins!
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Our pediatrician photographer
The past, of which we are otherwise the living bearers, is formed of places and nodes, consubstantial with our memory. For the historian Pierre Nora, born in 1931, these places of memory are very precisely inscribed in “his new history”, a statement which certainly forms in itself a specialist concept, which must nevertheless be admitted to be very accurate.
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The Other Great War
In Greece and the Balkans, the memory of the Great War is first and foremost synonymous with its essentially Macedonian front, when it is not erased by the memory of later conflicts… or future ones, depending on your point of view.
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Greek Summer
The Greek summer, once again this year, should live up to its commitments and ambitions. Sun, sea… Cyclades and feta salad, that’s what is always sought after, first through stereotypes. And yet…
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Visit of Meteora
The Greek winter is dying quickly again this year, according to the unanimous affirmation of the moment, thus paraphrasing a talented spy and equally famous writer. End of February in the land of Zeus and it is already Spring, even under the rocks of the eternal Meteora. Visiting them at this time of year also avoids the usual crowds of the high summer season. This is exactly what we did, because “Greece Differently” is first and foremost for all times.