Dilek Koc

Musician

I come from Antalya, Turkey. From the musical experiences that I have had in my lifetime, I have learnt that folk music knows no borders. Folk music, which expresses the emotion, pain, joy, love, despair as well as optimism of simple, everyday people, is not bound by language, country or civilization. On the contrary, it ...

Yiannis Lymtsioulis

Tour guide from Greece, living in Spain

It is difficult juggling the role of a tour guide with the ever-expanding needs of a family. And a family holiday? That’s another story entirely!   I have been living permanently in Spain for almost 20 years now and spend most of my summer either pointing out to Greek tourists that the thermometer has topped ...

The Discover Greece Team

For the last two years the Marketing Greece team has been taking the readers of DiscoverGreece.com on a journey through all the wonderful Greek destinations. This summer was no exception as the site was once again full of articles and images of blue waters, sandy beaches, ideas for water sports and summer events on the ...

Lee Minaidis

Deputy Secretary General of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC)

I first visited Rhodes as a young girl in 1965. Before arriving, I had read Lawrence Durrell’s companion to the landscape of   Rhodes, “Reflections on a Marine Venus”.  My favorite passage from that book – “In Rhodes the days drop as softly as fruit from trees. Some belong to the dazzling ages of Cleobulus and ...

Sira Van Zanten

Travel Blogger & Digital Nomad

There is a hidden gem in the Pindus mountains of Greece, experience of which can only really be described as walking into a fairytale; a charming spot in the middle of a green forest crossed by a crystal clear river and by night a playground for fireflies that come out and start dancing in between ...