A living geography · 18 discoveries
Sterea Ellada
Traditions, photographs and stories, connected by place.
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Places within Sterea Ellada
Living traditions
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Winter Festival of Ai-Symios
Messolonghi, Aetolia-Acarnania
An intimate two-day gathering at the monastery of Saint Simeon, shaped by friendship, all-night music, shared meals and the memories of Messolonghi.
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Carnival in Metaxourgio
Metaxourgio, Athens, Athens
A grassroots street carnival fills Metaxourgio with percussion, masquerades, dancing, bonfires and the colourful ribbons of the gaitanaki.
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The Ghost of Charmaina
Amfissa, Phocis
A torchlit carnival procession brings an old Amfissa legend to life, ending with a theatrical battle between enormous ghosts.
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Alevromountzouromata of Galaxidi
Galaxidi, Galaxidi
On Clean Monday, Galaxidi erupts into a flour war of masked crowds, improvised floats, smoke, bonfires, music and dancing along the waterfront.
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Battle of Klisova Reenactment
Klisova Islet, Messolonghi, Aetolia-Acarnania
A large historical reenactment unfolds in the lagoon of Messolonghi, with boats, uniforms, smoke and explosions surrounding the islet of Klisova.
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Summer Festival of Ai-Symios
Messolonghi, Aetolia-Acarnania
A four-day procession of armed men, horse riders, zournas and drums, linking the city of Messolonghi with the monastery of Saint Simeon.
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Salamina
Salamina → Saronic Gulf → Attica → Sterea Ellada
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Markopoulo
Markopoulo → Attica → Sterea Ellada
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Kalyvia
Kalyvia → Attica → Sterea Ellada
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Megara
Megara → Attica → Sterea Ellada
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Martino
Martino → Phthiotis → Sterea Ellada
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Spetses
Spetses → Saronic Gulf → Attica → Sterea Ellada
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Atalanti
Atalanti → Phthiotis → Sterea Ellada
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Divri
Divri → Phthiotis → Sterea Ellada
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Ypati
Ypati → Phthiotis → Sterea Ellada
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Platanos
Platanos → Aetolia-Acarnania → Sterea Ellada
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Karpenissi
Karpenissi → Evrytania → Sterea Ellada
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