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New Acropolis Museum Opens in Athens
The ultra-modern museum, only 1000 feet from the most important landmark of ancient Greece, is both a viewing gallery for the Acropolis and storehouse for its treasures. more...
My Life in Ruins Filmed at the Acropolis
For the first time ever, Greek authorities have allowed a movie, My Life in Ruins, to be filmed at the Acropolis, the most important landmark of ancient Greece. more...
Hollywood location scouts chose the Greek islands for lots of film classics before Skopelos and Skiathos became the setting for Mamma Mia! more...
Travel Where Mamma Mia! Was Filmed
The movie Mamma Mia! showed the whole world the beauties of the Sporades; here's how to get to Skiathos and Skopelos and see these film-set islands for yourself. more...
Mamma Mia! Filmed on Greek Islands
Skopelos and Skiathos, two islands in the Northern Sporades, are filled with scenes that are familiar to move-fans as the settings for the hit film 'Mamma Mia!'. more...
Southern Europe Travel's correspondent in Greece leads a tour of Athens, from the Sound and Light show at the Acropolis to bouzouki players in the Plaka's tavernas. more...
In the summer heat of the Greek islands, an American slips into a prize-winning silk dress -- and the heady world of Greek fashion designers. more...
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Skyros Centre or Atsitsa for a Holistic Holiday?
By: Gillian Thomas
The UK-based Skyros holiday company organises courses, usually lasting two weeks, at two locations on the beautiful Greek island of Skyros - the Skyros Centre and Atsitsa more...
Ikaria – Greece for True Island Escapists
By: Michael Pedley
Tiny Ikaria offers a glimpse of what Greece was like before mass tourism arrived. The birthplace of Dionysos, God of wine, still intoxicates with its unspoilt charm more...
Skopelos Greece and Abba Mamma Mia! The Movie
By: Michael Pedley
The blockbuster movie Mamma Mia! about 1970s Swedish pop stars Abba brought Skopelos in the Greek Sporades islands into the limelight, but its low-key charm is untouched more...
Greek Island Hopping to Santorini for Seniors
By: Gillian Thomas
Santorini is a good choice of holiday for older people because of its unique setting on the rim of the world's largest volcanic crater and its archaeological remains more...
By: Gillian Thomas
Super-Paradise Beach lies beneath a craggy rocky skyline on the south coast of the Greek island of Mykonos. more...
Limnos – escape the mainstream in the Aegean
By: Michael Pedley
Limnos goes quietly about its business in the Northeastern Aegean. Discover this understated haven that stays off the radar of mass-market tourism. more...
Samos – Anthony and Cleopatra's wedding island
By: Michael Pedley
Beautiful Samos was good enough for Zeus and Hera, and Anthony and Cleopatra's nuptials. Discover why with this guide to the island's highlights more...
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