Ioannis Metaxas, the Greek Prime Minister, left his mark on Greek history when on Monday 28th October 1940, he refused to surrender the country to the Italian forces.  Metaxas came into power in 1936 and led the country through a series of political and social changes prior to the Second World War to defend the country, its people and its glorious history.  Metaxas initially showed composur

The naval Battle of Navarino was one of the most important battles in the Greek War of Independence, that took place on 20th October 1827.  It was on this date that a coalition of European powers defeated the Ottoman Turkish/Egyptian fleet in the Bay of Navarino, off the Peloponnesian peninsula.  The Greek revolution was viewed sympathetically by many European powers, especially France, Britain

4th October 2021 marked the annual World Animal Day, an international day of action for the rights and welfare of animals that is celebrated in Greece and all around the world.  The day is also the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals in Western Christianity.  The Greek Parliament approved a new law on pet ownership in September, which

Spartathlon ultra-distance foot race has been held annually, starting on the last weekend of September, since 1983.  The race traces the original footsteps of Pheidippides, the Athenian runner who ran this distance in 490 BC to