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Kalarrýtes, village in Epirus
In Greek, Epirus primarily means “mainland.” But to the Hellenes, the term more specifically evokes their vast, mountainous region—a territory that, since ancient times, has proudly occupied the western slopes of the Pindus mountain range, extending down to the Ionian Sea. Italy lies just across the way, in a sense.
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Take care, master!
The writer and poet Yórgos Ioánnou was, first and foremost, an educator. His long years as a teacher—in the noblest sense of the term—even took him to Tríkala between 1956 and 1957, where he taught classical and modern literature at a private high school in this historic city in Thessaly. He has thus left us a moving account, drawn from his own experience as a young teacher during that period.
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Code Name: HEW/LGAT
The memory of a country is sometimes linked to the reputation of its airports… even abandoned ones. From a childhood shared between Athens and Thessaly, I will always remember the attraction exerted on us by the site of Ellinikó, in other words, the historic airport of Athens, known by the international code: HEW/LGAT.By chance we were living at the time in the Heliopolis district and the rue… of Thessalie, beautiful… location I must say, under Mount Hymettus, exactly opposite the airport, the sea before our eyes.Heliopolis, not from Egypt but from the great Athenian East. Childhood dreams.
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Patridography
Back when I was in primary school, there was one subject I particularly enjoyed: Patridognosia—sometimes also referred to as Patridographia. Beyond its role as a cornerstone subject designed to foster a sense of collective national consciousness among young Greeks, the curriculum also addressed other comparable educational objectives, all while remaining linked to the various other courses taught at the time.