Posted on March 22, 2008 by grpresspoland
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) An intriguing series of events is hosted by the Italian Embassy in Athens under the main theme of “Venice meets Greece.” The events are seen as an attempt to familiarise Greeks with the Venetian culture and the bonds established between the former city-state and the islands of the Aegean Sea, during the years [...]
Filed under: Art, Cultcure, Education, Enviromental Protection | Tagged: Greece, Athens, Venice, Italian Institute of Culture, Gianpaolo Scarante, Perulli, Byzantine, Post-Byzantine Studies, istituto ellenico, Italian Embassy in Athens, Venetian culture | Comments Off
Posted on March 22, 2008 by grpresspoland
Ithaka
As you set out for Ithaka
hope the voyage is a long one,
full of adventure, full of discovery…
Keep Ithaka always in your mind.
Arriving there is what you’re destined for.
But don’t hurry the journey at all.
Better if it lasts for years…
Ithaka gave you the marvellous journey…
Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,
you [...]
Filed under: Cultcure, Education, Greece, Literature, history | Tagged: "Poetry", Cavafy, Edmund Keeley, Ithaka, Literature, National Book Centre, UNESCO, World Poetry Day | Comments Off
