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By Ingrid Haack Athens, Jan 16 (EFE).- Thousands of people queued to pay homage to Greece’s late former King Constantine II in Athens on Monday. Although the monarchy in Greece was abolished following a referendum in 1974, the Greek government has agreed to grant the former King a lying-in-state. Deputy prime minister Panagiotis Pikramenos and …
Viaje a Grecia CULTURA/S Una aproximación al país heleno con algunas obras literarias que recrearon su magia, De Platón a Kazantzakis o Gerald Durrell Cristina Spanò En las líneas finales de su breve ensayo On not knowing Greek (1925), Virginia Woolf escribió que regresamos a los griegos cuando estamos cansados de la vaguedad y de la confusión de nuestra época. Desde los quince años la autora británica había dedicado muchas horas y esfuerzos a aprender el griego clásico. En aquella antigua lengua descubrió una visión del mundo bella y elegante; una manera compleja de aprehe...
Greece ready to reopen its doors to tourism 1 minute read Ingrid Haack Athens, May 13 (EFE).- Greece is ready to reopen its doors to tourism starting Friday, despite the increased severity of the coronavirus pandemic this year. The country’s tourism minister, Harry Theocharis told EFE Greece was ready to receive foreign visitors thanks to the new tools at its disposal to prevent the spread of the virus. Unlike last year, the minister believes that we have three new ways to tackle Covid: knowledge, vaccines and tests. “As we vaccinate more and more people, the pressure on the health syst...