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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.

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Monastery Architecture | Lesbos

Lesvos monastery architecture belongs mainly to the Genuate period, being an interesting local, eastern and western mixture.

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Ionian Academy | Corfu | The Sparkle of Higher Education in Modern Greece

The Ionian Academy was the first academic institution of modern Greece, established by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, in 1824.

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Holly Trinity Monastery | Meteora

The Holy Trinity Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the top of a rocky precipice over 400 meters high.

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Vangelis Papathanasiou | Greek Music Composer | The Blade Runner

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

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Tsiknopempti | Easter Greece

This custom (meaning Thursday that smells grilled meat) is celebrated on Thursday of the second week of the Greek Carnival.

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Monastery of Varlaam | Meteora | Unesco World Heritage Monument

It is a mens' monastery on the top of a steep rock, one of the six still operating in the area of Meteora.

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Lighthouse of Gythio | Mani Lakonia

The lighthouse of Gythio, one of the oldest and most preserved lighthouses in Greece, was built in 1873 on the Krane islet.