On March 29, 2025, the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Agios Georgios, Paphos, hosted a significant event titled “Mediterranean Seal: An iconic species of the Mediterranean – Past ...

You'll find the monastery about 15 miles west from Corfu Town. There's no official admission charge, but visitors can donate to the monastery or purchase handmade olive oil from the site's ...

Corfu is the best-known but Kefalonia ... translates from Greek to mean "suspended in air.” The Great Meteoron Monastery is the largest and oldest, housing fascinating frescoes and religious ...

Today is the Feast Day of Agios Georgios, a great and glorious Martyr of Christ, born of a father from Cappadocia and a mother from Palestine. Being a military tribune, or chiliarch (that is, a ...

This church is named for the patron saint of Corfu, St. Spyridon, who is said to have saved the island on more than one occasion. In fact, a large segment of the male population in Corfu is named ...

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The Ionian islands reported a slight uptick (+4.6 percent), with Corfu in particular ... On Folegandros island, the icon of the Assumption is taken from the Church of Agios Georgios and then carried ...

Almost all Greek households have someone called Georgios or Georgia among close or distant relatives or friends. In Greece, Saint George Day, or Agios Georgios Day, is celebrated on April 23. However, ...