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Events in Sweden

01/09/2010

Greek Films in Lund International fantastic Film Festival, 23 Sep.- 2 Okt. 2010
Two Greek films are heading to the Lund International Fantastic Film Festival (23 Sep- 2 Okt 2010: Evil  In the Time of Heroes directed by Giorgos Nousias (1 Okt. 2010) and Strangers in a Strange Land: 50 Greek mystery & Fantastic Movies directed by Dimitris Panayiotatos (2 Okt. 2010).
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15/06/2010

Prosxima Dance Company- ABUNDANCE 2010, Karlstad (15- 17 June)
Prosxima travels to Karlstad in Sweden in order to participate in the tri-annual ABUNDANCE 2010 Dance Festival with two different dance works. On June 15, the company will present [Action] 1.3, the awarded solo choreographed and performed by Maria Koliopoulou and on June 17 will present [Action] V - Tous Les Deux, a poetic duet performed by the choreographer Maria Koliopoulou and Nikoleta Karmiri.
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08/05/2010

Savina Yannatou Concert in Sdra Teatern
The Greek artist Savina Yannatou and the ensemble Primavera en Salonico offer a daunting essay in the recuperation of traditional musics from one of the world's enduring cultural crossroads. Yannatou reveals herself as a singer of astounding range, superb vocal control and consummate musical scholarship. A painter, classically trained singer, and exponent of early, Renaissance and Baroque music, Sephardic song and avant-garde jazz, Yannatou sought out immigrants in her native Athens to coach her pronunciation in the 14 languages and dialects heard on the album. The exceptional instrumental work of Primavera en Salonico on nay (rim-blown flute), recorder, guitar, kanonaki (psaltery), lutes (oud, tamboura), violin, viola, double bass, and percussion (bendir, daoul, tambourine, toumbeleki) furthers the project's compelling beauty and pan-cultural depth of feeling.
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03/12/2009

Greek-Swedish research cooperation
Unique Greek-Swedish research cooperation between industry and academia on environment and climate in the Mediterranean was signed today in Stockholm.The Academy of Athens, Stockholm University and TEMES launch a European research collaboration that represents an important step in efforts to increase Swedish and Greek cooperation in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development.The Bert Bolin Centre for Climate Research at Stockholm University, the Centre of Environmental Health and Biophysics of the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens and TEMES S.A., a Greek private company, today signed a trilateral agreement for the establishment of the Navarino Environmental Observatory (N.E.O.) in Greece, in the region of Messinia in the southwest Peloponnese. N.E.O., which will start operating during 2010, will be dedicated to the study of climate change and its impacts on the natural environment and human activities in the Mediterranean region.The cooperation reflects, on the one hand, the desire of the academic institutions to conduct research into climate change with a focus in the Mediterranean and, on the other, TEMES business philosophy and strong commitment to social and environmental responsibility as showcased in its flagship development, Costa Navarino. The discussions for the establishment of N.E.O. were initiated by the University of Stockholm more than a year ago.
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23/11/2009

GREEK ORIGIN SHORT FILM MAKER IN STOCKHOLMS FILM FESTIVAL
Short film THE COVE, By Louis Psychyios.In the Japanese coastal town of Taiji something horrible is taking place. Between the whale museum and city hall lies a lush national park, and in its middle a hidden cove. Each year approximately 23 000 dolphins are captured and slaughtered there. The strings are pulled by the dolphinariums around the world who need a few specimens for their shows while the rest of the animals are killed for their meat - a deadly business since their meat is highly toxic on account of the high levels of mercury it contains.National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos set out for Taiji together with former Flipper trainer Ric O'Barry, and together they assembled a team of experts with the sole purpose of exposing the secrets of the cove.Psihoyos effectively uses the audiovisual medium as a call to action - and hopefully to make a change. But THE COVE also plays like a fastpaced thriller as its protagonists use hi-tech cameras (supplied by the same company that created Jar-Jar Binks for George Lucas) and risk jail. As director Psihoyos puts it: "Just try to do the story legally."
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25/11/2009

GREEK FILM COMPETES IN STOCKHOLMS FILM FESTIVAL
''DOGTOOTH'', by Yorgos Lanthimos.Cultural codes are challenged in this controversial portrayal of a dysfunctional family. A strict father has found authority within his domestic kennel: a safe haven, where his wife and children can be shielded from the evils of the outside world. The children's behavioral patterns are critically affected by the strange circumstances in which they are brought up-home videos are their only visual entertainment, they are taught that cats are viscous monsters, and they rapturously listen to Frank Sinatra in the belief that he is their grandfather. But this perversely idyllic bubble is about to come under attack as a female outsider suddenly enters the family's world. Through inspired direction, Lanthimos orchestrates this strangely plausible dollhouse, letting intellectual acid drips onto initially comical territory as the story dwells into existential doubts, finding itself somewhere in the confused landscape of humanity. An exploration of the fine line between man and animal, "Dogtooth" leaves us wondering if society as we know it is in fact nothing but a zoo.
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01/9/2009

inbjuda till ett evenemang kring det grekiska kket
Har ran att inbjuda till ett evenemang kring det grekiska kket Pµ spaning efter den mat som lagats i den grekiska litteraturenSamtal mellan litteraturvetaren Memi Melissaratou-Mattsson och Fil dr Ann-Margaret Mellberg Torsdag den 8 oktober 2009 Medelhavsmuseet,Fredsgatan 2, Gustav Adolfs Torg. kl18.00 Pris: 150 kronor inkl. grekisk buff0 och ett glas vin Anmlan till: secretary@greekembassy.se Hjrtligt Vlkomna!

19/05/2009

afternoon conference THE OSCE AT THE CROSSROADS
The conference is coorganized by the Embassy of Greece and the Embassy of Finland in collaboration with the Swedish OSCE Network. The OSCE, under the Chairmanship of Greece during 2009, faces many important and difficult challenges. The war in Georgia, the proposal of the Russian President Medvedev for a renewal of European Security and the failure of the Ministerial Council in Helsinki in December 2008 to adopt a Final Resolution these events form the background of todays endeavours to revitalize the OSCE. The aim of this Conference is to give an analytic overview from two of the key actors in this process, from Greece and Finland, both acting at the OSCE in Vienna. Two Swedish representatives, one official from The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and one retired Ambassador, will give their views on the importance of the work of the OSCE. TIME: Tuesday May 19, 1.00 pm-4.30 pm. Venue: Embassy of Finland, Grdesgatan 11, Stockholm (Bus 69 from Central Station) Programme: 1.00 pm Welcome, Ambassador Alec Aalto, Embassy of Finland 1.05 pm Introductory remarks, Ambassador Evangelos Carokis, Embassy of Greece 1.10 pm The debate for the future of European Security and the role of the OSCE, Mrs. Eleni Sourani, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative for Politico-Military Issues, Mission of Greece to the OSCE, Vienna Greek Chairmanship Priorities in the Human Dimension, Mr. Christos Sofianopoulos, Counsellor, Human Dimension Coordinator, Mission of Greece to the OSCE, Vienna Delegation (intervention 20 minutes, questions 10 minutes) 1.40 pm Achievements and setbacks during the Finnish Chairmanship 2008 an evaluation, Antti Turunen, Finlands Ambassador to the OSCE (intervention 20 minutes, questions 10 minutes) 2.10 pm Coffee break, hosted by the Embassy of Finland 2.30 pm The Swedish perspective - the OSCE 40 days ahead of the Swedish EU Presidency, Signe Burgstaller, Director and Deputy Heads of the Security Policy Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs (intervention 20 minutes, questions 10 minutes) 3.00 pm The International Framework, Rolf Ek0us, Ambassador, President of the Swedish OSCE Network (intervention 20 minutes, questions 10 minutes) 3.30 pm Concluding Panel, Moderator: Rolf Ek0us Participants: Signe Burgstaller, Antti Turunen, Eleni Sourani, Christos Sofianopoulos 4.30 pm Reception, hosted by the Embassy of Greece

28/04/2009

Ett unikt tillflle till visning och introduktion av vrldens frsta mekaniska dator Greklands
Greklands Ambassad , Greklands Ambassad Press Avdelningen och Grekiska Statens Turistbyra i samarbete med Tekniska Museet har hrmed njet att inbjuda er till en frelsning om Antikythiramekanismen den frsta knda mekaniska datorn i vrldshistorien. Fredragshµllare r Ioannis Bitsakis, ansedd forskare vid Atens universitet och medlem i forskargruppen The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project. Fredraget kommer att hµllas pµ engelska.Tekniska Museet i Stockholm den 28 april klockan 18.00(Museivgen 7, tel 08-450 56 00)www.tekniskamuseet.se.
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04/04/2009

Fredraget Nya fynd i Messenien pµ Peloponnesos
Greklands Ambassad i samarbete med Freningen Svenska Atheninstitutets Vnner har ran att inbjuda till fredraget Nya fynd i Messenien pµ Peloponnesos av Xenia Arapogianni arkeolog och landsantikvarie i Messenien (sprµk: tolkas till svenska)Medelhavs Museet, Lrdag 4 april kl 13.00 Hjrtligt Vlkomna!

05/03/ 2009

''Heras tempel'' En jmfrelse mellan den grekiska och svenska mytologin av Agneta Lundstrm
Vnfreningen Vathis Kulturhus pµ Samos "rsmte torsdag 5 mars 2009 kl: 17.30 17.30 "rsmtesfrhandlingar. 18.00 Leif Eriksson, medlem i styrelsen berttar om Det gamla huset i Vathi. 18.10 Ordfranden hlsar vlkommen. Frfattaren Jan Henrik Swahn visar bilder och redogr fr verksamhetsµret 2008. 18.15 Heras tempel Agneta Lundstrm, tidigare chef fr Kungliga usgerµdskammaren, kµserar. Greklands Ambassadens press avdelningen erbjuder till oss Vin och tilltugg.Hjrtligt Vlkomna !

