Articles by Nota Karamaouna
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Another thing: a local masterpiece - a Nike by Skopas at Tegea
Do I need to point out the extraordinary beauty of this ancient statue? I firmly believe that such works speak for themselves; they are eloquent as spiritual expressions and proud ... Read More
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Message on a Column: rewriting history at Mystras
“May he have the curses of the 318 God-bearing Fathers of Nicaea and also the curse of me, the sinner. [In] the year 1312." These are the final four lines ... Read More
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Another Bite: Xinomavro Wine and a Recipe from Northern Greece – Shaking up our palates
"Another bite” is a series of occasional posts about food, presenting the delicious local products, tasty dishes and other gastronomic delights we encounter on our tours and cruises. Half a ... Read More
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Rumeli Hisarı Fortress at Istanbul – A Castle and a City Between Two Worlds
The Fortress of Rumeli Hisarı, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus and in the northernmost district of Istanbul, is a striking monument. Every year, hundreds of thousands of ... Read More
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Another bite: Braised Pork with Leeks – a traditional Greek savoury dish
“Another bite” is a series of occasional posts about food, presenting the delicious local products, tasty dishes and other gastronomic delights we encounter on our tours and cruises. Milder and ... Read More
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Another thing: A Thessaloniki tomb fresco and Early Christian funeral rites
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. A ... Read More
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Karanlik Kilise (the Dark Church) in Göreme Open Air Museum, Cappadocia
This is the 100th post on the Peter Sommer Travels Blog. At this stage, a little over three years after launching the project, we feel that we have found a ... Read More
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Another Bite: Aegean oven-roasted aubergines with tomato and halloumi
“Another bite” is a series of occasional posts about food, presenting the delicious local products, tasty dishes and other gastronomic delights we encounter on our tours and cruises. Aubergine, or ... Read More
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Sailing to Byzantium - Patronage and the Chora Monastery in Constantinople
Sailing to Byzantium is a celebrated poem by William Butler Yeats, describing the spiritual, mystical and inner world and thoughts of the famous Irish poet in regard to the apocalyptic ... Read More
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Another bite: Greek Halva, an East Mediterranean flavour
“Another bite” is a series of occasional posts about food, presenting the delicious local products, tasty dishes and other gastronomic delights we encounter on our tours and cruises. Along the ... Read More
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Another thing: A Hellenistic pebble mosaic in Rhodes
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. Later ... Read More
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Another Bite: Santorini Fava (yellow split pea purée)
"Another bite” is a series of occasional posts about food, presenting the delicious local products, tasty dishes and other gastronomic delights we encounter on our tours and cruises. After our ... Read More
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Another Bite: The famous Santorini Tomato and a recipe
Another bite” is a series of occasional posts about food, presenting the delicious local products, tasty dishes and other gastronomic delights we encounter on our tours and cruises. I am ... Read More
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Another thing: A woman’s dowry - embroidery from Ottoman Greece
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. This ... Read More
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Another Bite: A Unique Aegean Aroma - Assyrtiko wine from Santorini
Another bite” is a series of occasional posts about food, presenting the delicious local products, tasty dishes and other gastronomic delights we encounter on our tours and cruises. It's surprising ... Read More
