• 19th-Century Photography of Ancient Greece illustrates approximately 200 nineteenth- and early twentieth-century photographs of ancient Greek and Roman architecture from the Gary Edwards Collection (Getty Research Institute). (Eng)
• A Priori Gallery (Eng)
• Art Directory of Macedonia Listing of artists, galleries, magazines, people involved with the arts. (Eng)
• Art Museums and Galleries of Art Extensive listing from Ariadne.
• Greek Photo Web Greek professional photography and links. (Grk, Eng)
• Galerie M. Lefakis
• Municipal Art Gallery of Rhodes
• National Gallery (Grk, some Eng)
• The Parthenon Marbles
• Perseus Project Digital Library on Ancient Greece. A wide ranging searchable database of Greek art, architecture, texts, lexicons, and coins.
• Theophilos, a folk painter by Giorgos Asimellis. (Grk, Eng)
• Theophilos - Museum of Works Hellenic Ministry of Culture (Grk, Eng)
• World of Greek Vases (Eng, Japanese)

Cinema

• A Retrospective of Greek Film - 1993
• CINEphilia A Greek E-zine in about cinema.
• Festival (21st) of Short Film at Drama Greece  (Grk)
• Greek Theatre Artists of the Hellenic Centre for Theatrical Research. Short biographies of many theatre and film actors.
• Lyssippos Created The award winning archaeological creative documentary of Nikos Franghias. Lysippos. Sculptor of bronze of the 4th century B.C. Father of the hellenistic era, and official image maker of Alexander the Great. (Grk, Eng)
• The International Thessaloniki Film Festival
  

Cultural

• 031 Thessaloniki City Entertainment Guide (Grk, some Eng)
• Athinorama Weekly guide to entertainment and culture in Athens. (Grk)
• City of Athens Cultural Organization Info on cultural issues and cultural policy of the municipal authorities. Includes a listing of embassies & consulates in Athens. (Grk, Eng)
• Thessaloniki, Cultural Capital of Europe 1997
  
  

Dance

• Greek-American Folklore Society "Dedicated to the study, preservation and instruction of the history and performative traditions of Hellenic folk culture".
• Greek Dances Includes step diagrams for the dances.
• Greek Dances Through the Centuries An excellent site regarding the history, characteristics and music of Greek dance and much more.
• Hellenic Dance Info Page

Humour

• Comedy Arkas Official site for one of Greece's most popular and well known cartoonists.
• Comedy Corner   Excellent  jokes. (Grk, some English)
  

Literature & Poetry

• Alternative Factor Science fiction literature with large Greek and English database.(Grk, Eng)
• Bulfinch's Mythology The age of  fable or stories of Gods and Heroes (Eng)
• Classical Myth, The Ancient Sources  Text and images available on the Web concerning the major figures of Greek and Roman mythology (Eng)
• George Seferis by Basileios F. Drolias (Eng, poems in Grk and Eng)

• Greek Nobelists   George Seferis and Odysseas Elytis  by  NTUA (Grk).
• Greek Literature Biographies and information on the most famous Greek authors and playwriters. (Eng)
• Greek Literature & Poetry
• Greek Poetry Web Cafe
• Greek Poets On Their Homeland
• Greek Poetry on the Web Good resource compiled by K. Dourides (Grk, Eng)
• In the house of Constantine Cavafy (Grk)
• Love Through the Centuries Expressions of all kinds of love in Greek poetry. (Grk, Eng)
• National Book Centre of Greece "Created in order to further the links between books and the new technology, to establish books in the dynamic field of information technology as an integral element of culture, always topical and innovative."
• Nikos Dimou Greek writer. (Grk, Eng)
• Nikos Kazantzakis Also includes information on the International Symposium: Crete and the three continents November 1997, Iraklion
• Poets of Cyprus   Michaelides, Liasides, Libertis, Kakolis, Podilatas, Georgallos, Kostomallis, Mavrides, Yermasoites by SXETIKOS.
• The Lidell-Scott Dictionary on-line
• Veria Central Public Library About the library, book of the month, events, and more. (Grk, Eng)

