The best Greek islands to visit this summer
From the gastronomic specialties of Sifnos to the enigmatic ruins of the Dodecanese, each Greek island has its own distinct ...
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Kylie Minogue Spinning Around Greece Amid Hotel Investment Rumours
Australian princess of pop Kylie Minogue was recently spotted in Greece, taking a short trip to the island of Aegina.
Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...
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Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
In ancient times, when approaching the Temple of Aphaia on the Greek island of Aegina, one would have seen a sculpture of a young archer, painted in bright colors to look as lifelike as possible.
The Sun21d
The pretty Greek island which is a picture-postcard vista & the perfect Athens add-on
THE pretty Greek island of Aegina is the perfect Athens add-on, says writer Janice Hopper. As Aegina Town comes into view from the top deck of our ferry, my boys Samuel, 10, and Joseph, nine ...
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The 31 best Greek islands to visit in 2025
Outside of Athens, surviving ancient peristyle temples are rare in Greece, but you can find a beautiful one just an hour from Piraeus by ferry — the Temple of Aphaia, on Aegina. Isolated on a ...
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Where History Meets Leisure on Aegina Island, Athens’ Closest Escape
Ancient temple of Aphaia on Aegina island The ancient Greek Temple of Aphaea on the island of Aegina. credit: Eustaquio Santimano / Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 One of the most iconic landmarks of Aegina is ...