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Greek Spring
The Greek Spring is said to be exceptional, namely cool for the season, windy and rainy. The “postcard” scene is there nonetheless, like the small trawler named Saint-Nicolas, moored opposite the island of Poros.
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Once upon a time in Lesbos
Those who travelled to the Greek islands up until the 1970s could still boast of having encountered their countless primal truths, inevitably brought from the seas. If possible, they even penetrated the soul of the country beyond its unalterable archaeological veneer.
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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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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.
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Spring Prelude
In the Greek country, we only wait for Spring. Its beginnings are already appearing, particularly in the southern part of Hellas. Everyone is actually preparing to move into the new year, finally the real one.
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Typical Village
Kefalóvrysso, our Thessalian village, is a typical village. This means it fits the standard typology of Greek villages—places that do not rely on tourism for their livelihood, yet are affected to varying degrees by the economic crisis, as well as by a declining population.