Once upon a time, a small Primary School grew on the small rock of Telendos, the rock that peeks over the island of Kalymnos. “It was built like most small schools in our country after World War II. The Municipality of Kalymnos, in its effort to ensure that the children of the most remote settlements […]

My admiration for the women of Olympus does not allow me to discriminate. Olympus is a special place. An autonomous place and as the locals proudly say, the only product they needed to import is sugar. Everything else is made by themselves. From the bread, and the clothes, to their shoes (the well-known stivania).  The woman of Olympus or the […]

Every product of an artist, must be the expression of an adventure of his soul “.  Somerset Maugham, a British writer, once said.  Elina Papathanassiou, has been painting since she can remember. Her workplace is full of colors. Small and large brushes. Thin and thick. Brushes and pencils. Lots of Pencils. Harder and softer. A […]

victims, events and traditions take to the streets, self-mutilating and daring, revolting and revolting in a puddle of colors and more… The streets of Skyros are flooded with groups of disguised people of all ages, who are fascinated by mystery and mystery.  The dominant figure was Elder and with him Korelas and Francos. With the […]

“Once upon a time there was a poor fustaneforos who was possessed from the “mania” of painting. They called him Theophilos. His brushes were carried on his belt. On the same place, where his ancestors were putting their pistols and knives. He was walking around the villages of Mytilene, he was walking around the villages […]

Schinoussa, belongs to the small Cyclades islands complex. It has been inhabited since ancient times. And according to tradition, its name came from the bush of Shino, which flourishes all over the island. There is, however, a second version, according to which the island was named after the Venetian lord Schinoza. Schinoussa was abandoned several […]

Kimolos. The island of chalk, which the ancients Greeks were using as a soap for cleaning clothes and shaving their beard. Also known as Echinousa. Sea urchins. The island of Kimolos was been visited by pirates, that were feared even by the Turks. At 1638, Kimolos was occupied and burned down by pirates, so the […]

Elisabeth H. Grigoriadou comes from the prefecture of Kozani. In fact the inhabitants of the village where she is from are going to be rehoused after years of petitioning on their part. The reason? Because it is located close to the mines which are open excavation sites with a depth of more than fifty metres, […]

“Oh yes! Paradise has never been nostalgia. That is the truth. Paradise has neither been a reward. Paradise has been our right…”, according to the Greek famous poet Odysseus Elytis. Paradise is our right to support and fight in our field in every way… Popi’s Harinou father comes from Telendos. That tiny heavenly island which […]

The teacher of the small school on the edge of the Aegean, in the beautiful island of Telendos, arrives daily in his yard from Kalymnos. But when the weather is not good, the teacher cannot approach the small harbor. And lessons cannot be done. Telendos is an island, very close to Kalymnos. Once, the two […]