What You Need to Know – Greek City Times

What You Need to Know – Greek City Times

By Bill Giannopoulos Greece will switch to winter time in the early hours of Sunday, October 25, 2026, when clocks go back one hour and residents gain an extra hour of sleep. At 4:00 am, clocks across Greece will move back to 3:00 am, ending daylight saving time and returning to standard time. The change …

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A show that overshadows the real issue

It’s not a student issue; it’s a social issue, in the broadest and most troubling sense. Housing in Athens is fast evolving into an existential problem for every category of citizen, regardless of whether they’re living in the city temporarily or permanently, out of necessity or choice, or because they were born here. Source link

Booking.com Faces EU Investigation Over Fake Hotels and Payment Scams – Greek City Times

Booking.com Faces EU Investigation Over Fake Hotels and Payment Scams – Greek City Times

European regulators are investigating whether the travel booking giant is doing enough to protect customers from fraudulent accommodation listings, phishing scams and misleading search rankings. The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into Booking.com over concerns that travellers could be exposed to fraudulent accommodation listings, fake payment requests and scams involving their personal booking …

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Greece’s Leading Expressionist Painter – Greek City Times

Greece’s Leading Expressionist Painter – Greek City Times

George Bouzianis is remembered as one of Greece’s leading expressionist painters. Born in Athens on 8 November 1885, he studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts under teachers including Nikiphoros Lytras, Konstantinos Volanakis, Georgios Roilos and Dimitrios Geraniotis. In 1907 he moved to Munich to continue his studies, later going to Berlin where he …

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‘Breast Is Best’? Ancient Greek Mothers Breastfed for Nearly Four Years – Greek City Times

‘Breast Is Best’? Ancient Greek Mothers Breastfed for Nearly Four Years – Greek City Times

In the ancient Greek city of Himera, breastfeeding could continue until children were approaching their fourth birthday. Yet new archaeological research suggests that while families shared certain childcare traditions, there were considerable differences in how individual children were fed. The study, published on 19 October in the European Journal of Archaeology, examined the diets of …

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