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ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ The Ministry of Culture is moving forward with the development of the necessary pathways and the assurance of conditions that make the Fort of Saint Nicholas in the city of Rhodes safe for visitors to tour. The intervention is funded by the Recovery and Resilience Facility and is part of an overall cultural projects program with a budget exceeding €30,000,000. Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni stated: “The restoration and enhancement of the emblematic Fort of Saint Nicholas are part of the Ministry of Culture’s broader plan for upgrading archaeological sites and cultural infrastructures on the island of Rhodes. The intervention program includes protection and restoration works in the Medieval City—a UNESCO World Heritage Monument—as well as in monuments from all historical periods, from the Palace and the gardens of the Grand Master, to the archaeological sites of Pervola and the ancient acropolis at Monte Smith, emblematic Ottoman monuments, and modern infrastructures such as...

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Where stone embraces time, the human hand secures the rocks of history. A demanding project in the shadow of walls that have withstood centuries. One of the many challenging technical projects across Greece is currently being carried out by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture at the Old Fortress of Corfu. The project, funded by the Recovery Fund and national resources, with a budget of €2,000,000, is nearing completion. This emblematic monument is once again being returned to the residents and visitors of Corfu. The contractor company ropework.gr, specializing in technical works on monuments, approaches this demanding stabilization project of the fortress's rocky slopes with expertise, precision, and respect, utilizing skilled personnel and appropriate equipment. Where the "past" calls for protection, technical science responds with high-precision works in hard-to-reach and sensitive areas of the rock, enhancing the monument’s resilience over time. Source: Mini...

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ News | Greece A bomb exploded early on the morning of Friday, April 11, 2025, outside the headquarters of Hellenic Train in Athens, causing significant damage and widespread alarm in the area. The blast occurred at approximately 6:15 a.m. on Karolou Street near Larissa Station, where the company’s central offices are located. Initial Reports According to early information from the Hellenic Police (EL.AS.), unidentified individuals placed an explosive device at the entrance of the building. The explosion occurred just minutes later. A warning phone call to a news website preceded the incident, allowing authorities to evacuate the premises in time and avoid casualties. No injuries have been reported. Police forces and the Counter-Terrorism Unit arrived at the scene immediately, cordoning off the area and temporarily suspending traffic. The explosion was powerful and felt across a wide radius. The building’s windows were shattered, and nearby shops and parked vehicles also suf...

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni received the artifacts from Matthew Bogdanos, Head of the Antiquities Trafficking Unit. The repatriated 11 ancient artifacts include: ➡️ A marble male portrait head (first half of the 1st century AD) ➡️ A marble Attic votive relief of the "funerary banquet" type (second half of the 4th century BC) ➡️ A marble basin with a lid and a marble pestle (5th-4th century BC)   ➡️ A bronze female statuette (3rd century BC) ➡️ A miniature bronze female bust (3rd century BC) ➡️ A gold ring depicting Poseidon with a trident on the bezel (1st century BC - 1st century AD) ➡️ A Mycenaean terracotta female figurine of the Psi type (1300-1200 BC) ➡️ A black-figure terracotta aryballos depicting a battle scene (600-500 BC) ➡️ A black-glazed terracotta kantharos (4th century BC) ➡️ Terracotta lamps from the 4th century BC Lina Mendoni: "Each repatriation holds special significance, as it is directly linked to our collective and individual identity....

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ As expected, the judgment in the Mati trial contains no political liability whatsoever. Let's remember that then the fire swept everything and within two hours everything was lost. From 7 pm on July 23 we were counting dead. In the sea, in houses, in yards, on the streets, in their cars, when they were trying to escape from the fiery blaze. The dead over 100. 26 of the victims were found hugging most of them in the plot of death. A few meters from the sea, maybe a few meters from salvation. They were given redeemable prison terms - 15 defendants unanimously acquitted - The decision of the Three-Member Misdemeanor Court of Athens for the fatal fire of the summer of 2018 in detail Amid loud cheers, the court found six of the 21 defendants guilty and unanimously acquitted the remaining 15 of the deadly fire in Mati in the summer of 2018. The Three-member Court of Misdemeanors imposed prison terms that for four former Fire Department officials cumulatively exceed 100 years. Ho...

ENGLISH    ΧΟΥΑΛΙΕΝ, Ταϊβάν  — Ο ισχυρότερος σεισμός εδώ και τέταρτο του αιώνα ταρακούνησε την Ταϊβάν κατά την πρωινή ώρα αιχμής την Τετάρτη, σκοτώνοντας εννέα ανθρώπους, εγκλωβίζοντας δεκάδες εργάτες σε λατομεία και οδήγησαν ορισμένους κατοίκους να βγουν από τα παράθυρα των κατεστραμμένων κτιρίων. Ο σεισμός, ο οποίος επίσης τραυμάτισε περισσότερους από 1.000, είχε επίκεντρο τις ακτές της αγροτικής, ορεινής κομητείας Χουαλιέν, όπου ορισμένα κτίρια έγερναν υπό σοβαρές γωνίες, ενώ τα ισόγειά τους συντρίφθηκαν. Λίγο πάνω από 150 χιλιόμετρα (93 μίλια) μακριά στην πρωτεύουσα της Ταϊπέι, πλακάκια έπεσαν από παλαιότερα κτίρια και σχολεία εκκένωσαν τους μαθητές σε αθλητικά γήπεδα καθώς οι μετασεισμοί έτρεμαν το νησιωτικό έθνος. Οι διασώστες ξεχύθηκαν στο Χουαλιέν, αναζητώντας ανθρώπους που μπορεί να έχουν παγιδευτεί και χρησιμοποιούν εκσκαφείς για να σταθεροποιήσουν τα κατεστραμμένα κτίρια. Ο αριθμός των ανθρώπων που αγνοούνταν, παγιδεύτηκαν ή εγκλωβίστηκαν κυμάνθηκε καθώς οι αρ...

According to Traveller (https://www.cntraveller.com) these are The best countries in the world: 2023 "Readers’ Choice Awards": 19. France All eyes will be on Paris this year, as the city prepares to host the Summer Olympics. Following the reconstruction of Notre-Dame and this year's much-publicised battle with bedbugs, the City of Light is embracing the spirit of reinvention. That means playful design hotel openings, Dominique Crenn’s first restaurant in her home country, renewed efforts to clean up the Seine (with the goal of making it swimmable, no less), and a slew of French Asian artisans and chefs shaking up the cultural scene. Well beyond the confines of the capital, there are new adventures to discover, from the low-key surf scene in Hossegor to a buzzy African-inspired restaurant in Nîmes to a wave of modernist-tinged openings in the perma-chic French Riviera. And much, much farther afield, the overseas territory of French Polynesia made our list of the 24 best pl...

According to USA news, these countries are the best for tourism. Greece is 4th. These are the top countries viewed as good for tourism by global survey respondents. This quality factors into the overall U.S. News Best Countries rankings and Adventure subranking. For more information on the rankings, see our methodology. Located in southeastern Europe, Greece as an independent nation is young, existing since the 19th century. Its civilization, however, is one of history’s oldest and most influential, credited with creating the concept of democracy as well as the ancient Olympic Games, and laying Western foundations in science, the arts and philosophy. Greece occupies the southernmost part of Europe’s Balkan Peninsula, as well as a collection of islands that dot the Aegean, Ionian and Mediterranean seas. Its landscapes of mountains, hills and coastline and its rich cultural heritage make it one of the most visited countries in the world.  Greece broke away from the Ottoma...