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To die a hero
In this perilous Greek winter, the Pindus massif in Thessaly has already been draped in a thick blanket of snow, “immaculate and silent as it should be” according to visitors!
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National Day
Every October 28, Greece celebrates its national autumn holiday, the one marked by the resounding “NO” of the Greeks, which marked the country’s involvement in the Second World War.
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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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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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Local Archaeology
Visitors to Thessaly most often cross the region in one day, just to see Meteora. According to current travel literature, this is certainly understandable given that “the site of Meteora is a must-see in mainland Greece. These monasteries are known to be built on rocky peaks, in a truly enchanting landscape”.
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Sites of memory
In the eyes of historians, “sites of memory” are everywhere, proof, if any were needed, that the memory of places is often more solid than the places themselves. This is what we verified during our trip to Central Thessaly, a region completely ignored by tourists, and sometimes even… forgotten by its own people.