Greece Interviews

Category: Interviews
Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:53:14 GMT
Archelon is a society that activates for the protection of the sea turtle Caretta Caretta that lives in the Mediterranean Sea and goes to lay its eggs on the sandy beaches of Greece. The director of Archelon, Mr Theodoros Benos-Palmer, talked to Greeka.com about the creation of this society, its aim and activities.

Category: Interviews
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:05:09 GMT
The traditional drink of Amorgos is rakomelo Amorgion, a delicious beverage with long history that dates from the ancient times. Mr Antonis Vekris produces Amorgion for many years and talked to Greeka.com about the history and the production of this beverage.

Category: Interviews
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:32:36 GMT
Vagonetto is an impressive thematic park about the minings of Mount Parnassus, just a short drive from the archaeological site of Delphi Greece.

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Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:08:28 GMT
Sifnos is not only an island with picturesque sceneries and cosmopolitan atmosphere. More than that, it is an island with rich tradition in pottery art. Giannis Apostolidis has been occupying with ceramics for many years and talked to Greeka.com about his workshop in Sifnos.

Category: Interviews
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:41:26 GMT
Katharina Bolesch and Alexander Reichardt is a couple of talented artists who live and work on the island of Naxos, Greece. If you have walked around the narrow paths of Halki, you must have spotted their elegant pottery workshop, L' Olivier.

Category: Interviews
Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:31:57 GMT
When John McLaren decided to move in Crete about 20 years ago, he had no idea that he would be the one to give a new perspective to the locals as regards aqua life. John had always had a passion for aquariums, but the locals had probably never heard of this word. This is how a wonderful adventure started...

Category: Interviews
Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:56:56 GMT
I am sure that many of you have traveled to Crete for holidays, but how many really know the island? The inland landscape, the gorges, the forests in the mountains, the gentle flowers that grow here and there?

Category: Interviews
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:53:36 GMT
How is a small village in Crete, an eastern meditation like Reiki, an accountant and a severe disease be all connected into a touching and optimistic story? The answer to this puzzle is Margaret Radcliffe, a lovely lady from Pudsey UK, who decided to look for a better life, after she had this life-changing experience.

Category: Interviews
Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:02:33 GMT
Since the Medieval times, mastic has been the trademark of Chios. This resin in the shape of teardrop that comes from the bark of the mastic trees has been an important source of wealth for the island for many centuries now.

Category: Interviews
Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:43:30 GMT
Apart from sun and beaches, can you think of Greece as a sports destination? Indeed, over the last years, there is a large effort to present the vast opportunities that the country offers in extreme sports.

Category: Interviews
Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:09:55 GMT
It was in 1982 when Summer Lovers became the first movie to be shot in Santorini and made the island famous all over the world. Almost 30 years later, another love story has found a lovely background on this island, Santorini Blue.

Category: Interviews
Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:05:54 GMT
It was only a few years ago when some people in Zakynthos decided to revive an old custom that had its roots in the Venetian occupation of their island. Since then, Giostra di Zante has taken part in all Carnival festivities of the island and has also represented Zakynthos in similar festivals abroad.

Category: Interviews
Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:37:37 GMT
First, he built a successful law career in New York and then he decided to abandon it and follow his dream: move to the Greek island of Mykonos and write mystery novels. Jeffrey Siger is a man who got inspired by Greece and decided to change the route of his life.

Category: Interviews
Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:16:54 GMT
James Collins and Neil Gosling are two people who abandoned their life in Europe and came to stay on a small Greek island. Let's read what they say about their decision, the difficulties they faced, their job and daily life in Simi, this small island of Dodecanese.

Category: Interviews
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:09:09 GMT
Have you dreamt a special wedding day for you and your partner? We talked to a wedding planner in Halkidiki, northern Greece, and asked him to give us some ideas about lovely wedding locations or advice on how to plan this important ceremony.