Music

• Cretan Music Today from Stigmes magazine (Grk)
• Famous Old Greek Songs Database More than 3500 songs from 1885 to 1959. (Grk)
• Greek National Opera
• Internet Greek Songs Database
• Lilian Voudouri Music Library
• Mousiko Panorama Greek music e-zine. (Grk)
• Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Musical Instruments Institute for research, promotion and propagation of Ancient Music with information about the museum, concerts and the orchestra. (Grk, Eng)
• Rolling Stones in Athens, September 1998 (Grk, Eng)
• The Rebetes Dissertation written by Dimitris Kourzakis and web site by George Panagiotakopoulos. History, music, dances, forum ...
• The Rebetisses Biographies of the legendary rebetisses.
  
  

          (Greek music stars' web pages):

• Angela Dimitriou
• Antonis Remos (Grk, Eng)
• Atheneum Dedicated to the preservation of the memory and the glory of Maria Callas. (Grk, Eng)
• Despina Vandi Photos, sound clips, biographical notes, & latest news. (Grk)
• Eleftheria Arvanitaki
• George Dalaras Homepage by Nikolas Galanis
• Lena Papadopoulou (Grk, Eng)
• Mikis Theodorakis Home Page
• Vangelis

Theatre

• Aegean Theatrical Exodus "A cultural and peaceful exodus. The exodus of the human creation. The exodus of the universal and age-old values." The main focus is the theater "AEGEAN THEATRICAL EXODUS". (Grk, Eng)
• Hellenic Centre for Theatrical Research Excellent selection of biographies. (Grk, Eng)
• Hellenic Center for Theatrical Research (Grk, Eng)
• Theatre of Marionettes Gotsi Touring theatre with shows for both adults and children. (Grk, Eng)
• Museum and Study Centre of the Greek Theatre Hellenic Ministry of Culture (Grk, Eng)
• Overview of Archaic and Classical Greek History by Thomas Martin Perseus (Eng)
• Skenotheke: Images of the Ancient Stage - Dept of Classics, University of Saskatchewan.
• THEATRO Information on the theatres of Greece, as well as information on current theatrical performances in Greece. (Grk, Eng)
• The THEATRON Project
• Recreating The Theater of Dionysus in Athens (Didaskalia)
• The ACROPOLIS Project

Children's Sites

• Aesop's Fables Good site for kids with easy to read text, nice illustrations, story-book navigation.
• Peloponnese History Easy to understand history of Greece with many maps of ancient Peloponnese.
• Museum of Ancient Olympics Virtual museum - click on Olympic area of interest.
• Greek Myths A collection of Greek myths suitable for kids.
• The Ancient Greek World The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
• The Solar System Early Greek Scientists Attempt to Explain How the Heavens Move.

Food

• Beer  (Grk)
• COOKING FOR FRIENDS by Sandra Lysandrou. Cypriot cooking and recipes.
• The Greek Cheese page
• Net life E-zine about food, plants and the home. (Grk)
• Olive Oil from Greece History, recipes, regions, styles. (Eng)
• SOAR Searchable Online Archive of Recipes along with their Greek page
• Greek dishes

Health

• Aesclepius Medical and health related information, resources and support. Non-profit site by Dr. C. Giannakenas MD. (Eng)
• Ancient Medicine Ancient Greek & Roman Medicine and Medical Thoughts (Eng)
• Care  (Grk)
• Eye-net (Grk)
• Hellenic Opthalomological Society (Grk, Eng)
• Hellenic Red Cross (Grk, Eng)
• Living Centre Support Services to those with HIV/AIDS from a non-governmental organization based in Athens. (Grk)
• Iatriki Medical journal
• MedNet Hellas "Project of the Athens Medical Society (AMS) aiming to facilitate the Greek medical people to navigate and furthermore to present themselves in cyberspace. Its major goals are to simplify the efforts of Greek doctors in locating the information and services offered by both the Greek and the foreign medical organizations, to promote the communication between the Greek doctors all over the World, and to evince the Greek Medicine abroad." (Grk, Eng)
• Pediatric Pages by Pediatrician Kostas Ntalucas. Health information regarding children. (Grk)
• S?µµa??a ???? Road Safety (Grk)
• Trohopedia Young people aiming to reduce road traffic injuries in Greece.

