About the use of facemasks on the island.
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Author: Smitaki
Enemy or friend
About ants and their nuisance.
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The myths of Moria
(Kara Tepe 2; photo: internet) It is not for the first time that a huge camp of tents makes history in the North Aegean. More than thousands of years ago BC, in today’s Turkey, not …
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Crying September
The ninth month of the year still bears the name of the seventh month. An inheritance from Pre-Christian times, when science endlessly struggled with the months and the moon phases. Along with Greek calendars and …
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Sunglasses with a story
About ships, ship building, wooden boats and wooden sunglasses.
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Eating fig flowers
Fig trees fill the Mediterranean landscape. The fig’s fruit is in fact the core of the blossom. This flower rich plant is the first autumnal fruit. From mid August onwards the ripe fruit seduces you …
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Fire on the island*
About a wildfire in Eftalou.
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Káárpouzi!
A little history of the watermelon.
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The Great Drive
About the road-building-fever of Lesvos.
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Terpander from Antissa
About the musician Terpander from Andissa, also called The Father of the Greek Music.
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