Taughting music, until high profile relationships with celebrities. In 2013, Gerard Depardieu chose this site to be his city of residence, full of hidden gems to offer its visitors. Saransk is a small city, but it is home five different theaters. Go to a theater and imagine that you yourself are a character in one of Tchaikovsky’s librettos. Its Smolny …
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From narrative satire of sepia drawings, to the tragic minimalism of last paintings. He was born in Moscow on a June day 1815, into a family of a former soldier of Catherine’s epoch. In 1834, his first works were dedicate to military subjects, most of them with a satirical focus. After he presented to the emperor, in the renovated Winter …
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From Crete Island to Preveza, discovering that creativity is not only carved in stone. As Pericles had says, “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others“. That is why, starting from the island of Crete http://www.visitgreece.gr/, we propose you to arrive in Athens. By completing your author’s …
Read More »Against the Ruins. An 1899 native of Aydin (Asia Minor), she was first influenced by German trends in photography. Her photographs appeared in official tourist publications that were circulate abroad, contribuiting to create the earliest visual symbols of Greece’s philosophy regarding tourism. ELLI SOUGIOULTZOGLOU-SERAIDARI owed her pictorial technique to the influence of her German teachers. Entering Benaki Museum https://www.benaki.org/index.php?lang=en, you …
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Combining her own aesthetic with others identity. Her trademark style features classic Grecian draping combined with handcrafted elements. She received the Elle Designer award and Art Foundation Award for Fashion in 2002. Born in a November day, 1972, SOPHIA KOKOSALAKI https://www.sophiakokosalaki.com/ brought up in Athens (Greece), where studied literature, then graduating in a College of Art and Design in London, …
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The uncompromising stride. Each of us possesses it to some extent, sometimes we do not realize it, but creativity is not a characteristic of a select few. Sometimes it must be stimulated, perhaps savoring an island atmosphere, delicious food and beaches full of history. Welcome to Preveza http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/main_cities/preveza, between the Ionian Sea and the Gulf of Arta. Between Preveza and …
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If you have not learned about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness. On 2013, a Canadian University awarded her an honorary degree. Her family lived in Chania (Crete), but when she was three her family moved to Athens, where family sent her to the Athens Conservatoire. She studied classical music with an emphasis on singing opera, also encouraged by her friends …
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Elegant, clearly structural and informative. Also in a bar in Syntagma Square, you can drink the ouzo aperitif, accompanied by fish-based snacks. Here you will find the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a special museum. Its permanent exhibition includes many paintings of the Renaissance, works of 17th-20th century European painters. Just opposite Athens Hilton Hotel, The National Art Gallery …
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For a single look at the world, it’s Istanbul that you have to look at. The sum of energy and life in the air, the style and behavior of people, make Istanbul special https://www.istanbultouristpass.com/tourist-attractions-in-istanbul. Here, the ruins coexist with the city, captivating travelers and travel writers. In the words of a Turkish poet, the eyes of those who yoy love …
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The Refugee Project. Illegal, her 2006 book of photographs, documenting lives of two young African women, trying to survive in Istanbul. Since the 1990s, she has worked with news outlets, also selected as the photographer of the month by European Press Network World Reporter. She is know for her work on forced migration. Born 1971 in Istanbul, BIKEM EKBERZADE https://www.facebook.com/TheVirtualStory/ …
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