History

• Alexander the Great (Grk)
• Ancient Greece Good selection of links, well organized. (Eng)
• Ancient Medicine Ancient Greek & Roman Medicine and Medical Thoughts (Eng)
• Arimathea Eastern & Ancient Christianity (Eng)
• A Brief History of Crete by Spyros Koutsoupakis
• Dionysus Wine references from the ancient Greek mythographers (Grk, Engl)
• The Flag of Greece History and symbolism (Eng)
• History of the National Technical University of Athens (Eng)
• Greek Costume Through the Centuries (Eng)
• Greek History primer from HRI (Eng)
• Historical Museums
• H.M.S. Perseus Excellent and thorough history of the ship and its wreck. (Grk)
• The "Macedonian Question" - A Historical Review by Maria Nystazopoulou-Pelekidou, Transl. Ilias Kyzirakos (Eng)
• Makriyiannis on the Internet by Niko Kuriazidh
• Overview of Archaic and Classical Greek History by Thomas Martin Perseus (Eng)
• The Perseus Project A wide ranging searchable database of Greek art, architecture, texts, lexicons, and coins. An excellent site for scholars.
• Poseidon - Hellas and the Sea Poseidon is a project that has as goal to collect information about Greece and its development as a prominent maritime nation from the ancient to modern times.
• Romiosini - Hellenism in the Middle Ages History and culture of "Romiosini" ("Hellenism in the Middle ages") from its foundations to the fall of Constantinople, touching also on the effect of the Greek East on the European renaissance. (Eng)
• The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World among them The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus , The Colossus of Rhodes (Eng)
• Ships of the Ancient Greeks on the WWW Comprehensive list of internet resources, book reivews and images. (Eng)
  

Archaeology

• The Ancient City of Athens Photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece)
• Archaiologia Magazine. (Grk)
• Excavations at Isthmia by Ohio State University (Eng)
• National Archaeological Museum of Athens Hellenic Ministry of Culture (Grk, Eng)
• The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean by Jeremy Rutter, Dartmouth College (Eng)
  

Institutes 

• Diaspora Newsletter
• Foundation of the Hellenic World
• Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT) (Eng)
• Institute for Balkan Studies
• Institute of International Economic Relations (Grk, Eng)
• Institute of Marine Biology, Crete (Eng)
• Information Sources on Greece From the Hellenic Resources Institute
• Vryonis Center for the study of Hellenism

Language

• Gateway to Greek Language Resources List of Greek resources ideally designed for bibliographical research, terminology and reference reading. (Eng)
• The Greek Language by Translexis Ltd. Good site with the basics of the history of the language and development of modern Greek. (Eng)
• Greek Through the Internet by Angelos Kanlis. Modern Greek language lessons for English. Includes alphabet, pronunciation, lessons, drills and even audio files. (Eng to Grk)
• English-Greek/Greek-English Informatics Terminology Dictionary by the University of Athens. Includes comments and examples. Basic as of yet but heading in the right direction. Thankfully, there is a text only version version.
• English-Greek Dictionary of Networking Terms Project by the Institute of Computer Science, Greece.
• Hellenistic Greek Linguistic Pages by James Tauber (Eng)

Law

• LawNet Hellenic legal site with wide-ranging information about Greek law. (Grk)
• Tax Legislation Bulletin (Grk)
  

