{"id":2989,"date":"2025-01-29T11:59:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T09:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/stories_landing\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T09:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:00:16","slug":"our-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/our-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\n<section class=\"section PageHeader__body Center   \">\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"CardTitle__title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStories\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Read interesting stories on history, arts, cuisine and contemporary lifestyle. Follow historic routes and celebrate the timeless essence of Greek culture.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section PageHeader__body Center storiesCarousel\">\n\t<div class=\"storiesCarousel-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stories-carousel swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card swiper-slide PageHeader--light \"> \n\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"Card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cycladic nutrition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-1536x812.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-2048x1083.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 1920px, 100vw\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/kykladiki-diatrofi-i-gefsi-tis-paradosis\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Cycladic nutrition through the ages<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Gastronomy is not a stagnant, unchanging practice and the island of Mykonos has certainly proven that to be true, bringing haute cuisine to the forefront before anyone else. Luckily some traditions still hold fast, if only among locals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card swiper-slide PageHeader--light \"> \n\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"Card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-thees-twn-ofewn.jpg\" alt=\"The Snake Goddesses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-thees-twn-ofewn.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-thees-twn-ofewn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-thees-twn-ofewn-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-thees-twn-ofewn-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-thees-twn-ofewn-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 1920px, 100vw\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/oi-diasimes-kyries-tis-ellinikis-proistorias\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The celebrated ladies of Greek prehistory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Carved from marble or modelled in clay, priestesses or goddesses lending their shapely silhouettes to votive offerings and ritual objects, female figures dominate the figurative art and pottery of prehistoric Greece.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card swiper-slide PageHeader--light \"> \n\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"Card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2.jpg\" alt=\"Menhir\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2.jpg 2160w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 1920px, 100vw\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/apo-ton-asterix-stin-proistoriki-ellada-ena-menir-sto-diachroniko-mouseio-larisas\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>From Asterix to Prehistoric Greece<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">One of the very few menhirs discovered in Greece is female and represents an exceptionally rare, early attempt to depict the human form on a monumental scale.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card swiper-slide PageHeader--light \"> \n\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"Card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2.jpg\" alt=\"The art of basket weaving in Volax\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-2048x1311.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 1920px, 100vw\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/i-kalathoplektiki-sti-volax\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The art of basket weaving in Volax<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Volax, the Tinian village with the unusual name and the mysterious lunar landscape that has led to endless speculations about fallen meteorites, was once one of the most important basket-weaving centers in Greece.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav stories-carousel-arrows\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev NavItem Button Button--icon-only Button--tertiary--alt\" aria-label=\"Previous Slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label-hidden\">Previous 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class=\"Card    centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/i-kori-tis-thiras-ena-apo-ta-megala-mystiria-tis-ellinikis-archaiologias\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Kore of Thera: One of the great mysteries of Greek archaeology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Kore of Thera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title featuredClass\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Kore of Thera: One of the great mysteries of Greek archaeology\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">A century after the systematic excavation of the cemetery of Ancient Thera, the distinguished Santorini-born archaeologist Charalambos Sigalas made an extraordinary discovery just a few centimetres beneath the surface of the earth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/rineia-to-nisi-pou-xechase-o-chronos\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Rineia: The island that time forgot<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9939-s.jpg\" alt=\"Rineia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9939-s-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9939-s-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9939-s-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9939-s-1536x809.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9939-s-2048x1078.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title featuredClass\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRineia: The island that time forgot\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Rineia, big sister to Delos, is four times its size and a lot less likely to receive tourists, as it is currently the only part of the Municipality of Mykonos that has been protected against the influence of the outside world.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n \n<\/section>\n  \n    \n\n\n\n<section class=\"section listBlock   \">\n\t<div class=\"block-heading d-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-title\">Routes<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-description\">Your guide to exploring the rich cultural landscapes of Greece.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"row list four-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card   Card--circle centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/iconic-rhodes\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Iconic Rhodes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                                    \n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16-magistrou-11.jpg\" alt=\"The Palace of the Grand Master\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16-magistrou-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16-magistrou-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16-magistrou-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16-magistrou-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16-magistrou-11-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIconic Rhodes\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card   Card--circle centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/drawn-to-the-siren-song-of-the-thracian-coast\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Drawn to the siren song of the Thracian coast<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                                    \n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Zone, Thrace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDrawn to the siren song of the Thracian coast\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card   Card--circle centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/before-and-after-epidaurus\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Before and after Epidaurus: Nafplion, Argos and Mycenae<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                                    \n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/31-epidauros-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/31-epidauros-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/31-epidauros-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/31-epidauros-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/31-epidauros-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/31-epidauros-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBefore and after Epidaurus: Nafplion, Argos and Mycenae\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card   Card--circle centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/the-secret-sanctuaries-of-attica\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The \u201csecret\u201d sanctuaries of Attica<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                                    \n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agnostaieraattikis1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agnostaieraattikis1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agnostaieraattikis1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agnostaieraattikis1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agnostaieraattikis1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agnostaieraattikis1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe \u201csecret\u201d sanctuaries of Attica\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n \n<\/section>\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"aboutBlock feedsBlock section\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section top\" style=\"background-image:url('\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/global\/pattern-outline-white@2x.png');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-heading d-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-title\">Our stories, everywhere<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-description\">Be the first to read our stories on your preferred news application.