Andreas Sifniotis

Senior Master

I’m  a Greek  active  Captain, still  on service  and travelling . I have  been a  Captain in full power and command on ship’s, since 1980. Over the years, I have travelled all the world’s oceans and seas, commanding every type of vessel. This was my childhood dream and I am happy to have fulfilled it. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thanasis Polykandriotis

Composer and guitarist

I was born and raised in Athens. My mother came from Rhodes and my grandfather from Naxos. My first contact with music was at the age of 8 when I started taking guitar lessons. The bouzouki won me over in 1964 and that’s how my involvement in the recording industry in Greece started, with great ...