Magazines & Journals

• Anapiria Tora Magazine concerning the disability-related issues. Excellent reading list links.
• Archaiologia Magazine. (Grk)
• Articles for tomorrow by Paschos Mandravelis. Articles regarding the internet, mass media, impact of technology, etc. (Grk)
• Athinorama Weekly guide to entertainment and culture in Athens. (Grk)
• Dromoi Magazine with humanist commentaries.
• Edo Ellada A magazine for the Hellenes abroad.
• Epihirimatiki Anaptiksi Bimonthly economic review (Grk)
• Flight and Space
• Gefsi A gourmet cuisine magazine about Food and Wine in Greece. There is also a directory of restaurants, bars, and pastry shops in and around Athens.
• Georama Online nature magazine with sections regarding Greece. (Eng)
• Greek America Magazine (USA)
• Hellenic Archives of AIDS Quarterly Scientific Edition of the Hellenic Association for the Study and Control of AIDS. (Eng)
• Hellenic Radio magazine (Grk, Eng)
• Hxos & Hi-Fi Excellent magazine for Hi-Fi and music related topics.
• Internet.Cy Bimonthly internet magazine (Eng)
• Istioploikos Cosmos A Greek sailing magazine.
• Kefalaio A Greek magazine about business and politics.
• KLIK The Internet edition of an interesting magazine.
• MarketView Weekly financial report on Greek markets and business environment compiled by Telesis Securities of Athens and presented on the SAE site.
• META-THESIS E-zine with articles regarding current social, political, philosophical and literary affairs. (Grk)
• Mousiko Panorama Greek music e-zine. (Grk)
• myPet  (Grk)
• Mysticon Electronic Magazine E-zine with info regarding Greek politics, diplomacy, economy, art, news, etc. (Grk)
• Nautica International yachting magazine (Grk, Eng, Ital)
• Nemecis
• Net life E-zine about food, plants and the home. (Grk)
• NYGMA Student's magazine of the National Technical Univesity of Athens (N.T.U.A.) (Grk)
• Oikonomikos Tachydromos Economics & Policy Analysis (Grk)
• Pelineo Chian Magazine (Grk)
• Ploigos Pliroforikis Internet & computing magazine (Grek, Eng)
• Point of Reference Journal of Hellenic thought and culture published biannually at Harvard. (Eng)
• WIN Magazine OnLine, Greek Magazine for Windows OS.
• 2TPOXOI A magazine for motorcycles, which are very popular in Greece.
• 4TPOXOI The most popular auto magazine in Greece.
  

Nature

• Classical Backpacking in Hellas (Eng)
• Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA) (Grk, Eng)
• Cyprus Scuba Info about diving in Cyprus, dive sites & shops, marine life...(Eng)
• Forest Research Institute(Grk, Eng)
• Clean Coasts Initiative Greek Beaches from the Ministry of the Environment, Physical Planning & Public Works (Grk, Eng)
• A Guide to Greek Caves From Anna Petrocheilou's book "Ta sphlaia ths Elladas".
• National Marine Park of Alonissos (Grk, Eng)
• Oreivatein Comprehensive guide to climbing in Greece. (Grk, Eng)
• Petrified Forest of Lesvos (Grk, Eng)
• Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece

Science & Research

• ASTRO-NET For the amateur astronomer.
• Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (KAPE) (Grk, Eng)
• Cyprus Scientific Research Centre (KEE) (Grk)
• Forest Research Institute (Grk, Eng)
• Greek Mathematics and its Modern Heirs
• Hellinomnimon Science in the Greek Speaking World of the 17th & 18th Centuries (Eng)
• Institute of Marine Biology, Crete (Eng)
• National Centre for Marine Research (NCMR) (Eng)
• The Solar System Early Greek Scientists Attempt to Explain How the Heavens Move
• Museums of Natural History
• Museums of Science and Technology
• Science & Technology Park of Crete (Grk, Eng)
• Technology Museum of Thessaloniki

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