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/stories\/feed\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/global\/badge-rss-feed.svg\" alt=\"Subscribe Rss Feed\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section listBlock customListBlock \">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"row list\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card featured   \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/o-ellinas-karagkiozis\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Greek Karagiozis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MNEP_12-crop-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Shadow theatre puppets at the Museum of Modern Greek Culture\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MNEP_12-crop-1-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MNEP_12-crop-1-1024x481.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MNEP_12-crop-1-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MNEP_12-crop-1-1536x721.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MNEP_12-crop-1-2048x961.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Greek Karagiozis\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">It is difficult to pinpoint the exact origin of shadow theatre, since it\u2019s been intricately entwined with so many different cultures, yet all theories converge on its first appearing in Asia. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-masonry='{\"percentPosition\": true }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/oi-gynaikes-tou-filippou-v-tis-makedonias\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The wives of Philip II of Macedon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mida.jpeg\" alt=\"Meda's golden diadem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mida-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mida-1024x655.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mida-768x492.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mida-1536x983.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mida.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe wives of Philip II of Macedon\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Although most people are likely to recognise the name Olympias, the Epirote princess and Alexander the Great\u2019s mother, very few people realise that Philip II, despite dying at the young age of forty-six, is believed to have entered into no less than seven marriages in the effort to strengthen the kingdom of Macedon through political alliances.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/i-aspromavri-ifigeneia-tis-samou\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Iphigenia in black and white<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IFIGENIA-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Iphigenia in black and white\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IFIGENIA-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IFIGENIA-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IFIGENIA-1-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IFIGENIA-1-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IFIGENIA-1-2048x1356.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIphigenia in black and white\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The statue of Iphigenia &#8211; a female figure in flight &#8211; may not be the most famous exhibit of the Archaeological Museum of Pythagoreio in Samos, but it is a rare example of hybrid sculpture well worth seeing in person.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/enas-alliotikos-kouros-apo-to-palaikastro\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The unconventional Kouros of Palaikastro<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kouros-main.jpg\" alt=\"The Kouros of Palaikastro\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kouros-main-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kouros-main-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kouros-main-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kouros-main-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kouros-main-2048x1534.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe unconventional Kouros of Palaikastro\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The undisputed centrepiece of the Archaeological Museum of Sitia is unlike any other discovered to date: a diminutive chryselephantine statue of a young man, rightfully considered one of the most extraordinary masterpieces of Minoan art.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/to-aionio-ainigma-tou-diskou-tis-faistou\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Phaistos Disc: An eternal enigma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AMH_11-crop-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Phaistos Disc\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AMH_11-crop-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AMH_11-crop-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AMH_11-crop-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AMH_11-crop-1536x795.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AMH_11-crop-2048x1060.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Phaistos Disc: An eternal enigma\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The Phaistos Disc is not just one of the most iconic discoveries of the Minoan civilization, but also one of the most enigmatic, with countless theories attempting to decipher its content.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/o-michanismos-ton-antikythiron-o-protos-analogikos-ypologistis-ston-kosmo\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Antikythera Mechanism: The world\u2019s first analog \u201ccomputer\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Antikythera Mechanism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--1536x835.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--2048x1113.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Antikythera Mechanism: The world\u2019s first analog \u201ccomputer\u201d\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The Antikythera Mechanism does not give away its secrets all at once. It would actually be pretty easy to pass it up while walking around a museum, since it is not the most visually stunning find recovered from the famous Antikythera shipwreck.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/masticha-to-dentro-pou-pligoname\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mastic: Nature\u2019s tears<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_.jpeg\" alt=\"The mastic tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_-1024x655.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_-768x492.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_-1536x983.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_-2048x1311.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMastic: Nature\u2019s tears\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The aromatic tears of a unique variety of mastic tree have been linked to the cultural identity of southern Chios for centuries, as it happens to be the only place in the world where mastic is systematically produced.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/charoupi-apo-tapeini-zootrofi-se-sygchrono-superfood\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Carob: From humble animal feed to modern superfood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1.jpeg\" alt=\"Green carobs on a carob tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-1024x655.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-768x492.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-1536x983.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2048x1311.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarob: From humble animal feed to modern superfood\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Dominant in the wild Cretan landscape, the carob tree aspires to play an important role on the Mediterranean table, ushering traditional forms of agricultural cultivation back into the spotlight.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/mia-gynaika-daimonismeni-i-apoklinousa-tafi-tis-archontissas-neikos\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>A woman possessed: The deviant burial of high-born Neiko<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Episkopi_hidden_burial.jpg\" alt=\"The burial of Neiko\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Episkopi_hidden_burial-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Episkopi_hidden_burial-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Episkopi_hidden_burial-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Episkopi_hidden_burial-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Episkopi_hidden_burial.jpg 1908w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA woman possessed: The deviant burial of high-born Neiko\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Episkopi of Sikinos, a unique palimpsest monument in almost constant use from the 3rd century AD straight through to the present day, revealed its greatest and darkest secret during the restoration works of 2018.