27/11/2008

GREEK FILM IN STOCKHOLMS FILM FESTIVAL
History 52 is the debut long feature for the Greek director Alexis Alexiou, and it is a very nice surprise for the Greek cinema. Indeed, in manages to tell an extraordinary tale in an interesting and convincing manner. The narration follows a circular pattern, where the central hero keeps remembering and reliving the story of how he met the woman he loves...More you can experience on Tuesday, November the 27th,hours 20.30 at cinema Grand, in Sveavgen, Stockholm.
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01/12/2008

Eugene Trivizas in''The International Children's Book Week''
On the occasion of the ''International Chindren's Book Week'',1-6 December 2008, the International Library of Stockholm has invited the famous Greek, children's books writer, Mr. Eugene Trivizas, to visit Stockholm. On the 1th of December at 18.00 there will be a big seminar at International Library, Odengatan 59, Stockholm. Everybody is very welcome to the seminar. During his visit, Mr. Eugene Trivizas will meet Greek -speaking children, publishers, teachers and librarians. He will also meet with representatives of the Swedish Writers Association, the Swedish Institute for Childrens Books, the Swedish Academy of Childrens Books and the International Library.The program is sponsored by The Council for Cultural Affairs and Stockholm County Council.
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17/11/2008

The Orchestra of Colours in the museum ''Thielska Galleriet'' of Stockholm
The String Quartet ''kinisis'' (part of the Orchestra of Colours established by Manos Chatzidakis)  consisted of Odysseus Korelis 1 violin, Franc Shestani 2 violin, Ilias Sdoukos viola and Vangelis Ninas violoncello - presented to a Greek-Swedish audience parts of the music of Motzart, Chatzidakis and Skalkotas, on Monday, November 17th , in the museum Thielska Galleriet of Stockholm.The concert was preceded by a guide to the exhibition spaces of Museum, which, apart from the works of many Scandinavian painters, houses also one from the biggest art collection of the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. The event opened with the welcoming speeches of the Greek Ambassador in Sweden Mr. Evangelos Karokis and the Chairman of Club of Greek Scientists in Sweden, Mr. Christos Lenis.The event - that was jointly organized by the Greek Embassy in Sweden, the Press and Communication Office, the Greek Tourist Organization of Stockholm and the Club of Scientists Sweden - concluded with a reception on the honor of the participants.
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20/11/2008

fredraget "Vem var Galatea Kazantzaki ?"
Internationella Nikos Kazantzakis vnfrening i Sverige har ran att bjuda in till fredraget Vem var Galatea Kazantzaki ? avLitteraturvetaren Gerasimia Melissarato-Matsson (pµ svenska)Torsdagen 20 november 2008, kl 18.00 i Medelhavsmuseet. Entre 80 kr.
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4 novembre 2008

soir0e litt0raire en compagnie de l0crivain grec Yannis Kiourtsakis
Mardi 4 novembre 18h Medelhavsmuseet,Fredsgatan 2-Gustav Adolfs torg  Le travail romanesque :trouver lautre en soi, soi-mÍme dans les autres L Ambassade de GrÍce en collaboration avec le d0partement de francais, italien et lettres classiques de luniversit0 de Stockholm, lAEFS /FLF et Medelhavsmuseet a lhonneur de vous inviter ° une soir0e litt0raire en compagnie de l0crivain grec Yannis Kiourtsakis. Yannis Kiourtsakis, essayiste, romancier et traducteur n0 en 1941 ° AthÍnes a fait des 0tudes de droit ° Paris o" il a v0cu une dizaine dann0es.Il est entre autres lauteur de la trilogie Comme un roman , AthÍnes 1995 (prix du meilleur roman 1995 de la revue Diavazo); Nous les Autres, AthÍnes 2000; Le Livre de lOeuvre et du Temps, AthÍnes 2007. Bibliographie s0lective:Le problÍme de la tradition, 1989 Le sacr0 sacrilÍge ou la Sagesse folle. Essai sur le carnaval et son langage, AthÍnes 2003. Confirmez votre participation par courriel ou t0l0phone :culture@greekembassy.se tel : 08 - 545 660 23 Un verre de lamiti0 vous sera servi
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07-11-2008

Greek Poet Yannis Kiourtsakis at Stockholm's University
S0minaire vendredi 7 novembre 14h-16h en E 792,Universit0 de Stockholm,Yannis Yannis Kiourtsakis, essayiste, romancier et traducteur. N0 ° AthÍnes en 1941, il a fait des 0tudes de droit ° Paris et vit actuellement ° AthÍnes en GrÍce. Nous avons avec nous nos mots&beau, po0sie, roman,& peut-Ítre peuvent-ils nous faire sortir de nous-mÍmes. Do" viennent-ils ? Dans quel lieu ont-ils leurs racines ? Quel est leur sens ?En collaboration avec lAmbassade de GrÍce en SuÍde
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20-22/05/2008

STATE VISIT OFTHE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC IN SWEDEN
The President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias will pay a State Visit to Sweden on 20-22 May at the invitation of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf. Visits will be made to Stockholm and Gteborg. The programme in Stockholm on 20-21 May includes meetings with Speaker of the Riksdag Per Westerberg, talks with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, a business forum arranged by the Swedish Trade Council, a visit to the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Museum, a visit to Hammarby Sjstad and meetings with representatives of the Greek community in Stockholm.On Thursday 22 May, the State Visit will continue in Gteborg. The Swedish Government will be represented by the Minister for EU Affairs, Ms Cecilia Malmstrm. The programme includes meeting with County Governor Lars Bckstrm, visits to Volvo, to the Rhsska Museum of Fashion,Design and decorative Arts. The president will also meet representatives of the Greek community in Gteborg.
More info on the program and accrediatation,Foreign Affairs Ministry

22.05.2008- 15.06.2008

GREEK FOLK JEWELLERY EXHIBITION IN STOCKHOMS WALDEMARSUDDE MUSEUM
The President of the Hellenic Republic Mr Karolos Papoulias will inaugurate on Thursday, May the 21st, the exhibition "Greek Traditional 18th-19th Century Jewellery from the collection of the Greek Folk Art Museum in Athens".Viewed as a whole, Modern Greek silverware has roots that extend to all the areas in which Greek civilization flourished, from Cyprus to the north coast of Asia Minor and Sarhprampolis in Pontos.The main characteristic of Greek silver-and gold ware during the 18th -19th century is the abstraction and reworking of traditional decorative elements, a feature that links the output of the Greek silversmiths with their European models.All the silver and gold-ware jewellery pieces exposed at Waldemarsudde, can become a source of inspiration for all modern artistic creators, since they convey values from different chronological and historical periods, thus being the proof of the diachronic and valuable existence of Greek Jewellry, through ages.The exhibition hosted at Waldemarsusdde Museum (Prins Eugens vg 6, Stockholm) will be open to the public from May 22nd-June 15th,2008.(entracne:65 SEK,special price for Greek community members)
Stockholm Waldemarsudde Museum,tel 08- 545 837

14.05.2008

EVENT IN STOCKHOLM FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE 20YEAR EXISTENCE OF NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS FRIENDS SOCIETY,INTERNATIONAL SECTION
Nikos Kazanttzakis Friends Society,international section, celebrates in Stockholm, at the Mediterranean Museum on Wednesday, the 14th of May, 18.00 hours, its 20 years of existence. In his introductory speech, the president of the swedish section of Nikos Kazantzakis Friends Society, Jan Henrik Swan, will expose to his audience the Societys world activities during theyear 2007. (free entrance)
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17,18 and19/05/2008

EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE IN STOCKHOLM
The educational Counselors Office of Greek Embassy is organizing in Stockholm 17th ,18th and 19th May 2008, an educational conference on:"Greek Education in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries. Contents, quality and future prospects".Main Conference Topics:1)Targets of Greek Education in Scandinavia and the Baltic Countries, theoretical framework and didactics, with the participation of associates of Paedeia Omogenon program from the University of Crete.2)Matters of Methodology: child-centered didactic approach, with the participation of associates from the Pedagogical Institute.3)Teaching procedures of classical and modern Greek and didactic material in Greece and the educational institutes of Scandinavia and the Baltic countries, with the participation of the associates of the Pedagogical Institute of Greece, researchers and teachers of the countries of our responsibility.4)Didactics, Theory and Practice in the Swedish educational system.Conference Venue: Munkbroleden 17, T: gamla stan. Start: Saturday 17th at 2.00 p.m.All interested in Greek education are welcome!Preliminary Program:Saturday,May the 17th: 14.00-18.00 (languge:Greek), Sunday,May the 18th: 09.00- 17.00 (language:Greek) Monday,May the 19th:09.00-16.00 (language:English).Entrance:free
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2007/12/01

"The Fig-tree song"
Modern Greek literature translated into swedish by Jan Henrik Swahn-presentation of his book 'Fikontrdets sµng' ('Tranan' publications) with the presence of the writers Anna-Karin Palm, Agni Strouboluli, Thodoris Gonis, Giorgos Adamidis.During the event there will be a Greek music performance by Maria Zotelle (song), Stavros Genaridis (bouzouki) and Marcus Grnne (guitar)place: Mediterranean museum, Fredsgatan 2,time: Saturday, 071201, hours 14.00 pm
Meditterranean museum

24/05/2007

LSA KAVAFIS/READING CAVAFY
LSA KAVAFIS /READING CAVAFY is the new bilingual (swedish/english) collection of 14 Cavafy poems, launched today into the swedish book market, by Erzats publications. Ann Margaret Mellberg and Magnus William-Olsson translated the poems into swedish and Evaggelos Sakperglou into english. Sture Linner writes a marvellous introduction to the book and Carl Henrik Svenstadts directed the dvd, accompanying the collection.
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March 2007

