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For Chinese that don't have an opportunity to visit Santorini in Greece, there is the Dream Land in Dali, in Southwest China’s Yunnan province that resembles the cosmopolitan Greek island. The resort is built on the side of the Cangshan...

The Casapueblo, the magical sculptured hotel is often referred to as the “Greek island of Uruguay” or the “Santorini of Latin America.”

Gulf Air, Bahrain's national carrier, announced on Thursday the addition of two boutique summer destinations, Santorini and Mykonos in Greece

A new shop in New Zealand which imports and sells authentic Greek products is capturing the attention of local people with a huge mural depicting the Greek island of Santorini decorating its walls. The “Little Greece” shop, located at Browns...

  A village in the Far East has been dubbed the 'Santorini of Korea' for its beautiful beaches, eye-catching homes and epic scenery. Gamcheon Cultural Village in Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, used to be better known as a home for...

The island of Santorini takes center stage in the Chinese romantic film “Beijing Love Story” which has had a great amount of success in theaters across China. Several scenes of the movie were shot last summer in the renowned Greek...

Greek winery Tsantali has expanded into the Asian market in a deal with Japanese food and beverage giant Suntory. The first orders of Tsantalis’ wine have already been delivered to Japan. According to Periclis Drakos, Tsantali's export director, “Suntory’s interest shows...

It seems that Greek islands are a top destination. For those who are not rich enough to own one like Aristotle Onassis, it may be easier to create theme parks to remind them of their sunny summers in Greece,...

A 400-year-old Shipwreck believed to be carrying £4bn ($5bn) worth of gold just off the UK coast has a chance of being found now that renewed efforts are being launched by a UK company. The Merchant Royal's shipwreck, also known...

The story of two Greek immigrants in Colombia serves as a lesson of what the nation can achieve when united. Petros Gkrilis and George Sitaras come from Thessaloniki. They are fanatic supporters of the city's eternal rivals PAOK and Aris...

More and more students in China are learning Greek as around 10 universities offer Greek programs for undergraduate studies. By Xu Yan “The gorgeous Greek letters and enchanting scenery in Santorini drive me to learn Greek,” said Zisong Wen, a sophomore...

Geologists have created the first geological map of a lost continent that was found near New Zealand in 2017. The name given to it is Zealandia, or Te Riu-a-Māui in the Māori language and it's a massive area, nearly...

In a stream, an archaeologist working in the ancient Greek city of Cyrene in todays Libya, found the head of the statue of Bacchus, also known as Dionysus in Greek, the god of wine and theater. Archaeology in ancient Greek...

The Mediterranean sea straddles two tectonic plates and is lined by large towns and cities. We need to take the tsunami threat seriously, argues Matthew Blackett, a senior lecturer at a British University.  By Matthew Blackett Nearly a century has passed...

A new island was born in the Pacific Ocean after an underwater volcano erupted on October 30th. This explosion sent big chunks of rock flying into a heap near Japan's Iwo Jima island. A plane from the Japanese newspaper Mainichi...