Manos Hatzidakis was born in Xanthi, Greece, in 1925. During the first seven years of his life he lived in Xanthi, but in 1930 he moved to Athens. In 1944, at the age of 19, he wrote music for the first time and he decided that he wanted to become a composer. Between 1966-1972 he […]

Papadiamantis was born in Skiathos on 4 March 1851 and died on 3 Janouary 1911.He was a  writer and wrote a lot of stories. He went to school until 1863 and in 1867 he went to Halkida High School. In 1874 he went to the Philosophical  School. In 1868 he wrote novels and  some of these are  ‘Eboroi ton Ethnon’ ,’ Kalogeros’ ,’ Fonisa’ […]

Theodoros Kolokotronis was born in Ramavouni, Messinia, on 3 April in 1770. He was a leader of the Greek war of  lndependence.He  lived in Alonistaina until the age of 15. In 1834 he went to Athens and after some years he  died  on 3  February.  PG   MB VD  DT

Do the quiz and send us your answers with a comment. Check your answers next Friday!   1. Which of these is the highest mountain in Greece? a. Olumpus    b. Smolikas    c. Grammos 2. Which of these is the capital of Pella prefecture? a. Amfissa    b. Edessa    c. Komotini 3. Which is the biggest island in […]

When: On 3 December 2008 Where: In Serres, Greece Who took part?: 40 people Facts: It’s 20 metres long, 60 centimetres wide and it weighs 182 kilos.   J-S: I think that  this record is strange! D-J: In my opinion this record makes me hungry! M-K: I think that this record is impressive! It must […]

  When? 2009 Where? Grass Valley,California,USA Who? Gibson, a Harlequin Great Dane Fact: Gibson is 1.07 tall Dog Owner : Sandy Hall    John, Vana, Emilian: “We like dogs, that is why we are writing about Gibson.”   (Info & photos taken from http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ )

When? 21 March 2011 Where? Shanghai,China How many people took part? 120 local primary schools Facts: 8 hours , 8,799,9 kg bottles Who? Primary schools  students   Markos  & Chris:  “We like this World record because it is beautiful and interesting”.   (Info & photos taken from http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ )

When? April 1st, 2011 Where? Michigan,USA How many people took part? 341 participants with their skateboards   “I love skateboards” (CON) “It is  fun!” (Anastasia K.) “Skateboard is very cool for children” (Thodoris)               (Info & photos taken from http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ )  

  Egio is a big and  beautiful city near the sea. Egio is situated in the north of the Peloponnese and 28.o00 people  live there. It’s near Patra. The weather in winter is cold and rainy and in  summer it is hot and sunny. Outside Egio there is a lagoon,  a port and a lot […]

Spetses is next to the Peloponnese in the south-east of Greece.It’s a small island, where 3.972 people live. It’s not far from the land, so to go there you need just a boat.The island may be small, but there are several mountains and many plants and flowers. There are a lot of attractions and other […]

Tripoli is situated in the centre of the Peloponnese.It is near the big mountain, Mainalo.It’s a big city.In Tripoli, 28.995 people live.The climate is wet and in winter it’s snowy and it’s freezing cold. Around the city there are smaller  mountains with wonderful forests. In Tripoli, there are fantastic sights such as the Castle, the […]