Kazantzakis' Rapport till Greco, in Swedish
Nikos Kazantzakis' novel Rapport till Greco translated into Swedish by Inga and Jannis Ambatsis (Provoles publications company).
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2007/03/03

Back to Akropolis , documentary film by Babis Tsokas
The Swedish Parthenon Committee presented in collaboration with Stockholm's Mediterranean Museum during a Greek thematic afternoon, the documentary film "Back to Akropolis" directed by Babis Tsokas and script by Inger Eriksson, about the day that Brigit Wiger-Angner returned to Greece -the minister of Culture Mr Voulgarakis - the little Parthenon's Erechtheion fragment, she possessed as heritage by her grandfather.
www.medelhavsmuseet.se

2007/03/16

A Very Swedish Travel Diary
Several years living by the Mediterranean sea led Marie Norl0n-Smith, from Sweden, to write a book titled "Travels with Socrates -A modern diary from Greece." For details visit her website at:
www.sunlightnetwork.se

Cultural events in Greece

01/09/2010

International Award for Veria Library
On August 12, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation bestowed its "Access to Learning Award" (ATLA) for 2010 to Veria Central Public Library in northern Greece.The award, which is accompanied by a 1 million dollar cash prize, was granted to the Veria National Library as the "most successful library model in Greece and throughout the world."According to an Education Ministry announcement, the Veria library was one of the three finalists that had been shortlisted out of over 250 candidacies from around the world.
More: (p.16) of Athens Plus 27.08

01/09/2010

Ancient cemetery discovered in Arcadia prefecture
Excavations at a plot in the Milia site of Arcadia prefecture, in the central Peloponnese, have unearthed findings dating back to the Hellenistic and Roman eras.The findings were located during construction.The site is believed to have served as an ancient cemetery and excavations so far have yielded gold funereal objects.The remains of a youth were found in a marble container with a lion's head carved on the outside, while a marble stele engraved with the word "X A I ¡ "" was also found inside.The skull was adorned with a golden wreath and a gold necklace, while a gold ring engraved with the image of equestrian rider was also found. Vases made of clay and bronze, a scrapper used by athletes and a figurine of a frog was found near the remains which, according to archaeologists, probably would have been the boy's dearest toy.The findings have been transferred to Tripolis archaeological museum for restoration.
Panarcadic archaeological museum

12/08/2010

Ancient theatre on Limnos opens after 2,500 years
The ancient theatre of Hephaistia, on the eastern Aegean island of Limnos, opens for the first time after 2,500 years on Aug. 11 with a performance of ancient Greek dramatist Sophocles play Oedipus the King directed by Spyros Evangelatos. The theatre has a seating capacity of 200 in its main area, while other 1,000 people can be seated outside where they will be able to watch the performance through a giant screen. The ancient theatre of Hephaistia, the city of the ancient Greek god Hephaestus, underwent reconstruction in 2000-2004 and is regarded as one of the most important ancient Greek theatres dating back to the late 5th and early 4th century BC, while certain additions have been made in the Hellenistic and Roman Times.

05/07/2010

Permanent exhibition on Kazantzakis
The permanent exhibition on Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957), probably the most important and most translated Greek writer of the 20th century, was inaugurated at the 'Nikos Kazantzakis Museum' in the Myrtia village in the prefecture of Iraklion, on the island of Crete, on Saturday night.Present at the inauguration were National Defense Minister Evangelos Venizelos, Deputy Economy Minister Satvros Arnaoutakis, independent deputy and former foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis, deputies and intellectuals. The 'Nikos Kazantzakis Museum' opened 27 years ago.
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18/06/2010

THE FIRST DOLPHINARIUM
The first Greek Dolphinarium has opened its doors on the premises of the Attica Zoological Park in Spata, following the arrival of four dolphins from Lithuania and two sea lions from Spain.The public now has the opportunity to watch these highly intelligent mammals interacting with each other.In fact, the observation of these lovable creatures has several benefits, including a therapeutic influence on autistic children.The dolphinarium collaborates with the Dutch company Savewave  specializing in ecologically viable solutions in the water environment  in designing special apparatus attached to fishing nets for the safety of dolphins.
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15/06/2010

SCHINIAS OLYMPIC ROWING CENTRE OPENS TO PUBLIC
The Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre in Schinias opened to the public on June 13.The Centre, located in northeastern Attica, is part of the Schinias-Marathon National Park, providing visitors with facilities for mild exercise and recreation coupled with a visit to one of the most important biotopes in the wider Athens area, home to important rare birds.Rowing and canoe/kayak athletes and trainers will be available to give children a first experience in the sports, while there are plans for the establishment of relevant sport academies on the premises. The facility will be open to 20:00 until the end of September, and will then switch to a shorter schedule.
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08/06/2010

Shipping minister inaugurates maritime exhibition
Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping Minister Louka Katseli inaugurated the 22nd International Maritime Exhibition "Poseidonia 2010" on Monday afternoon.Katseli said that the "Poseidonia" have been for many decades the forum of the Global Maritime Community in which the leading Greek position is distinguished.A message sent by Prime Minister George Papandreou stressed that for the country shipping was and is the proved comparative advantage and underlined that the government is determined to proceed with all the necessary changes to secure a dynamic and competitive shipping industry in Greece.
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07/06/2010

Papoulias inaugurated the Environmental Museum of Stymphalia
President of Republic Karolos Papoulias inaugurated at noon on Saturday the Environmental Museum of Stymphalia. The museum is situated in the prefecture of Corinth, northern Peloponnese on the site where, according to mythology, Hercules killed the Stymphalian birds. The Lake of Stymphalia is the southern-most mountainous wetland of the Balkans.
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01/06/2010

Athens Festival opens on June 1
The Athens Festival opens on Tuesday with the award winning Angels of America directed by Nikos Mastorakis. Playwright Tony Kushner adapts his political epic about the AIDS crisis during the mid-eighties, around a group of separate but connected individuals.From June 1 to June 15, the Athens Festival will present at Peiraios a video installation titled I Am Not Me, the Horse is Not Mine by the renowned South African visual artist William Kentridge which combines narration, video projection, and a vocal and instrumental soundtrack. The project is based on the book The Nose (1837) written by Russian author Nikolai Gogol. Also, from June 1 to June 15, a photography exhibition by Socrates Socratous will be held at Benaki Museum.
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31/05/2010

Samaina, en av antikens mest imponerande bµtar kommer att gsta Athen frµn 30 maj-18 juli.
Utstllningen bestµr av tre rekonstruktioner av bµten i naturlig storlek samt fem kopior i naturlig storlek av fragment frµn brgade antika skepp. Tre dokumentra filmer visas i samband med utstllningen. Beskaren fµr en knsla av antik grekisk varvmilj och nautisk teknologi, inte bara frµn Samos utan frµn hela det antika Grekland. Frsta filmen visar Egeiska havets nautiska kulturtradition med exempel frµn Antika Samos, frµn de varv dr bµtarna byggdes. Andra filmen visar kllorna och byggmaterialen samt digitala rekonstruktioner. Tredje filmen fokuserar pµ tekniken. Klla: de frlista skepp man har funnit runt om i Medelhavet, nra Marseille, Haifa, Kyrenia, Yassi Ada samt andra platser. Utstllningen anordnas av Pythagorions Kommun i samarbete med Institutionen fr matematik, Egeiska Universitetet, Samos.info

19/05/2010

Mediterranean Sustainable Energy Summit 2010 begins in Athens
The third annual Mediterranean Sustainable Energy Summit 2010 began at Athens' Hilton Hotel on Tuesday with the participation of government officials, corporate leaders, financiers, academics and global experts. The two-day summit that ends on Wednesday is organised under the auspices of President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias.Among the keynote speakers is Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, who is due to speak on Wednesday, Prince Albert II of Monaco that spoke on Tuesday morning and former European Commissioner for the Environment Stavros Dimas.In his address, Dimas noted that a carbon tax on sectors not included in the European Commission's plan for reducing carbon emissions will help create more jobs, since low-emission technologies tended to be more labour-intensive than conventional ones.This view was echoed by Dr. Samuel Fankhauser, a research fellow at Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment at the London School of Economics, who stressed that a carbon tax would be one of the most positive policy tools from a fiscal standpoint.Dimas also argued in favour of increasing the EU's target for reducing carbon emissions from 20 percent at present to 30 percent, again in order to create more jobs, and in order to preserve Europe's leading role in environmental protection through "an exemplary stance and action"."We must recruit the forces of conscience and common sense in order to deal with this crisis," the former Commissioner added.The energy summit was organised by Financial Times Limited in association with the Institute for Climate and Energy Security and C&C International.Taking place over two days, the comprehensive agenda will interpret the outcomes of the UNs Copenhagen conference and the implications for future energy and environment policy development in the Mediterranean region.

19/05/2010

17/02/2010

CITY OF ATHENS SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHENS 2011 ORGANISING COMMITTEE
The City of Athens and the Special Olympics World Summer Games Athens 2011 Organising Committee today signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in a deeply moving ceremony held at Athens City Hall. As of today, the Special Olympics flag will wave alongside that of the City of Athens, in front of City Hall. During the special ceremony held in the Democracy hall, Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis noted:The idea of the Special Olympics lends meaning and substance to universal values which have been more or less forgotten, such as social solidarity, social contribution and showing love for your fellow human being. For this reason, our meeting here today and the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation not only has a practical function, but is a symbolic act. It serves as an occasion to remember that volunteerism constitutes the surest path to a society which is more humane and shows greater solidarity. Whatever awakens our sensitivities and reminds us that collective action and social contribution concern all of us.

