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Esodia Theotokos Church | Chios | The Scarved Monument of Snakes Island

The second largest church in the village of Pyrgi, of a unique exterior decoration with the traditional scarf technique.

Dimitris Horn | Greek Actor | A Genuine Star of the Cinema and the Theatre of the 60s

Dimitris Horn [1921 – 1998], son of the playwright Pantelis Horn, was a Greek performer in theatre and cinema.

Manos Katrakis | Greek Actor | The Hellenic Resistance and the Last Trip to Kythira

Manos Katrakis was a famous Greek actor of the 20th century who participated in some of the most important Greek cinema movies.

Vangelis Papathanasiou | Greek Music Composer | The Blade Runner

Vangelis Papathanassiou, known professionally as "Vangelis", is a famous Greek composer of electronic and orchestral music.

Sappho | Ancient Greek Poet | The Tenth Muse

Sappho [630 – 570 BC] is a famous archaic Greek poet from Lesbos. Sappho's poetry was lyric, and she is known for her love poems.

Boy on a Dolphin Statue | Hydra

Hydra became a well-known island due to the 1960s film “Boy on a Dolphin” with Sofia Loren in the starring role.

Markos Vamvakaris | Greek Music Composer

Markos Vamvakaris [1905 in Syros – 1972] is a famous rebetiko music composer and musician.

Rebetiko Music | The Greek Underground Unique Culture

Rebetiko Music was accepted as the 5th Element of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Greece.