Greece Is the Word

VOL 53

19 JANUARY 2023

Dryopida village on Kythnos
(Photo Credit: Constantinos Iliopoulos)

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YIAYIA

Just saying the word yiayia out loud makes us remember our yiayiades, makes us feel loved. We chatted with Salt Lake City-based author Brianna Koucos Midgley recently. She had an incredible yiayia, as well. As a matter of fact, her yiayia inspired her beautiful children’s book series called Yiayia’s Kitchen. Check out our conversation with Brianna here.  

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ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ

“The entire exterior of the structure was intentionally made of Pentelic marble to parallel the Pentelic marble that makes up the Parthenon in Athens.”

3.

IOANNIS

Oikonomou. He has a profound commitment to prompting and encouraging curiosity and innovation internationally through design, architecture, and discussion. We are delighted to award him with the first Antonios Kounalakis Award of 2023!

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NAVARINO

“The adults-only resort is meant to be ‘a place that fosters creativity, individuality, and freedom of expression,’ and eco-consciousness pervades every aspect of the property.”

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ΑΘΗΝΑ

“ ‘Athens is breaking away from an over-edited, idealised, antiquity-driven image,’ says Nicholas Yatromanolakis, the country’s Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports. ‘Everything coexists here – different styles and periods – and we need to embrace it.’ ”

And if you are looking for dining recommendations while in Greece’s capital city, here you go. 

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BAKLAVA

Unlike hip hop to New York, the debate rages on about where baklava got its start. Turkey or Greece? 

7.

KOSTAS

“My heart beats up here,” says Kostas of the mountain thick with pines, walnut, and chestnut trees.

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8.

HYDRA

We wish Hydriots would stop enslaving donkeys and instead rely on hand carts, bicycles, and other available or as-yet-to-be-invented ecologically minded transportation tools, but they seem to have the right ideas in most every other way.

9.

ISOLATION

Can you guess which Greek island made CNN Travel’s list of “The best islands in Europe for getting away from almost everyone”?

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10.

ARACHOVA

A magical place to visit any time of year, but perhaps especially when seeking an alpine village and ski slopes in the winter.

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Opa!
Peter and the Greece Is The Word Crew

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