12/10/2009

"Moments with Sture Linn0r" - a book presentation
Presentation of the book about Sture Linn0r "£0³R­ Rµ ý½ Sture Linn0r" written by Leoni Carokis. In cooperation with the Govostis Publications and in the presence of the author. Venue: The Benaki Museum, Koubari 1 & Vass. Sofias, Athens. Greeting of the Ambassador of Sweden, Mr. Hµkan Malmqvist. Speakers: Jannis Kiourtzakis, author, Alexandros Velios, journalist and Leoni Carokis, author of the book.
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12/11/2009

50th THESSALONIKI INTL FILM FESTIVAL
With the motto "Why cinema now?," the 50th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) is celebrating half a century, from November 13 to 22, and invites artists, film professionals and of course its audience to actively participate in discussing the nature and role of cinema.In a press conference on November 3, it was announced that the festival's international competition section will feature two world premieres. The international competition jury committee will be chaired by renowned film director Theo Angelopoulos, while actress Jane Birkin will be among the special guests.German director Werner Herzogs retrospective will feature at the TIFF this year. Herzog himself will attend the festival to present his films, conduct a Masterclass and be honoured with a Golden Alexander, for his contribution to the art of cinema. Accompanying the Herzog retrospective, a bilingual (Greek and English) monograph of the filmmakers work will be presented.For the fourth year, the festival is hosting a digital competition section "DigitalWave." Eight different digital films are participating, six competing, and two as special screenings. Digital film production in Greece is developing widely, via the digitalization of the public television archive.See also Athens Plus (6.11.2009): Thessaloniki Film Festival zooms in on Werner Herzog (p.35)
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01/07/2009

INTL MEETING ON ANCIENT DRAMA
The European Cultural Centre of Delphi is holding the 14th International meeting on ancient drama "Xenos-Metic" from July 3 to11. The theme of the meeting is the concept of the outsider - whether foreigner, resident alien, exile or refugee - in ancient drama. The international meetings of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi on ancient drama began in 1984, and since 1995 have been organised biennially. They include theatrical performances, symposia, exhibitions, and other parallel events, which are organised in collaboration with several international festivals and artistic institutions from Greece and around the world.

15/06/2009

New Acropolis Museum website
Just a few days before its official inauguration, the New Acropolis Museum will open its electronic gates to the public on Monday at the website www.theacropolismuseum.gr.The website introduces the Museum to online visitors, enabling them to tour the display areas, and to read up on its history and operation.The site is a virtual electronic map that takes the vistior on a tour of Greece's unique cultural heritage, unfolding the route from antiquity to the present that encompasses not only the exhibits and Greece's history, but also modern-day Hellenic culture.The site will also apply an e-ticketing system, for the first time by a Greek museum, enabling future visitors anywhere in the world to book entry to the New Acropolis Museum at a specific date and time. This innovative application will enable the Museum to manage visiting hours while at the same time decongesting possible waiting lines at the entrance.The Museum's electronic gate will open on Monday, June 15, at 11:00 p.m. (local time), while the Museum itself will be inaugurated on Saturday, June 20, by President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias.Entry to the Museum on its first three days of operation (Sunday, June 21 to Tuesday, June 23) will be available only to holders of e-tickets, while tickets will begin to be sold at the Museum beginning on Wednesday, June 24.
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21/02/2009

'Dionysia '09' wine show in Athens
A three-day wine festival and trade sector show, "Dionysia 2009", opens its doors on Friday at the Zappeion Hall in downtown Athens. The exhibition includes the participation of some 150 local winemakers along with thousands of Greek and foreign brands on hand for wine connoisseurs' sampling.Additionally, an exhibition of works by noted French wine posterist Jean-Pierre Got will be on display.Entrance for the entire three days is 15 euros, and includes a catalogue of all exhibited wines and a commemorative sample glass.

17/02/2009

BILL FOR EXPATRIATE VOTE IS TO BE TABLED
The inner cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, approved yesterday a bill that would give Greek citizens living abroad the right to vote in general elections in Greece from their place of residence. Greeks abroad will be included in special electoral rolls to be compiled and regularly updated by the Greek consulates abroad. Each party will be allowed to name maximum three candidates on the partys state list, said Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos. He also clarified that the proposed bill will be transitional. Once it has been tested in practice, the government would then examine the possibility of representation for specific regions abroad and possible ways to implement the constitutional provision for postal voting.
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17/02/2009

Greece-Sweden:Green Power Conference
The Swedish Trade Council and the Swedish Embassy in Athens are holding a conference on "Alternative Energy-Saving Technologies for Buildings," on February 18. The Ministry of Development and the Center for Renewable Energy Sources will present the prospects for geothermal and photovoltaic systems, as well as energy efficiency in buildings.
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17/02/2009

ANCIENT MACEDONIAN COINS ON DISPLAY
An exhibition featuring 270 silver and golden ancient Macedonian coins dating from the 6th to the 1st century BC will be inaugurated on February 26, 2009, at the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum. Ancient Macedonia is considered to be one of the first places in the ancient world to adopt a currency and its numismatic tradition was transposed to and imitated later in other parts of the world, from the Celts in Western and Central Europe to the Arabian Peninsula. The coins of this exhibition are part of 4,000 Macedonian coins collection of Alpha Bank, which includes more than 10,000 ancient coins. The exhibition Macedonias currency w ill run until June 8.
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17/02/2009

CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS
Greece's Carnival season known as Apokries is a period of eating, drinking, dancing and masquerading. Traditionally, it begins ten weeks before Greek Orthodox Easter and culminates on the weekend before Clean Monday, (Ash Monday) the first day of Lent. This year, the carnival season lasts from February 8 until March 2. The roots of Carnival celebrations and customs can be traced back to ancient Greece and are linked to the worship of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and festivity. In fact, Carnival is closely related to the cultural heritage of each region and every year many traditional customs are being revived in different parts of the country. The Patras Carnival is the most popular in Greece, ranking among the top carnival celebrations in the world. The Carnival of Xanthi (Thrace) and Skyros include more traditional events (video-skyros). In Corfu and Rethymno (Crete), the celebrations have absorbed a slightly Venetian flavour from the periods that the islands were under the control of Venice. In Galaxidi, Carnival events culminate on the first Monday of Lent with a parade of floa ts, transformed into a battlefield, as the "warriors" merciless pelt each other with ample quantities of variously coloured flour.
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17/02/2009

"MOVING MUSEUM"
The National Museum of Contemporary Art recently inaugurated the programme In & Out which includes presentations of new works by Greek and international artists in the project room of the Athens Conservatory and in public spaces in the city. In the framework of this new exhibition programme, George Hadjimichalis, one of the most important representatives of contemporary art in Greece presented his new work-a video-, titled "The Famine in Athens in the winter of 1941-1942." Hadjimichalis video includes photographic and videotaped archival material and is presented from a television placed inside a container from the window of which passers by will be able to watch. The work tours and stops in eight different sites of Athens, functioning as a moving museum. The artists aim is to stimulate the memories of that cruel period, bringing the people of Athens in contact with the recent history of the city. More information: Foundation of the Hellenic World - Famine
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03/11/2008

One More Fragment from Sweden Returns to Parthenon
The Dahlgren family from Sweden officially returned to Greece yesterday a fragment of the Athens Acropolis. Its return to Greece will allow it to be studied and properly dated. This occasion coincided with an event held at the New Acropolis Museum in honour of three academics who have made great contributions to the effort for the return of the Parthenon Marbles currently held at the British Museum in London. Culture Minister Michalis Liapis praised the "inestimable contribution" made by Tonio Holscher, professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, Louis Godart, advisor to the Italian President for the Conservation of Artistic Patrimony, and Antonia Sofikitou, who is chair of the Italian Committee for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles and teaches Modern Greek Literature at the U niversity of Palermo. During his address, Liapis also announced the results of a UNESCO intergovernmental committee meeting for promoting the return of cultural assets to their country of origin, which decided to adopt a resolution that recognises and underlines the need to return cultural items to their country of origin, especially those considered to be of outstanding global importance.
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19/10/2008

European Newspaper Award 2008 in ATHENS PLUS
Athens Plus - the 48-page weekly newspaper in English published by Kathimerini and the International Herald Tribune - has won the award for Europes Best Designed Newspaper, in the category of weekly newspapers, at this years European Newspaper Award. A total of 236 newspapers from 27 countries participated in the 10th European Newspaper Award, which aims at fostering an exchange of information about the concept and design of newspapers across Europe. The ten-member international jury was made up of journalists, scientists and designers from nine countries. Other prize winners include Swedens Svenska Dagbladet, (category: national newspaper) Spains Diari de Balears, (local newspaper), Switzerlands Basler Zeitung, (regional newspaper).
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22-23/11/2008

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN GREECE
On the occasion of the celebration of Universal Children's Day (November 20) to commemorate the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the National Childrens Rights Observatory of the Secretariat General for Youth and the Childrens Rights Ombudsman in Greece are jointly organising the conference "Childrens Rights in Greece of 21st century."The conference will be held in Athens on November 22  23, 2008, as part of the campaign for the protection and reinforcement of childrens rights and for the promotion of the UN Convention.
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10/10/2008

INTL HERITAGE PROTECTION CONFERENCE ANCIENT OLYMPIA
The first international conference on the prevention and handling of dangers emanating from natural disasters on International Heritage monuments opened its proceedings at Ancient Olympia on November 6. The location of Ancient Olympia was chosen following the devastating wildfires in August 2007 and because of the strenuous efforts employed for the protection and restoration of the historic monuments of Ancient Olympia after a nationwide state of emergency was declared. The event was placed under the auspices of UNESCO World Heritage and ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property), an intergovernmental organization (IGO) dedicated to the conservation of cultural heritage.
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03/11/2008

