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The Orient Express: History of a Legendary Train

From 1919, the train, renamed "Simplon-Orient-Express," linked Calais-Maritime and Paris-Gare du Nord, as well as Paris-Gare de Lyon, to Istanbul and Athens via Lausanne, Milan, Verona, Venice, Trieste, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sofia, and Thessaloniki. The action of Agatha Christie's famous novel Murder on ...

19
May
2011

The Olympic Flame: 5 Things to Know About This Symbol

o transport this sacred fire. In 1952, the Olympic flame crossed the Arctic Circle. In 1976, it was transformed into a radio signal transmitted from Athens to Canada, where it was used to rekindle another flame with a laser beam. In 2000, the Olympic torch traveled on a Native American canoe, on a ...

12
Feb
2014

Serbia: discover Novi Sad European Capital of Culture 2022

S Propelleros (@ns_propellers) After admiring the view of the Danube from the citadel, wander the streets of the city that is known as Serbian Athens to admire its colorful facades and Austro-Hungarian inspired architecture. Complete your discovery of the city with a visit to the Orthodox ...

03
Sep
2021

Google Maps: discover cities in 3D with Immersive View

ve View feature is very new, it does not yet cover the whole world. Initially limited to 250 monuments such as the Tokyo Tower or the Acropolis of Athens when it was launched, this novelty has just been extended to 5 major cities in the world. The cities that are now fully available in 3D are: ...

14
Feb
2023

Greek Salad: 5 things to know about Cédric Klapisch's series.

Tom and Mia must manage an unexpected family inheritance. Tom, who wants to launch a start-up, joins Mia in Greece to manage the building they inherited in Athens. A flatshare will be formed around the two heroes and the series embodies the team spirit that made the 2002 film so great, with a great ...

18
Apr
2023

Paris 2024: 5 Things to Know About the Olympic Torch Relay

mpia in Greece, as per an unchanging tradition, on April 16, 2024. For nine days, the Olympic flame relay will take place in Greece, from Olympia to Athens. It is already known that Greek Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos will be the first torchbearer for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Some 600 ...

15
Jan
2024

Pierre de Coubertin: 5 things to know about the father of the modern Olympic Games

ms of opinion." 5- He will enter the Grévin Museum in June 2024. In this Olympic year, several initiatives celebrate the man who revived the Olympic Games in Athens on their homeland in 1896. The Grévin Museum, which already includes great athletes and Olympic champions such as Martin Fourcade an ...

07
June
2024

The Agitos: Understanding This Paralympic Symbol in 5 Questions

ce what year have the Agitos existed? This symbol of Paralympism is relatively recent, as it only appeared in 2004 during the closing ceremony of the Athens Paralympic Games. When the first official Paralympic Games were organized in Rome in 1960, this event had neither a visual identity nor a logo ...

28
Aug
2024