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Rare Roman mosaics of “Europa” and “Orpheus” in Sparta Museum

November 22, 2022 Archeology, Culture, FEATURED Comments Off on Rare Roman mosaics of “Europa” and “Orpheus” in Sparta Museum

The museum of two rare Roman floor mosaics in Sparta was inaugurated on Monday a year after the modern buildings housing the mosaics opened to the public. “The Rape of Europa” (2.06 x 2.00 meters) and “Orpheus Charming the Animals” (1.40 x 1.13 meters), dated between the end of the …

White foam: Rare phenomenon in Crete after deadly floods (video)

October 18, 2022 environment, FEATURED 1

A rare phenomenon in the northern coast of Crete after the torrential rainfalls and the floods: extensive white foams, that turn brown in places when combined with large amounts of mud. The white foam has appeared at several beaches like the one of Amisos and Kato Zakros. As Crete continues …

Rare fog phenomenon covers the northern shores of Chania (video)

April 27, 2022 FEATURED, weather 3

A rare fog phenomenon covered the northern shores of the regional unit of Chania on the island of Crete on Wednesday. The rare phenomenon, a combination of warm and moist air coming into contact with the cold sea, is called “advection fog” or “transport fog” or “horizontal fog.” According to …

Over 4,000 bottles of rare wines and spirits in the former royal cellar of Tatoi palace

July 12, 2021 Arts, Culture, FEATURED Comments Off on Over 4,000 bottles of rare wines and spirits in the former royal cellar of Tatoi palace

Over 4,000 bottles of wines and spirits, many of them with labels of exceptional historic and artistic value, have been discovered in the wine cellars in Tatoi summer palace of the former Greek royal family. Among the rare wines and spirits found in the royal cellars is also a special …

Rare hand-written gospel stolen in 1917 to be returned to monastery in Greece

November 18, 2020 Uncategorized Comments Off on Rare hand-written gospel stolen in 1917 to be returned to monastery in Greece

A rare hand-written gospel in Greek is on its way to being returned to the monastery it was stolen from in 1917 by its latest owner, a museum in Washington, DC, the Metropolis of Drama said. One of the oldest extant hand-written gospels, written in Greek between the end of …

Exhibitions of rare ancient Greek artifacts on Cyclades islands

July 10, 2019 Archeology 2

Unique and rare ancient Greek artifacts are to be exhibited on two islands of the Cyclades group and shown to the public for the first time. The Cyclades Ephorate of Antiquities open the exhibitions on the islands of Tinos and Koufonisia in the middle of July 2019. Exhibitions Tinos, Pyrgos: …

Archaeologists unearth rare ‘masterpiece’ sealstone in Greek tomb in Pylos

November 9, 2017 Archeology, Culture 2

It took more than a year to wipe the limestone crust off a 1.4-inch-long stone found in an ancient tomb in Greece, but it would have been time well spent even if it took twice as long — because when the task was completed, researchers from the University of Cincinnati …

Dog Brio finds supersized rare white truffle in Northern Greece

October 26, 2017 Very Mix Comments Off on Dog Brio finds supersized rare white truffle in Northern Greece

An unusually large, rare and expensive gastronomic treasure was found in Northern Greece. The large white truffle (Tuber magnatum) weighs 510 grams. It is the largest ever white truffle found in Greece in recent years. White truffles usually weight 50-150 grams. The rare white truffle was found by the associate …

Plane Contrail and Sun Halo: Rare picture by Alexandros Maragos in NASA gallery

April 4, 2017 Sky 3

Alexandros Maragos, talented photographer and director from Patras, captured with his camera a rare optical phenomenon: an Airplane Contrail and a Sun Halo. NASA praised the picture of the rare phenomenon as the Astronomy Picture of the Day. The short description by NASA reads: What’s happened to the sky? Several …

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