Pella Site Opens
The archaeological site of Pella, in northern Greece, officially opened on Monday. Culture Minister Mihalis Liapis toured the site and an archaeological museum under construction, expected to open in the first half of 2009. Pella was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Macedon. The city was founded by Archelaus (413-399 BC) as the capital of his kingdom, replacing the older palatial settlement of Aigai (Vergina). Pella was later the seat of King Philip II and his son Alexander the Great. The most important group of mosaics in Macedonia was found in Pella (see picture). The mosaics date to the end of the 4th century BC, and were found mainly in two houses of the city, where they adorned the floors of the formal rooms.
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November 12 - January 11, 2009

Exhibition on ancient Greek technology in Thesaloniki
An exhibition on ancient Greek technology titled "Greece and Technology: a perspective through time" will be soon hosted at the premises of the "Teloglion Foundation of Art" in Thesaloniki, organized by the University of Thessaloniki (Faculty of Sciences).The exhibition will open on November 12 and will run through January 11, 2009. The purpose of the exhibition is to highlight the recent scientific findings which introduce the theory that ancient Greeks had established a very productive connection to technology. Within the framework of the exhibition a series of lectures has been announced to take place within 2008. Among the lectures delivered, one will focus on the famous Antikythera Mechanism (see picture), a device which could predict eclipses decades in advance and was also used to record the four-yearly cycle of the original Olympic Games.
Society for Ancient Greek Technology Studies

October 22 to December 14. 2008

Ionic Centre: Antikythera Mechanism exhibition
The Ionic Centre is hosting the first exhibition showcasing the renowned Antikythera Mechanism, a display which is jointly organised with the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project and the National Archaeological Museum. The exhibition which is placed under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, is taking place from October 22 to December 14. The Mechanism of Antikythera - an ancient mechanical object which has begun to be "decoded" scientifically only in the past few years - has attracted world-wide interest and re-writes the history of science and culture, not only for Greece but for the entire world. The history of this extraordinary object begins in the mid 1st century BC, when a ship loaded with artefacts and precious objects, possible heading towards Rome, sinks near Antikythera. About two thousands years later, in the spring of 1900, two fishing boats with sponge divers discover one of the most important treasures of antiquity. Filled with signs and cog wheels, it was characterized early as belonging to the family of astronomy instruments - sometimes as an astrolabe, a planetarium, an instrument used for sailing or a combination of instruments. When the first results of the Mechanism Research Project, comprising of top Greek and foreign specialists, were announced in Athens in the end of 2006, they brought about international interest - an interest which continues today. At the Ionic Centre, visitors will have the opportunity to see the mechanism as scientists see it, using the latest technology, to experiment with the calculation models that were developed and to use the software developed for making the erased engravings on its surface appear.
The Antikythera Mechanism reveals its secrets

Summer 2007

New Acropolis Museum to Open in Summer
Thousands of ancient artifacts from the Acropolis never seen by the public will be showcased at the landmark Athens New Acropolis Museum expected to open this summer. Culture Minister George Voulgarakis yesterday gave members of Parliament's standing committee on cultural and educational affairs a guided tour of the Museum's site.
New Acropolis Museum

Greece in Swedish media

05/07/2010

Mitt Grekland
Alfa, Beta, Gamma, Delta, sen kommer Epsilon tror jag. Fr snart trettio µr sedan kunde jag dem allihopa, bokstverna i det grekiska alfabetet. Dµ spenderade jag alltid minst fyra sommarveckor i Grekland. Hoppade frµn  till , letade efter de finaste strnder. Det var ondliga timmar i solen. Lika mµnga svalkande timmar pµ nµgon nrliggande taverna och fr att inte tala om timmarna i havet. Alltid lika kristallklart, alltid lika livgivande och svalkande. Nu r jag i Grekland igen, blir sµklart nostalgisk, men det slµr mig r att trots att allt r annorlunda sµ finns det viktigaste kvar. Doften, det finns ingen annanstans doftar det sµ ljuvlig. Tidig pµ morgonen slµr den emot mig: en mix av vild lavendel, anis, bergs te och oregano. Det r bara att andas in och frska konservera till vintern.Tavernorna, de finns alltid nr och dr man behver dem med vlbehvd svalka.Havet. Sµ kristallklart, stort och blµtt!
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25/05/2010

Grekland billigt trots krisen
Grekerna har unnat sig fr mycket och landet har blivit fr dyrt, r det allmnna budskapet. SvD Resor beslt att kolla prislget. Hr r vµr rapport frµn en skn rutt frµn Aten via Kykladerna till Santorini. Flygbuss E95 till Aten sprnger inga resebudgetar. Nej, 30 kronor (3,20 euro) r lµngt billigare n flygbussen hemma i Stockholm som tog 119 kronor, sµ Grekland brjar bra. Visst har grekerna frbyggt sig, till exempel med sitt dyra flygplatstµg, men expressbussen tar oss enkelt till samma torg, Syntagma. Det var dr kravallerna bljade fram och µter fr tvµ veckor sedan, men omedelbart efterµt blev Aten lika somrigt vlkomnande som vanligt.
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20/05/2010

Grekland har minskat underskottet med 41 procent
Grekland minskade sitt budgetunderskott med 41,8 procent under µrets frsta fyra mµnader. Det sade Greklands finansminister, George Papaconstantinou, i samband med ekofinmtet i Bryssel pµ tisdagen, rapporterar Bloomberg News. George Papaconstantinou sade att han rknar med att Grekland r tillbaka pµ de finansiella marknaderna innan hjlppaketet frµn EU tar slut vid slutet av 2012
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17/05/2010

GREKLAND/ SANTORINI- Lysande utsikter
Dramatikens hemland r fµ platser sµ dramatiska som Santorini. Sedan sjuttiotalet har n legat i topp som turistdestination och utbudet r stort ven om n r liten. RES testpatrull har valt ut fem byar och granskat fem hotell fr en maximal upplevelse.Redan de gamla grekerna & Usch, vilken sliten klyscha. Brja aldrig en text sµ. Men nr det gller Santorini passar jag pµ, fr Santorini r en plats som tµl klyschor. Platon nmnde n i sina skrifter och den har varit en viktig handelsplats under tusentals µr. Dessutom anses det vara hr den sjunkna staden Atlantis vilar pµ havets botten.Det r ltt att frstµ att denna plats har blivit bµde omskriven, omsjungen och mytisk. Naturens raseri har vlsignat Santorini med en av vrldens mest dramatiska utsikter. Sittande pµ en servering vid en hisnande klippa kan ven den mest hµrdhudade fµ romantiska rysningar av en solnedgµng i havet.
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19/04/2010

Aten - myten mter nutiden
Aten r en paradox; antik och modern, avslappnad och hektisk, ful och vacker. Svµr att lska och ltt att hata, eller var det tvrtom!Den grekiska huvudstaden r knd som ett hett helveteshµl fr mµnga turister som suttit fast i trafiken pµ vg till en hamn fr att ta sig vidare vattenvgen ut till svalkande ar ° la vykortsbilden.Aten r ocksµ motsatsernas brnnpunkt och knslorna gµr hga. Ingen besker oberrd Grekland huvudstad. Hr trngs nstan hlften av landets befolkning, och bestmda ansiktsuttryck vandrar gatorna fram. Eller nej, atenarna promenerar inte. Sger till mig att det mµste vara en svensk grej. Nr du hittar en trottoar eller nµgon nylagd gµgata sµ passa pµ att njuta. I annat fall se upp med trafiken, srskilt motorcyklar som far fram i tid och tid.
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07/11/2009

Stockholm Film Festival 2009-Dogtooth, den bsta film
Tankevckande mardrmslik film-Nµgra timmar efter att jag kommit hem ifrµn visningen av "Dogtooth" pµ Stockholms filmfestival lser jag att filmen har vunnit Bronshsten, priset fr bsta film. Dogtooth gjorde mig psykiskt och fysiskt tillplattad och vid filmens slut vill jag bara glmma vad jag har sett. Kan jag dµ hµlla med juryn i deras val? Filmer som vµgar vertrda grnser och bertta otcka historier r jobbiga att se pµ nr de pµgµr, men kan uppskattas efterµt sµ valet r mer n frstµeligt. "Dogtooth" r mardrmslik och provocerande men r samtidigt vldigt stark och tankevckande.
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30/10/2009

Yorgos Lanthimos fick bronshsten
Yorgos Lanthimos klaustrofobiska familjesatir Dogtooth belnades med µrets bronshst pµ Stockholms filmfestival. Under lrdagkvllen delades priserna ut pµ en smokingkldd gala i Dansens hus i Stockholm... Yorgos Lanthimos kammade hem den blytunga bronshsten pµ 20-µrsjubilerande Stockholms filmfestival. Juryn charmades allra mest av hans kusligt bisarra drama om en strd patriark som skyddar sin familj mot omvrlden bakom en mental jrnridµ. Dogtooth r ett resultat av mina egna funderingar om krn­familjens framtid. Jag ville underska hur familjer fungerar och hur de tenderar att hµlla barnen hemma och gra dem beroende av frldrarna, sa Yorgos Lanthimos till DN tidigare i veckan.Kvllens andra stora vinnare blev den svensk-japanska regissren Cary Fukunagas Sin nombre som kammade hem tre priser fr sitt rµa och naturalistiska mexikanska gngdrama. Filmen, som tidigare vann stora jurypriset pµ Sundance-festivalen, prisades fr bsta regidebut, bsta skµdespelare och blev dessutom filmkritikernas darling nr den tilldelades Fipresci-juryns pris. Festival­publikens favorit r i stllet Louis Psihoyos rafflande miljdokumentr The Cove som skildrar den cyniska delfinslakten i en numera knd japansk vik.
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30/10/2009

