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 WEEKEND ESCAPE
Samothraki: Mysteriously alluring through the ages
By Kyriaki Vassalou
It is widely said that Samothraki, in the northern Aegean, is a mysterious island, one that works some kind of magic on its visitors. This is especially true on a summer night with a full moon rising over the top of the imposing Mount Saos.
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| INSIDE TRAVEL |
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A journey through the cherry orchards of Pella
By Dinos Kiousis
If you decide to travel to the prefecture of Pella, not only will you delight in the beautiful mountains of Central Macedonia, but also in the waterfalls and blooming cherry orchards of Edessa, the region’s main city.
Kymi: A strike-beating island escape
Built on the eastern slope of the Dirfys range at an altitude of 200 meters and some 4 kilometers from the sea, Kymi on the island of Evia, is known as the “balcony of the Aegean.”
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| PERCEPTIONS |
| Greece: A reality check |
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| By Nick Malkoutzis |
| To start talking about a “success story” now would be to insult the feelings and intelligence of 1.3 million Greeks that are out of work, some 400,000 families that have nobody earning an income, about 300,000 workers whose employers have not paid them for months, hundreds of thousands who have work but are finding it difficult to make ends meet and numerous young people who see their future away from Greece. |
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| AMMOULIANI |
| Getting the best of both worlds |
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| By Natasha Siniori |
| Ammouliani may not be Greece’s most beautiful island but it is pretty in its own low-key way even though its charms may not suit everyone. |
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| EPIRUS |
| The pie lover’s destination |
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| By Evi Voutsina |
| Pies are household favorites nationwide, though the greatest variety is probably found in Epirus, northwestern Greece, whose mountains are covered in a wide variety of wild greens, herbs and mushrooms that are used in an equally vast array of pies. |
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