{"id":4916,"date":"2025-12-24T15:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T15:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/?post_type=story&#038;p=4916"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:28:26","slug":"o-ellinas-karagkiozis","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/o-ellinas-karagkiozis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greek Karagiozis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"1\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\toneImg\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MNEP_12-crop-1-1536x721.jpg\" data-srcset=\"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 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MNEP_12-crop-1-2048x961.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" data-sub-html=\"Shadow theatre puppets at the Museum of Modern Greek Culture\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:50%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MNEP_12-crop-1-2048x961.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\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItem__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\tShadow theatre puppets at the Museum of Modern Greek Culture\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>The ritual dimension of the shadow, as seen in the Cabirian and Eleusinian Mysteries, even opens unexplored pathways towards ancient Greece; in reality however, shadow theatre only appeared in Greece in the early 19th century. Karagiozis (Karag\u00f6z), attributed to neighboring Turkey by UNESCO, soon evolved into a folk hero: poor and destitute, yet cunning, resourceful and immediately lovable.<\/p>\n<p>The first famous shadow puppeteer in Greece was Barmpayiannis Vrahalis, who was succeeded by Dimitrios Sardounis, known as \u201cMimaros\u201d, credited with popularizing the character of Karagiozis in Greece. Mimaros (1865\u20131912), born in Patras, originally studied Byzantine music and sang in church before moving to Athens, where he began performing in a caf\u00e9 on Panepistimiou Street. He cleaned up Karagiozis by removing vulgar language and inserted Greek themes into his shows, which soon became popular family entertainment. Witty and gifted with a beautiful singing voice, Mimaros passed his love for shadow theatre down to his students Sotiris Spatharis, Antonis Mollas and Christos Charidimos, who later became famous in their own right.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section EmphasisText  \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>Dimitrios Sardounis, known as \u201cMimaros\u201d, was born in Patras in 1865. He originally studied Byzantine music and sang in church before moving to Athens, where he popularized the character of Karagiozis.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>Nowadays, their legacy and the tools of their craft can be admired in three different museums: the Spathareion Museum of Shadow Theatre, the \u201cMelina\u201d Cultural Centre (formerly known as the Poulopoulos Hat Factory), which houses the Haridimos Shadow Puppet Museum on the ground floor, and the Museum of Modern Greek Culture. In 2016, Karagiozis was inscribed in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Greece.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"3\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\t three-items \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-3-1536x983.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-3-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-3-1536x983.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-3-2048x1311.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" data-sub-html=\"The Patras-born shadow puppeteer Giannis Mourelatos (Giannaros) during the Fourth Greek Shadow Theatre Competition, Patras, 2008 (Archive of the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Patras)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-3-768x492.jpg\" alt=\"The Patras-born shadow puppeteer Giannis Mourelatos (Giannaros) during the Fourth Greek Shadow Theatre Competition, Patras, 2008 (Archive of the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Patras)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-3-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-3-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-3-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-3-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-3-2048x1311.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 600px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItem__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Patras-born shadow puppeteer Giannis Mourelatos (Giannaros) during the Fourth Greek Shadow Theatre Competition, Patras, 2008 (Archive of the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Patras)\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-4-1536x983.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-4-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-4-1536x983.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-4-2048x1311.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" data-sub-html=\"The OMMA STUDIO theatre troop performing at the 3rd International Shadow Theatre Festival, Patras, 2005 (Archive of the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Patras)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-4-768x492.jpg\" alt=\"The OMMA STUDIO theatre troop performing at the 3rd International Shadow Theatre Festival, Patras, 2005 (Archive of the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Patras)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-4-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-4-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-4-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-4-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-4-2048x1311.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 600px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItem__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe OMMA STUDIO theatre troop performing at the 3rd International Shadow Theatre Festival, Patras, 2005 (Archive of the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Patras)\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-3-1536x983.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-3-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-3-1536x983.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-3-2048x1311.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" data-sub-html=\"The shadow puppeteer Kostas Makris performing at the 3rd International Shadow Theatre Festival, Patras, 2005 (Archive of the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Patras)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-3-768x492.jpg\" alt=\"The shadow puppeteer Kostas Makris performing at the 3rd International Shadow Theatre Festival, Patras, 2005 (Archive of the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Patras)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-3-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-3-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-3-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-3-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-3-2048x1311.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 600px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItem__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe shadow puppeteer Kostas Makris performing at the 3rd International Shadow Theatre Festival, Patras, 2005 (Archive of the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Patras)\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  withDivider\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>The 465 objects on show at the <strong>Spathareion Museum of Shadow Theatre<\/strong> (27 Voriou Ipeirou St &amp; Mesogeion Ave, Marousi, tel: +30 210 6127245) are suspended across the walls and display cases of a beautiful neoclassical building, creating the illusion they are caught mid-performance. Theatrical sets, puppets made of cardboard, leather and plastic, musical instruments, posters, books and photographs trace the evolution of the art of Karagiozis from theatre to television, as well as the history of the legendary Spatharis family. Sotiris Spatharis, an early adopter of the advertising billboard and father to Eugenios, worked as a construction worker while putting on shadow theater shows with the help of his son. Eugenios quickly became the most popular Karagiozis puppeteer in Athens, beloved by artists and intellectuals in the 1930s and 1940s, and is perhaps the most recognizable name in the genre\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Haridimos Shadow Puppet Museum<\/strong> (\u201cMelina\u201d Cultural Centre, 66 Iraklidon &amp; Thessalonikis Sts, Thiseio, tel: +30 210 3414466) boasts 900 exhibits from three generations of the Haridimos family, in a welcoming space where visitors can try their own hand at puppeteering on a small stage, surrounded by antique and contemporary sets. The Haridimos collection was lovingly curated by the youngest of the clan, Sotiris, the only one to never pursue a career in shadow puppetry since the Hermes Theatre, established by his father and older brother in 1957 in Piraeus, was demolished after 35 years in the business.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/mouseio-neoterou-ellinikou-politismou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Museum of Modern Greek Culture<\/strong><\/a>, designed with special attention to children, features a modern version of the shadow theatre stage where young visitors can experiment with the genre without strict parental supervision, as everything is made to their scale. The museum collection includes characteristic examples of the puppeteer\u2019s toolkit, including puppets, billboards and sets, sparking children\u2019s imagination and offering varied opportunities for creative expression.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\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\">See also<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"row list three-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12  col-md-4 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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<h3 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<\/h3>\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\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12  col-md-4 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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<h3 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<\/h3>\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, 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\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<h3 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<\/h3>\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\" 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