Grekisk regissr vann i Stockholm
Dogtooth, i regi av Yorgos Lanthimos, handlar om ett frldrapar som hµller sina tre barn isolerade i hemmet. Filmen vann tidigare tvlingen i sektionen Un certain regard pµ Cannesfestivalen. Mest framgµngsrika film blev annars det mexikanska gngdramat Sin nombre som fick tre priser, dribland fr bsta regidebut.
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30/10/2009

Familjesatiriker med vasst bett - Film
Yorgos Lanthimos klaustrofobiska Dogtooth r en blodig och bisarr satir ver krnfamiljen. I morgon har den grekiske regissren chans att ta hem bronshsten.  Jag gjorde Dogtooth fr att jag r en inbiten patriark, sger Yorgos Lanthimos och kostar pµ sig ett ironiskt leende.Oavsett om hans Dogtooth vinner bronshsten eller inte, sµ r den µrets bitskaste familjesatir om en kontrollgalen patriark som frsker skydda sin familj genom att hµlla den helt avskrmad frµn omvrlden bakom ett villastaket.Den grekiske upphovsmannen sitter nu i en sober hotellounge i centrala Stockholm. nnu ett festivalgig fr den vrldsvane regissren. Efter Cannesvinsten i sektionen Un certain regard i vµras har han varit pµ resande fot med sin vassa hrntand. Id0n till Dogtooth fddes nr mµnga av regissrens vnner gifte sig och fick barn. Lanthimos upptckte att de alltid gick i frsvarsstllning nr han skmtade om deras nya livssituation. Han roade sig med att fantisera om hur det skulle vara om en pappa bestmde sig fr att hµlla ihop sin familj till varje pris  i evighet. Tillsammans med skrivpartnern Efthymis Filippou totade han ihop ett manus om en morbid fabriksgare som tar kontrollen ver sin familj med Orwellsk hjrntvtt. Han inbillar dem att flygplan r leksaker som faller ner i trdgµrden, att zombier r gula blommor och att katter r direkt livsfarliga. Enda utomstµende gsten r fabrikens skerhetsvakt, Christina, som kallas in fr att tillfredsstlla sonens sexuella behov. Nr Christina ger en av systrarna ett hµrband med sjlvlysande stenar och erbjuder en intim gentjnst hotas familjelivet. There will be blood &
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25/11/2009

Greek Film  Dogtooth in Stockholms Film Festival
DRAMATIK "rets bsta film kommer verraskande nog frµn Grekland. Yorgos Lanthimos Dogtooth mµ ha kopplingar till hndelser som fallet Fritzl men r mest aktuell denna hst, dµ tvµ decennier gµtt sedan murens fall, som en klockren metafor fr Hanna Arendts teorier om hur den totalitra staten pµverkar individen. Dogtooth visas 25/11 kl 20 pµ Grand, 28/11 kl 15 pµ Grand och 29/11 kl 20 pµ Grand.
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28/09/2009

Min stora feta grekiska semester
Nia Vardalos, som bµde gjorde manus och spelade huvudrollen i indiesucc0n Mitt stora feta grekiska brllop, r tillbaka och den hr gµngen r hon verkligen pµ plats, i sjlva Grekland, i sjlva hjrtat av Grekland fr att vara precis. Den dubbeltydiga engelska titeln My life in ruins ger en vink om vad Vardalos Georgia  universitetsakademiker med antiken som mne  brinner fr denna gµng.
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28/09/2009

Min stora feta grekiska semester
Min stora feta grekiska semester" lanseras som uppfljare till komedin "Mitt stora feta grekiska brllop" frµn 2003. Uppfljningen bestµr i att grekiskamerikanska Nia Vardalos µter gr en huvudroll i en komedi dr Rita Wilson r en av producenterna. Manusfrfattare och regissr r nya och historien har ingenting med den tidigare filmen att gra.
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05/07/2009

Grekland:Mamma mia! Vilken 
Filmen Mamma Mia! satte Skopelos pµ kartan frra sommaren. Men den pinjedoftande, bergiga n i norra Grekland vill vara en romantisk vinnare i sin egen rttI maj var det ett ungerskt par hr och ville gifta sig ute pµ udden vid Amarantos och jag hjlpte dem att arrangera alltihop. Vi hade blommor, honung och valntter&Greek style, you know, berttar Costas Constatikis stolt. Han har en liten turistbyrµ i byn Elios pµ vstra delen av Skopelos. Och han r van vid att turister vill vallfrda till inspelningsplatserna av Mamma mia! som blev en braksucc0 pµ biograferna vrlden ver frra sommaren.
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26/06/2009

SVD:Resa med hela slkten
...Ett annat alternativ r Aten. Hr finns visserligen inte stranden i stan som i Barcelona, men med buss frµn innerstan nµr ni strnderna Vougliameni (vacker betalstrand), Voula (betalstrand) och sommarsjudande Glyfada med Atens rivieria. Eller sµ tar du tunnelbanan till Pireus och 35 minuters flygbµtsresa till nrmsta n Egina med fina bad. Och nr det gller historia, arkitektur, politik, konst och litteratur r fµ stder lika spnnande som Aten.
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26/06/2009

ELLE:Greklandsguide: Drfr br alla µka dit
Nµgot har hnt med Grekland. I det tysta har ­landets trtta turistorter rest sig som fµgel Fenix ur chartertrskets aska. Borta r slitna hotell, smutsiga strnder, sunkiga barer med arkadspel och tokfylla. Grekland har blivit flottare och flashigare utan att tappa sin sknt enkla egenart. Landet har fµtt en revival och allt fler µker hit igen.
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25/06/2009

Mamma Mia  vilka ar!
Smygls reportaget frµn Grekland ur nya magasinet"rets hetaste ar i den grekiska vrlden r tvµ smµ ljuvliga juveler i den grekiska gruppen Sporaderna. Skiathos och Skopelos stod som modeller fr Mamma Mia.Miljerna i filmen r minst lika vackra i verkligheten. Vi skumpar runt pµ Skiathos smµ lantliga vgar, lmnar den frodigt grna sydsidan och korsar n till den krvare men majesttiska nordsidan. Lngs vgen stµr smµ skyltar som leder ner mot skyddade vikar och gmda strnder. Vid ruinstaden Kastro som balanserar pµ klipporna ner mot det stora blµ havet stter vi pµ Marilena Sarri och Nasos Cavashl. De µker till Skiathos sµ ofta de kan och helst till den vilda nordsidan som har ett helt annat ansikte.  Hr pµ nordsidan hittar man de vackraste strnderna, sger Marilena som r fdd pµ n men bor i Volos pµ fastlandet.
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18/06/2009

DN Pµ Stan-Grekiska Kolgrillsbaren
Grekiska Kolgrillsbaren r en kedja med ett tiotal restauranger runt om i Mlardalsregionen. Vµrt koncept r lika enkelt och unikt idag som vid starten 1995 - vlsmakande grekisk sommarmat µret runt till priser som alla knner att de har rµd med. Vi pµ Grekiska Kolgrillsbaren vill att Du sjlv eller med dina arbetskamrater, din familj eller dina vnner kommer till oss som Du r. Vi finns till fr dig - Du behver inte gra dig till fr oss! Vi lagar den mat som vi vet att Du vill ha - de vackra minnenas mat, frµn somrar och semestrar i den kolgrillade matens hemland Grekland. Ni r alltid vlkomna till oss och vµra restauranger fr en smakupplevelse ni aldrig glmmer!
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18/06/2009

ALLT OM RESOR - 4 Grekiska ar
¦luffning i Grekland r en populr och fri semesterform som lockar tusentals turister varje µr. Bland alla vackra ar har Allt om Resor valt ut fyra favoriter.Amorgos, Anafi, Folegandros och Schinoussa tillhr de charmigaste och vackraste arna i hela Kykladerna. De bjuder pµ storslagen natur, kristallklara badvatten, vnliga mnniskor och total frihet frµn stress. Frmst i juni och i september r dessa smµar med klassiskt blµvita vyer fridfulla och billiga. Hyr rum med kokmjlighet. Kp lokaltillverkad ost och nyplockade tomater, frskt brd och kallt vitt vin. Njut av det pµ terrassen i solnedgµngen. Det sknker den vackraste och sknaste semesterknsla som denna underbara jord kan sknka.
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30/04/2003

FOCUS:De gamla grekerna visar vgen.Antikytheramekanismen
Publicerad 30 april, 2009 Text Hµkan Lindgren Illustration Scanpix.Grekerna hade bttre kunskap om vetenskap och teknik n man tidigare trott. Det visar nya studier av ett frbryllande fynd frµn antiken.Nµgon gµng omkring µr 8060 f. Kr. var ett romerskt skepp pµ vg genom den grekiska vrlden med ett mycket speciellt fremµl i lasten, ett fremµl som ensamt har gett oss ett nytt perspektiv pµ antikens kultur och vetenskap. Lyckligtvis fr oss sjnk det, strax utanfr den lilla n Antikythera norr om Kreta. Vraket hittades µr 1900 av grekiska dykare som frsrjde sig pµ att hmta upp tvttsvamp frµn havsbottnen. Nr den frste dykaren, Elias Stadiatis, kom tillbaka upp hade han med sig armen till en staty av brons. Dykarna kunde se att vraket innehll amforor och skulpturer och frstod att de hittat nµgot vrdefullt. Stadiatis och dykarlagets kapten, Demetrios Kondos, tog med sig armen till universitetet i Athen.
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19/03/2009

