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The Valley of the Acheloos River. Credit: iAitoloakarnania.grWhen it comes to summer in Greece, everyone thinks of the turquoise waters and dazzling, sandy beaches of the Aegean or the Ionian Seas, right?What would you think if we told you that a river in the very heart of the Greek mainland has its own beautiful, pristine sandy…

Unsung Heroes of the Greek War of Independence “Karaouli” (guard), Theodoros Vryzakis. Public Domain When one thinks of the Greek War of Independence, the first things that comes to mind are the names: Kolokotronis, Karaiskakis, Papaflessas, Bouboulina, Diakos, and Kanaris. The next thing that springs to mind are the heroic battles at Gravia Inn, Alamana, Valtetsi, Dervenakia, Navarino. Yet the 1821 Greek Revolution had many unknown heroes who fought alongside the legendary ones, or fought ...