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Category: Destinations Greece/Greece Travel

All About Nea Ionia: A Must-Visit Neighborhood in Athens

Posted On October 21, 2021April 3, 2023 By Maria Paravantescomment

Color, contrast, diversity and at the same time a slowly disappearing genuine ‘Greekness’ best describes the northern Athens suburb of Nea Ionia some 7.5km from the city center. Learn more

Category: Greece Culture & Heritage/Greek Music/Learn

Pontic Song: Aural Testimonies of Trying Times

Posted On May 19, 2020June 18, 2022 By Maria Paravantescomment

Music and dance was and continues to be the Pontic Greeks' link to their homeland, from which they were forcefully displaced. Learn more

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