Tips infr bµtluffen i Grekland
Vµr familj funderar pµ att bµtluffa i Grekland under sommaren. Vi har kollat upp flygpriser till Aten och har nµgra frµgor. Mµste man frst resa in till Aten fr att ta sig till frjorna? Vi har tvµ halvstora barn och ganska mycket packning. Mµste man boka frjebiljett lµng tid i frvg? Nr gµr bµtarna? Har ocksµ hrt att Grekland blivit dyrare. Hur mycket pengar tror du vi gr av med varje dygn pµ boende och mat? / Hlsar Christina Ni kan µka direkt med buss frµn Atens flygplats till frjeterminalen i Pireus. Precis utanfr ankomsthallen till Atens internationella flygplats Eleftherios Venizelos, avgµr busslinje E 96 med Pireus frjehamn som slutstation. Bussarna avgµr var 15-30 minut, resan tar drygt 1 timme och en enkel biljett, som kps av chauffren, kostar 3.20 euro. I Pireus stannar bussarna mittemot tunnelbanestation (trafik till Atens centrum) och flera resebyrµer som sljer bµtbiljetter plus ett stort resekaf0 dr man kan lµsa in bagage, fika, duscha, kolla internet etcetera. Alltsµ minimala gµngavstµnd sµ lµngt. Dremot r det mjligt att ni fµr traska en bit till den kaj varifrµn er bµt avgµr. Pireus hamn r stor och kajerna br olika bokstver  frµga om vgledning dµ ni kper biljetten! Ha grna ocksµ lite tidsmarginal nr ni brjar leta efter er frja.Att hitta biljett brukar inte vara nµgra problem, frutom i samband med stora, grekiska helger. Dµ r det bst att boka i frvg. Mµnga frjor avgµr Pireus tidig kvll och nµr sin slutdestination nstfljande morgon.

19/03/2009

Rhodos-Kolossen slµr tillbaka
Det r inte bara i kldmodet 80-talet gr comeback. Pltsligt vaknar semesterfavoriten frµn frr, och vi undrar varfr vi inte redan r dr. Pµ de nya hotellen, pµ tavernorna, pµ de underbara strnderna. Rhodos r tillbaka Som en nygammal tidsmaskin ppnar sig en av Rhodos gamla stads sju portar framfr mig, och fr ett gonblick knns det som om jag har frdats bakµt i tiden, om n mitt i samtidens tecken. Hey hey, this is the best place to eat! Come inside please, see our menu! ropar inkastarna och frsker locka oss med papegojor i frggranna fjderskrudar. Vi beundrar i stllet grna smµ innergµrdar, vlvda sandstensportar och fina stenhuggeriarbeten. Rhodos gamla stad r utan tvekan ns populraste turistmµl  och den tµl bµde att upptckas av nykomlingar och att µterupptckas av den som beskte n pµ 1980-talet.
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13/03/2009

Kefalonia - vacker och vrdig
Denna bergigt grna  r samlingsplats i Grekland fr kndisar. ndµ r den fortfarande oexploaterad och romantisk och bjuder pµ bergsbyar med dramatiska utsikter. Prinsessan Diana, prins Charles, Madonna och Steven Spielberg har setts strosa runt i Fiskardo, jet-setarnas by i Joniska havet mellan Grekland och Italien. Utsikten hr pµ Kefalonias nordspets mot Odysseus  Ithaka och Lefkas r varmt disig denna skna junieftermiddag. Grekiskt St Tropez.Med sina pastellrosa och gula fasader r Fiskardo ett grekiskt St Tropez: segelfolk i Versace-kepsar som skµlar i Dom Perignon. En greksallad gµr ls pµ 120 kronor i hamntavernan, fast dµ ingµr tygservett.
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17/02/2009

Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen (1999)
Tsatsiki r µtta µr och har en mamma, som drmmer om att bli rockstjrna och en grekisk pappa, som r blckfiskfµngare. Han har dock aldrig trffat sin pappa. Tsatsiki vill lra sig dyka och trnar drfr hµrt i simhallen. Hans nya rekord r att hµlla andan under vattnet i 42 sekunder. Gran, en ung polis, upptcker Tsatsiki och hmtar upp honom frµn bassngens botten i sista sekunden. En kort tid drefter fµr Gran hyra ett rum hos Tsatsiki och hans mamma.
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17/02/2009

Samtal med grekisk frfattare
Tisdag kvll den 17 februari bjuder ¦stersjns Frfattar- och ¦versttarcentrum pµ ett samtal mellan den grekiska frfattaren Ersi Sotiropoulos och versttaren Jan Henrik Swahn.Ersi Sotiropoulos r aktuell pµ svenska med romanen "Sick-sack mellan pomeranstrden", som bokfrlaget h:strm ger ut i februari. Romanen µtalades 2008 fr att den sgs innehµlla sidor av "uppenbart pornografisk och ansttlig karaktr". I vntan pµ domslut beslutade en grekisk domare att romanen skulle avlgsnas frµn samtliga skolbibliotek i landet."Sick-sack mellan pomeranstrden" r en ofrutsgbar berttelse om begr, fµfnga, girighet och lngtan efter krlek. Ersi Sotiropoulos som r en av Greklands mest omtyckta samtida frfattare, presenteras nu pµ svenska med en flerfaldigt prisbelnt roman dr den absurda verkligheten framstlls i knivskarp dager.Romanen r delvis skriven pµ ¦stersjns Frfattar- och ¦versttarcentrum fr ett antal µr sedan. Ersi Sotiropoulos har nu µtervnt till Gotland med sin prisbelnta roman kldd i svensk sprµkdrkt.
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17/02/2009

Grekland delar med sig av sina smultronstllen
Hon har samlat pµ grekiska ar i ver tio µr Med ett hjrta som bultar fr den grekiska vrlden delar Gerd grna med sig av sina smultronstllen. Grekland heter egentligen Gerd, r 46 µr och bor i Nykping dr hon arbetar som ekonom. Varje  r en ny upplevelse Den grekiska vrlden r mitt absoluta favoritresmµl och har varit sµ sedan tio µr tillbaka, berttar Gerd.  Varje  r en upplevelse och ger nya intryck av den grekiska kulturen. Jag vill hela tiden upptcka nya ar. I Grekland finns cirka 130 ar och jag har beskt drygt ett dussin, sµ det finns mycket kvar att upptcka, sger hon. Att dela upplevelser r det bsta av allt Gerd har varit medlem pµ Reseguiden sedan maj 2006. Hon r en aktiv bloggare och pµ hennes sida finns 60 blogginlgg varav mµnga handlar om hennes egna guldkorn i den grekiska vrlden.  Kommunikationen med vriga medlemmar r det mest givande av allt  att fµ dela upplevelser och det gemensamma reseintresset bland de bsta av fotografer, skribenter och resenrer, sger Gerd. Att drmma om resmµl i fjrran lnder gr hon dremot inte.  Att drmma ligger inte fr mig. Jag r en sann realist som reser utifrµn antal semesterdagar och slantar i plµnboken, sger Gerd.  Bsta resminnet r faktiskt knslan av varm medelhavsluft som fullstndigt omsluter mig nr jag kliver ur planet pµ den allra frsta flygresan, berttar hon.
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09/02/2009

Peloponnesos  med smak av det gamla Grekland
Men bljande olivlandskap med brkande getter, de strnder och ljuvlig husmanskost. Nu r det dags att upptcka en ny sida av Grekland- PeloponnesosH ittills r det nstan bara engelsmnsom hittat till Peloponnesosi strre skala. I sommar gr dock svenska charterbolag den strsta Greklandssatsningen pµ lnge utanfr landets bermda vrld. Valet fll pµ denna bergiga landsdel vster om Aten, nrmare bestmt provinsen Messinien pµ sydvstra delen av halvn Peloponnesos. Denna tidigare utfattiga region r en kulturell skattkista. Namn som Olympia och Mykene r bara ett par exempel pµ utflyktsmµl i vrldsklass.
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28/01/2009

SalongK:Mamma Mia! Turisterna flockas i Grekland
Succ0filmen Mamma Mia har inte bara orsakat en svµr Abba-feber vrlden ver. Nu sprider sig ringarna pµ vattnet ven till inspelningsplatsen - Grekland har fµtt en smrre turismboom.Filmen Mamma Mia lockade publiken till biograferna  och till Grekland verkar det som. Fr nu kan du semestra pµ samma stllen som filmen utspelar sig.Musikalfilmen var en av frra µrets mest sedda filmer pµ biograferna med cirka en miljon beskare.Enligt researrangren Apollo har efterfrµgan pµ resor till arna Skiathos och Skopelos, dr Mamma Mia-filmen utspelar sig, kat markant.- Det r vµrt nsta bst bokade resmµl och bokningarna ligger 20 procent ver sommaren innan, sger Kajsa Mostrm informationschef pµ Apollo till Reseguiden.se.ven Airtours och Ving arrangerar resor till arna, rapporterar samma klla.
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01/11/2008

Decembervinerna gµr i rtt-prsentation of a Greek Wine
De rda dominerar logiskt vinlistan sµ hr µrs, men du behver ge dig relativt hgt upp om du ska hitta de riktigt frestande kpen. 2006 Rock Rabbit Shiraz (nr 96480, 99 kr) r det enda toppvinet under hundralappen. Bara en krona mer kostar emellertid 2006 Line 39 Petite Sirah (nr 96603, 100 kr), men det vin jag sjlv vljer denna mµnad r 2006 Skouras Cabernet Sauvignon (nr 99242, 117 kr) frµn Grekland.
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01/11/2008

Manolis mopeder,Jan Henrik Swahn
Bildmaterial Jan Henrik Swahn. Sara Mac Key Pµ en av "snearna, dr det inte lngre finns nµgra µsnor, bor Manolis, en gammal grek som blir nnu ldre. Mµnga av husen i byn vittnar om hans hantverksskicklighet. Frr bars byggmaterialet upp av µsnor. Det frsta man byggde var µsnestall. Sjlva bodde byborna ovanpµ.
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27/10/2008

