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🇬🇷 WHAT’S NEW IN GREECE

🥇 Tentoglou jumped so far in Madrid, that Spain should be considering giving him airspace rights - Olympic and world champion Tentoglou registers world-best jump for 2025 in Madrid 👏 👏 

📉 Ouch. Greece’s birth rate is so low that storks are retraining as food delivery drivers.

More news from Greece

🌼 Two schools in Attica are teaching kids to grow flowers, not just homework anxiety.

✍️ The dialect from the island of Lesbos is finally getting airtime “against the backdrop of conservation of intangible linguistic heritage”—which is conference-speak for “we had no idea what they were saying, but it sounded important.”

🏨 Goldman Sachs has dropped its Greek hotel dreams—apparently “Goldman Suites” didn’t scream philoxenia.

🏅 Greece just topped the EU in indirect and property taxes—finally, a chart we lead that doesn’t involve yogurt.

🌎️ WHAT’S NEW OUTSIDE OF GREECE

📖 Australia’s Hellenic diaspora just sent Greece audiobooks—because nothing says “we miss you” like stories read with a perfect Aussie twang.

🥼 A Greek and a Cypriot university launched a med school in English—because nothing says “Hippocrates” like mispronouncing it with a British accent.

💎 CULTURAL GEMS

🖼️ Archaic Elites: A Mediterranean Journey Through Time

Archaic Elites: Warriors and Princesses. This landmark exhibition in Rethymnon, Crete, from June 29 to October 19, brings together rare artifacts from Cyprus, Italy, Spain, and Crete, offering a powerful glimpse into the shared legacy of aristocratic life and ritual across the ancient Mediterranean.

The exhibition is curated by Professor Nikolaos Chr. Stampolidis, Director General of the Acropolis Museum and lead archaeologist of the Eleutherna excavations.

📆 BEST OF GREEK CALENDAR

🖼️ June 29-October 19, 2025, Archaic Elites: Warriors and Princesses exhibition, Rethymnon

🫒 July 2-6, 2025, Lesvos Food Fest, Lesvos

🎵 July 3-6, 2025, Melijazz festival, Leonidio, Arcadia

✍️ July 11-12, 2025, Sappho Lesvos Festival 2025, Lesvos

🎤 July 14, 2025, Buena Vista All Stars, Melina Mercouri Open-Air Theater (Theatro Vrachon) Athens

🧳 TRAVEL NEWS

🏖️ Samos – The Island That Whispers, Not Shouts

Samos, the island known as the birthplace of goddess Hera, doesn’t try to wow you with glossy ads or curated beach clubs—and that’s exactly its charm. It’s the kind of island where you stumble into something extraordinary, without a tour guide in sight.

One minute you’re floating in crystal-clear water at Megalo Seitani, a beach so hidden it requires a hike and some dedication (pack water, not flip flops). The next, you’re deep inside the Tunnel of Eupalinos, a 6th-century BC engineering feat where two teams dug toward each other—and actually met in the middle.

What about a UNESCO World heritage Site? History buffs will love Heraion, once a sanctuary to the goddess Hera and now a windswept ruin with major "how did they build this" energy.

Samos village hopping is a thing. For a slower pace, explore Pythagoreio, the ancient harbor town named after the island’s most famous triangle-loving son, where Roman baths and Hellenistic walls blend with lazy fishing boats and strong coffee.

End your day in Manolates, a mountaintop village where art studios hide behind bougainvillea, and the local taverna owner pours wine like he’s known you since childhood.

Samos hidden gems:

Kosmadei Village – A mountaintop village with 100 residents and views that make you question your life choices (in a good way).

Kakoperato Gorge - A stunning canyon known for its challenging passage and beautiful waters. It's a popular spot for canyoning, offering impressive waterfalls and breathtaking views of the area. 

🆕 OBSESSIONS

🥐 Athens’ Kolonaki from morning till night - and Italian food with a friendly vibe at Trattoria Capanna

🏖️ Amorgos in summer 2025: Where to wander, dine and dive

🥛 5 places for pure, traditional yoghurt in Athens

⭐️ GREEK STARS

From precision steps to perfect plates, Nestoras traded the Evzone uniform for an apron—and still made Greece proud.

✨ TRENDING GREEK SOCIAL MEDIA

Bravo! You slimmed down!!-Bravo adinatises!!.. the Greek way

@fanislabropoulos

Μην μου λες ότι αδυνάτισα !!! 🍔🍆🍕 #BigNisfa #TaKounavia

 🧑‍🍳 RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Samos Kakavia – Fisherman’s Soup With Island Soul

Born from the sea and perfected in village kitchens, kakavia is Greece’s original fisherman's stew—and on Samos, it’s a lesson in simplicity done right.

💡 INSPIRATION

😎 GREEK FYI

☕️ Greek coffee is made in a small briki pot and served unfiltered, with grounds settling at the bottom. Locals sip it slowly, not stirred, and often read fortunes in the leftover sludge.

😂 MYTHIC MEMES

That’s a wrap from us—whether you’re chasing shade under a fig tree, stuck in ferry limbo, or just fantasizing about your next koulouri, we hope this little slice of Greece made your week a bit sunnier.

Catch you next week for more news, drama and deep dives. 🧿 Stay Greek. [email protected]

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