On this day in 1453 Constantinople fell into the hands of the Ottomans. This is why Tuesday the 13th (and up the numbers 1453) is considered an unlucky day in Greece.

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Along the Athens Riviera where it's time to cool off 🩳👙

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Amazing painting of ancient Athens by Leo von Klenze who also designed the Catholic Church of St. Dionysus in Athens!

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Εν μόνον αγαθόν είναι, την επιστήμην, και εν μόνον κακόν, την αμαθίαν.
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
---Socrates, 469-399 BC

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700+ cruise ships are scheduled to arrive at Athens in 2022 according to the Piraeus Port Authority.

WE WELCOME YOU TO ATHENS💙🤍💙🤍🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

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Can't wait to see it completed in Athens? Then go to Nashville, Tennessee 😆👍

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Easter in Greece🕊

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The helmet on Pericles' was probably worn like this to disguise his ill proportioned head. This slight deformity did not stop h i m from becoming one of the greatest democratic leaders of all time.

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Our guides get a lot of questions about beaches and islands and most don't know about Agistri Island which is under one hour away from Athens! It makes for a perfect day trip. You can find tickets here
Through Saronic Ferry Lines

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The sunsets on Filopappou Hill are starting to warm up😎🇬🇷🌄

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Last days of the Carnival for Greece!

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Tsiknopémpti, or Fat Thursday, is a day where grilled meat is consumed in large quantities. It is celebrated 59 days before Easter.
Fat Thursday is supposed to be the last chance to eat meat before the coming of Easter. This is because the time of Lent should be observed  which is a time of fastiabstaining from all animal products (meat and dairy).

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For the Temple of Olympian Zeus construction began in the 6th century BC but it wasn't completed until the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD, some 638 years after the project had begun!

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GREEK FASHION

Strophion – a cloth band which served women as a bra

Perizoma – a loincloth worn by men and women as underwear

Chiton – a tunic of two different styles, Doric and Ionic, worn by both sexes

Chlamys – an outer garment used as a short cape or cloak, worn primarily by men

Peplos - a garment worn mainly by women over a chiton or instead of one

Epiblema – a shawl worn over a chiton or peplos by both men and women

Himation – a larger outer garment worn as a long cape or cloak by both sexes

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Valentine's Day fell in the ancient Greek month of Gamelion (February), the month of love, lust and marriage. Not only is there a Greek connection to Valentine's Day, according to some sources, the Greeks invented it, thousands of years ago, in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece.

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90% Austrian 🇦🇹
1st tour of the season! Thank you ALL for this wonderful (and sunny) day!😎☀️

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"The ultimate design of the Mysteries was the lead us back to the principles from which we descended in a perfect enjoyment of spiritual/intellectual good."

-Plato-

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Waiting for the Summer...😎🏝🏛

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Happy Holidays from us to you! ❤💚❤💚

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We were expecting 20 today, but who's counting! Weather was as good as it could have been for the end of December🌞🌬🌤 Thanks to you all for joining us today!

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Season is winding down but we're still walking! Thanks for joining us today🤗

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With so many Americans visiting Greece this past summer (thank you), this is probably appropriate.

Wishing you a healthy, happy and blessed Thanksgiving 🦃🥧🍷

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Athena was a lot more than just wise🦉

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