"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity."
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), Pro Publio Sestio
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On the 12th of May we celebrate St. Theodore. Once upon a time on the eve of the day there used to be a huge celebration, and people would come from all over the island to join in. In the evening sales men would arrive a...
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The church of St. Kosmas near Drimona was once very small, and so the Priest Metaksas decided he wanted to restore it and make it bigger. He therefore left the island to petition for the money. At that time the sea was s...
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It was at the time when the Turks were on the island. Amir was one of them, a warrior of their army. One night he went down to the spring, but for some reason his horse slipped and fell, bringing him down with it. The re...
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It happened about a hundred and fifty years ago. They said the man was on drugs, and everyone agrees he wasn’t from the island. So the story goes he set off from Aroniadika to go to Kalokairines, where a christening was...
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