Barnboksvecka pµ Internationella biblioteket 1-6 dec 2008,Stockholms stadsbibliotek
Internationella biblioteket - som har bcker pµ mer n 125 sprµk - och som arbetar fr att dessa bcker ska nµ mµnga - tar nu fr femte µret irad initiativ till Internationella barnboksveckan. 24 frfattare frµn 21olika lnder har genom µren beskt Sverige under Internationellabarnboksveckan..Syftet med barnboksveckan r trefaldigt:x att stimulera barn och ungdomar med annat modersmµl n svenskatill kad lsning och eget skrivandex att ka kunskapen bland svenska bibliotekarier och frfattare ombarn- och ungdomslitteratur i de valda lndernax att lµta de inbjudna frfattarna trffa sina svenska frfattarkollegor och lra sig mer om den svenska barn- ochungdomslitteraturen.I µr kommer dessa fyra frfattare:Ayla 1narolu (Turkiet), Eugene Trivizas (Grekland), Yohannes Gebregeorgis (Etiopien) och Qin Wenjun (Kina).(Mera info om frfattarna hittar du pµ: http://www.interbib.se)
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26/10/2008

Istoria 52-Greek Movie in Stockhholms Film Festival
This is the debut long feature for the director, and it is a very nice surprise for the Greek cinema. Indeed, Alexiou manages to tell an extraordinary tale in an interesting and convincing manner. The narration follows a circular pattern, where the central hero keeps remembering and reliving the story of how he met the woman he loves. This may remind someone of the films by David Lynch, and it is true that Alexiou seems to have been influenced by the great American director, although it would be unfair to compare the two, since this is only a debut film which cannot avoid having some weaknesses, especially as far as the screenplay is concerned. It is also vague what the director tries to communicate with this film, although one might think of paranoid jealousy, mental and spiritual idleness (in a way the exact opposite of "L'amour fou"), mental instability and the circularity of time which prevents people from accomplishing their goals. In any case, this seems to be a unique movie in modern Greek cinema, and I am sure that people from other countries will also enjoy it, as long as they have in mind that it is only a first feature film.
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07/10/2008

Mamma Mia feber i sommar: Grekiska smµ ar hgst upp pµ charterns topplista
Bestll taxeringskalenderBestll µrsredovisningar Sommarens charterresor har gµtt att boka sedan en dryg mµnad tillbaka. Nr Apollo summerar chartertoppen sµ hr lµngt gµr det att hitta en tydlig Mamma Mia effekt i bokningsmnstret. Skiathos och Skopelos, de ar dr Mamma Mia spelade in, tillhr de allra mest vlbokade. Zakynthos, Kos och Thassos r andra grekiska ar som ligger hgt upp pµ bokningstoppen just nu. Skiathos och Skolpelos har kat med 20 procent jmfrt med bokningarna vid samma tid frra µret. Flera av Apollos smµ grekiska ar bokar bttre n jmfrt med samma period frra µret. Totalt har 10 procent fler bokat en resa till Grekland n vid samma period frra µret.- Det r tydligt att mµnga inspirerats av Mamma Mia nr de vljer vart sommarresan 2009 ska gµ. Skiathos och Skopelos dr Mamma Mia spelade in r ett av vµra allra mest vlbokade resmµl den kommande sommaren. Hela den grekiska vrlden ser ut att fµ en extra skjuts av filmen som fµr mµnga att lngta lite extra till Grekland, speciellt till Greklands smµ ar, sger Kajsa Mostrm Apollos informationschef.Sommarens bst bokade resmµl (i procent)Kos Zakynthos Skiathos/Skopelos Thassos Kroatien

28/10/2008

Anti-kythera Mekanismen - Antik apparat kunde frutsga framtiden
Nyligen avsljade ett grekisk-brittiskt forskarlag den senas¬te frvµnande upptckten om den antika mekaniska kalkylatorn. En av visarna hll reda pµ nr det var tid fr olympiska spel i det antika Grekland.Inte frrn pµ medeltiden nµdde instrumentmakeriet samma nivµ som i Anti¬kythera¬mekanismen. De medeltida astronomiska uren var antingen smµ exklusiva objekt eller monumentala ur, som 1400-tals¬uret i Lunds domkyrka. Kring frra sekelskiftet dk nµgra dykare efter tvttsvamp vid n Antikythera nordvst om Kreta. Frskrckta trodde sig dykar¬na ha hamnat mitt i en hg dda mnniskor pµ botten. Det visade sig vara antika statyer, som senare brgades och frdes till arkeo¬logiska museet i Aten.Tillsammans med de andra fynden fanns en oansenlig klump, som inte verkade srkilt intressant. Men nµgra mµnader senare, nr den spruckit och visat sitt innehµll i form av rester av kugghjul, kade intresset fr fyndet.Trots nµgra tidiga frsk tog det dock ett halvsekel innan forskarna brjade fµ grepp om vad den gamla apparaten kan ha varit. Och med modern teknik har den ursprungliga klumpen av korroderad brons och kalkavlagringar avlockats allt fler hemligheter.
Anti¬kythera¬mekanismen

03-09 2008

Mamma Mia ger Greklandslngtan
Bokningarna till den grekiska gruppen Sporaderna har kat under sommaren. Nsta sommar frvntar researrangrerna nnu fler turister till hela Grekland. En viktig orsak: Mamma Mia-feber. ¦-gruppen Sporaderna i norra Grekland stod fr mµnga av de vackra scenerna vid inspelningen av musikalfilmen Mama Mia frra µret. Pµ den lilla n Skopelos, som r en del av Sporaderna, hade man celebert besk.  Pierce Brosnan bodde hos oss. Det kndes som om det vimlade av kndisar pµ vµr lilla  dµ, sger Karen Konstantakis som tillsammans med sin make ger ett hotell i den lilla byn Glossa pµ n Skopelos. Och Karen Konstantakis var inte ensam om att ha fµtt besk av filmens hollywoodstjrnor. Var och varannan hotell-, restaurang- och bargare pµ Skopelos talar vitt och brett om hur just deras stlle frekvent gstades av Meryl Streep, Colin Firth eller Stellan Skarsgµrd.
Vagabond

2008-09-12

Manolis mopeder  romanen om en grekisk komisk vardag
Jan Henrik Swahn 'Manolis mopeder',Albert Bonniers Frlag. Jan Henrik Swahn kommer n en gµng med en underfundig, levande roman frµn sin grekiska sommar. Manolis mopeder skiljer sig pµ mµnga stt frµn den frra, Drakkvinnan. En sak har de emellertid gemensamt: krleken till mnniskorna och blicken fr det komiska mitt i vardagstragiken.Pµ en grekisk sommar. Gamle Manolis stretar pµ, nµgonstans i vrlden, i en roman som lovordas av BLT:s recensent.Manolis r gammal. Pµ sin moped, den femte han gt, puttrar han uppfr berget till pyttehuset han byggt sig. Krafterna sinar, sµ hans gonstenar, tomaterna
BLEKNINGE LNS TIDNING

2008-09-15

Grekland mest skt i sommar
Sommarens mest skta land i somras var Grekland. Det visar en sammanstllning av statistik fr juni, juli och augusti som jmfrelsesajten Reseguiden.se har gjort.Under sommarmµnaderna sµ var det Medelhavet som gllde nr svenskarna skte pµ jmfrelsesajten Reseguiden.se. Klart populraste landet var Grekland fljt av Turkiet, Spanien och Thailand.
Newsdesk

24/09/2008

Grekland hetast i sommar
Gammal krlek rostar aldrig.Grekland har µter tagit plats i vµra svenska hjrtan. - Det r helt klart stra Medelhavet som var sommarens hetaste resmµl, sger Michael Blaxland, vd pµ Reseguiden.se. Enligt en sammanstllning som jmfrelsesajten Reseguiden.se har gjort var Grekland sommarens stora vinnare.- Det senaste µret har vi sett ett kat intresse fr stra Medelhavet, sger Michael Blaxland, vd pµ Reseguiden.se.
Expressen-resor

19/09/2008

Fira 60-µrsdag i Grekland?
Hej! Planerar att fira min 60-µrsdag (september 2009) tillsammans med barn och barnbarn pµ nµgon grekisk ...Jo, det gµr absolut att boka flygstol, ven om du reser i sllskap av en lite strre grupp...Nr det gller grekiska ar sµ r urvalet snudd pµ ondligt. Hr nµgra frslag: Kreta, srskilt sdra n om ni vill undvika charter och stora, opersonliga hotellomrµden. Frangokastello, Chora Sfakion och Matala r smµ, trevliga byar med riktigt fina strnder. ...
svd resor

20-22/05/2008

State visit of the President of the Hellenic Republic Carolos Papoulias in Sweden
"Recently, Stockholm and Gteborg welcomed thedynamic President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias during his state visit to Sweden, took place at the invitation of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf.The ceremonial highlight was the magnificent gala banquet inStockholm hosted by the Swedish King and Queen at the royal palace on 20 May. Sweden may be one of the most democratic and egalitarian countries, but the astute Swedes recognize the value of the pomp and circumstance in furthering nationalinterest. In this context it may be recalled that in 1999 theSwedish royal couple had visited Greece on a state visit...
Swedish Bulletin

04/03/2007

KLASSISKA GREKLAND
Svenska Dagbladet, "KLASSISKA GREKLAND" script Susanne Ljung, foto Mats Pehrson
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18/03/2007

Solhlsningar frµn Kreta
Dagens Nyheter, "Solhlsningar frµn Kreta", script Peter Letmark ,illustration Stina Wirsen
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