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/i-kalathoplektiki-sti-volax\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The art of basket weaving in Volax<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2.jpg\" alt=\"The art of basket weaving in Volax\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2-2048x1311.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe art of basket weaving in Volax\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Volax, the Tinian village with the unusual name and the mysterious lunar landscape that has led to endless speculations about fallen meteorites, was once one of the most important basket-weaving centers in Greece.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/mia-moumia-2000-eton-sto-archaiologiko-mouseio-thessalonikis\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>A 2,000-year-old mummy at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8543-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A 2,000-year-old mummy at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8543-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8543-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8543-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8543-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8543-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA 2,000-year-old mummy at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The story of a female mummy from the 4th century AD &#8211; with her chestnut braid still intact and a gold-embroidered silk fabric accompanying her on her eternal journey &#8211; reveals an exceptionally rare discovery for the Hellenic world.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/oi-apithanes-peripeteies-tou-leonta-ton-kythiron\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The incredible adventures of the Lion of Cythera<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leon_kythiron.jpg\" alt=\"The Archaic Lion of Cythera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leon_kythiron-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leon_kythiron-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leon_kythiron-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leon_kythiron-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leon_kythiron-2048x1346.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe incredible adventures of the Lion of Cythera\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The powerful marble archaic lion that dominates the Archaeological Museum of Cythera has endured a true odyssey &#8211; changing hands and homes many times over before finally finding a permanent shelter.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/o-kouros-tis-samou-o-megalos-epizon\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Kouros of Samos, the great survivor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KOUROS-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Kouros of Samos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KOUROS-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KOUROS-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KOUROS-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KOUROS-1-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KOUROS-1-2048x1357.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Kouros of Samos, the great survivor\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The colossal Kouros of Samos, rising to nearly 5 meters (4.80 to be precise), is the largest of its type to have survived almost intact to this day.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/i-aparamilli-polyteleia-tou-kratira-tou-derveniou\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The unparalleled splendor of the Derveni Crater<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/03_12-e1767978021923.jpg\" alt=\"The Derveni Crater\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/03_12-e1767978021923-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/03_12-e1767978021923-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/03_12-e1767978021923-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/03_12-e1767978021923-1536x963.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/03_12-e1767978021923-2048x1283.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe unparalleled splendor of the Derveni Crater\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The undisputed masterpiece of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki fully deserves its reputation as one of the most important works of ancient bronze craftsmanship &#8211; though nothing compares to the experience of seeing it in person.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/oi-romaioi-kai-o-efivos-ton-antikythiron\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Antikythera Ephebe and the Roman Empire<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7456-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Antikythera Ephebe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7456-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7456-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7456-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7456-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7456-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Antikythera Ephebe and the Roman Empire\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Few people know that most ancient Greek sculptures were actually cast in bronze. But bronze was a precious metal that lived many lives and tended to be reused over and over again, so many of those statues did not survive the passage of time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/to-xerolithiko-topio-tis-tinou-ena-zontano-mnimeio\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The dry-stone landscape of Tinos, a living monument<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6345.jpg\" alt=\"The dry-stone landscape of Tinos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6345-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6345-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6345-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6345-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6345-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe dry-stone landscape of Tinos, a living monument\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The rural landscape of Tinos is unique in the Aegean, as it represents one of the most intensively cultivated terrains in the Cyclades.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/oi-diasimes-kyries-tis-ellinikis-proistorias\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The celebrated ladies of Greek prehistory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-thees-twn-ofewn.jpg\" alt=\"The Snake Goddesses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-thees-twn-ofewn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-thees-twn-ofewn-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-thees-twn-ofewn-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-thees-twn-ofewn-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-thees-twn-ofewn.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe celebrated ladies of Greek prehistory\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Carved from marble or modelled in clay, priestesses or goddesses lending their shapely silhouettes to votive offerings and ritual objects, female figures dominate the figurative art and pottery of prehistoric Greece, from the islands of the Aegean all the way to Minoan Crete.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/sta-paraskinia-enos-sygchronou-ergastiriou-paragogis-antigrafon\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The well-guarded secrets of producing an exact museum copy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ODAP_1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The well-guarded secrets of producing an exact museum copy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ODAP_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ODAP_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ODAP_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ODAP_1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ODAP_1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe well-guarded secrets of producing an exact museum copy\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">How are exact copies of emblematic museum exhibits made and what do we need to know about this clandestine process? What separates the good from the bad and what makes an exact copy a stand-alone work of art?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/apo-ton-asterix-stin-proistoriki-ellada-ena-menir-sto-diachroniko-mouseio-larisas\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>From Asterix to Prehistoric Greece: A menhir at the Diachronic Museum of Larissa<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2.jpg\" alt=\"Menhir\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menhir-2-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom Asterix to Prehistoric Greece: A menhir at the Diachronic Museum of Larissa\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">One of the very few menhirs discovered in Greece is female and represents an exceptionally rare, early attempt to depict the human form on a monumental scale.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2989","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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