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IF YOU SEE ME CRYING – Elena Paparizou / Dreaming to make a song with lyrics in every language in the world.

Ethno-beats and lush harmonies, on the white sands of the Greek seaside. The area’s mythical background captivates the visitor’s imagination. The Argonaut expedition (one of the greatest epics in the Greek mythological cycle), set sail from its Pagasetic Gulf. Volos is one of the most attractive cities in Greece, and the Pagasetic Gulf is one of the most beautiful areas …

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ZIGZAG THROUGH BITTER ORANGE TREES – Ersi Sotoropoulos / When through the bitter-orange trees weaves together human stories.

Portraying the conflicted world of the young, passionate and cynical. The Best Things to See and do in Patras, the birthplace of a famous Greek writer? The New Archaeological Museum of Patras, is home to several collections that display the history of Patras and the wider region. You don’t feel like playing the tourist, head to the Turkish Baths (an …

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YANNIS TSAROUCHIS (1910/1989), GREEK PAINTER – Filling canvases with images of vulnerable men and few strong women.

Painter, set decorator and costume designer. Buy souvenirs? Head to Monastiraki district (just under the Acropolis, in Athens). You can wander around the flea market and buy original gifts for your friends. Visiting the Museum of the Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation, you can also buy a reproduction of some paintings by a Greek painter who was born in the port of …

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NIKOS ENGONOPOULOS (1907/1085), GREEK PAINTER – Much of an uproar, as the surrealist poems and paintings of a creative man.

Faithful to the tenets of surrealism, like a way of life as an aesthetic. What to drink in Greece? After your dinner, have a little Mastika (a sweet, sticky liquor seasoned with a resin gathered from the mastic tree native to the island of Chios). A good way to save money and time on your visit to Athens is to …

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POETICS VOCAL STRUCTURES CLEAR AND SIMPLE – Antonis Fostieris / It does notmatter what you say, but how you say it.

When you are left with the feeling of the eternal triumph of feelings. Welcome to Athens, the city where a special poet was born who loves to remember that no matter what you say, but how you say it. Its name meaning “virgin’s apartment”: the Parthenon epitomises the glory of Ancient Greece, and it’s dedicated to the goddess embodying the …

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FROM NASHUA RIVER RAIL TRAIL, UNTIL A EASTPORT COTTAGE – An “author’s journey” through the Main, on the trail of American creativity.

Travel in Maine, surrounded by five shades of creativity. It travels along a flat and scenic landscape, with many opportunities to see wildlife. It’s a trail that passes wetlands, where a variety of wildlife can be viewed (such as beavers, herons and swans). The Nashua River Rail Trail http://railstotrails.us/ma_nashua_river_rail_trail.htm is a 12.5-mile (20.1 km) paved mixed-use rail trail, it ends …

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TRAVELING IN THE IMAGES – United States / Crossing Maine, with the eyes of five very creative Americans.

Sounds, colors and scents of creativity. When does a creative work become art? In a few decades, the artistic scenario has been distorted by a new way of doing and conceiving art, where many artists have begun to work with passion, shaking those who have become their users of the work. Today, if you love art, it can happen to …

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GEORGE PEARSE ENNIS (1884/1936), AMERICAN ARTIST – Short life, between watercolors and stained glass window.

Inside expressive use of strong colors, evocative landscapes and seascapes, Eastport, https://visitmaine.com/places-to-go/downeast-and-acadia/eastport the easternmost city in the United States, is a small city (consisting entirely of islands) in Maine. The principal island is Moose Island, which is connected to the mainland by causeway. Here, you to can explore the tidal flats around this area to search for fossils and view …

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THE LIFE BEYOND – Mary Agnes Tincker / If a man die, shall he live again?

I followed a frog and it began to disappear. What can there be beyond? Among its notable people, there the novelist Mary Agnes Tincker. This area was originally inhabited by members of the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes. As you will discover, with historic buildings and other points of interest, Ellsworth is popular with tourists. You can visit Ellsworth from late …

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LOUISE NEVELSON (1899/1988), AMERICAN ARTIST – Monumental, wooden wall pieces, paintings and outdoor sculptures.

When figures are painted in monochrome black or white They featuring the work of emerging and established artists. The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) http://cmcanow.org/ is a arts institution presenting a year-round program of changing exhibitions. Located in downtown Rockland (Maine), has three exhibition galleries, a gift shop and ArtLab classroom. Here, where a famous Russian-born painter had lived, …

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