Dionysios Solomos

A handwritten notebook with "Ode to Lord Byron" by Greece's national poet Dionysios Solomos underwent conservation at the Byzantine & Christian Museum in Athens.

The new chief of the General Staff, Dimitris Houpis (right), took the baton from outgoing General Konstantinos Floros (center) in a handover ceremony on Tuesday morning on the premises of the Hellenic Army Academy (Evelpidon), in the presence of Defense Minister Nikos Dendias (left).

On at the National Historical Museum (nhmuseum.gr) through August 13, "Portraits of the Revolution" marks the bicentennial anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, as well as 200 years since Dionysios Solomos wrote the poem that became Greece's national anthem, "Hymn to Liberty." Curated by Iris Kritikou and Iphigenia Vogiatzi who selected pieces from the museum's collection to show beside

A 51-year-old man was shot dead by an unknown assailant in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Thursday.

The attack took place outside a gas station on Solomos street, in the area of Analipsi, at around 12.30 p.m. police said.

Eye-witnesses told police the victim quarrelled with the killer before he was shot. Authorities have launched a manhunt to find the shooter.

The latest big exhibition at the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ascsa.edu.gr) focuses on the work of renowned Greek poet Dionysis Solomos and on pieces inspired by this work by acclaimed artist Manolis Charos.

International Greek Language Day is celebrated annually on February 9, the date when Dionysios Solomos, the national poet of modern Greece, has been commemorated since his death in 1857. Unmatched in its content and expression, the Greek language substantiates anthropocentric meanings.

Open from sunup to sundown, seven days a week, the National Garden is a 24-hectare park in the center of Athens offering a delightful respite from the hustle and bustle of the city.

A group of people clashed with police outside the courthouse in the city of Corinth on Tuesday, when they tried to enter the building to protest the killing of an alleged would-be robber on Sunday.
The 35-year-old alleged shooter was expected to appear before a prosecutor on Tuesday to respond to charges of murder.

Two respected local talents, actress/singer Kariofyllia Karabeti and vocalist Manolis Mitsias, join forces at the Parnassos Literary Society for a series of concerts of emblematic Greek poetry that has been set to music, including poems by Sappho, Dionysis Solomos, Giorgos Seferis, Odysseas Elytis and Yiannis Ritsos. Performances start at 9.30 p.m. and admission costs 10-30 euros.

The National Gardens are 38 acres of green in the center of Athens. Directly behind the Greek Parliament building (old Palace) the gardens were once annexed to the palace and the site of the Royal Gardens.