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Celebrating culture, history, and the arts. Born July 2012

01/01/2025

✨✨✨Happy 2025! Ancient Greek wishes… Health, Life, Joy, Peace, Good Cheer!✨✨✨

Mosaic from Halicarnassus, 4th Century BC/BCE.

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28/12/2024

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21/12/2024

✨ In the sun-drenched landscapes of Crete, where the Mediterranean light meets traditions, Polish artist Agapi has found a canvas rich with inspiration.

"Although we are born as a blank slate, we are shaped by the people we meet, because others shape us… I was captivated by the Greek light and the vibrant colors that are missing in Central Europe. The turquoise sea and the scented wind are unique to Greece. "

Discover Agapi's work at Featured Story 🔗 in bio.

17/12/2024

This holiday season, let's not forget to appreciate our feathered friends!

Captured in these wonderful snapshots of Greek wildlife are, among others, the Loxia curvirostra, Sylvia atricapilla, Regulus ignicapillus, and Muscicapa striata.

The Ornithological Society of Greece is dedicated to protecting wild and their habitats in Greece since 1982.

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Γιώτα Μπουρνέλη
Δημήτρης Καλιακούδας
Γιώργος Αλεξανδρής
Χρήστος Βλάχος
Γιώργος Καρκαλής

16/12/2024

🏛️ Love this piece by Portes featured artist Yanni Fotiadis: a view of Lycabettus Hill from the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens.

A major landmark at 300 meters (908 feet) above sea level, and visible from almost anywhere in the city, Lycabettus summit is the highest point in Athens. Mythologically, Lycabettus is credited to Athena, who created it when she dropped a limestone mountain she had been carrying from the Pallene peninsula for the construction of the Acropolis after the box holding Erichthonius was opened.

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14/12/2024

🤩We are excited to be mailing our Christmas
packages next week! LAST DAY to order a gift set for your favorite people in love with Hellenic culture & art!
Orders placed after December 16th will be shipped as New Year gifts! THANK YOU!

Check out our 🔗s in bio for gift options or send us a note to arrange for special gifts. 🎁

06/12/2024

Today Greece celebrates St. Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors, fishermen, and all who travel the seas. Known as a protector during times of peril, his name has become synonymous with generosity and compassion, especially towards those in need.

In coastal towns and islands, churches dedicated to St. Nicholas hold special liturgies, and many light candles in his honor. His iconic image often adorns ships, a reminder of his enduring role as the guardian of sailors.

Greek artist Yannis Tsarouchis (1910-1989), known for his evocative depictions of sailors, captured the essence of maritime life and its connection to Greece’s cultural soul, blending everyday heroes with timeless spirituality.

✨ Χρόνια πολλά to all who celebrate today, especially those named Nikolaos and Nikoleta!

02/12/2024

✨Hello! We are happy to announce we are 👀 for a social media intern!

Our next editorial team member is… in love with Hellenic culture and art. Someone who enjoys collaborating with other creatives in the design and publishing world. 💙

Feel free to share with someone you think would love this role!

To apply, send us a note at [email protected]

25/11/2024

✨This one is for the collectors! Limited edition. Hand-numbered. Made in Greece.

Shop our limited edition books for your favorite people this holiday season, or treat yourself to our sophisticated fun collection at 🔗 in bio.

25/11/2024

✨The Genius of Greek Poetry by George Frederic Watts as we came across it at the Harvard Art Museum on our visit to Boston earlier this month.

This paining engages imagery and literature that Watts encountered on a trip to Greece in 1856. The evening nudes adopts the pose of a marble sculpture on the Parthenon’s pediment. Behind him, figures five and each in water. The scene evokes narratives from ancient Greek poetry in which sirens’ songs lured sailors to rocky coastlines. 🧜🏻‍♀️

17/11/2024

It's ✨ 🎄 🎁 time of year and Portes Magazine has partnered with Chicago-based artist and magic mati-maker Despina of Depy Zepo to bring you a most wonderful holiday gift! A stunning collection of coffee table books, art post cards, and made-to-order MATI 🧿 keychain to keep your favorite people safe all 2025!

Our Holiday Gift Set includes...

1. Limited edition Portes No. 6/7 book (made in Greece)
2. Limited edition Portes No. 8/9 book (made in Greece)
3. Limited edition Portes No. 10 book (made in Greece)
4. Made-to-order (in Chicago) Depy Zepo Lucky MATI
5. Collector's Post Card Set of 5 (printed in Greece)
6. Custom note to your lucky gift recipient

DONATION LINK (minimum $200): https://buff.ly/40MxGHx

09/11/2024

✨ Last weekend we were in Boston celebrating with our Greek-American family! Congratulations to Portes Magazine Editor Anthe Mitrakos on being named the Alpha omega Council's 2024 Emerging Leader for her dedication to promoting Hellenic culture and art!✨

"It is an incredible feeling to be awarded for your passion - in my case, celebrating Hellenic culture. Being editor at Portes for over a decade has taught me so much, and I am thankful that this effort has "opened doors" to meeting such interesting people all over the world," she said.

Read the feature in link in today's story!

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📷 by Areti Bratsis

07/11/2024

🏛️ Just a few column shots of our weekend trip to Boston! Hellenic inspiration in downtown Boston, Harvard University and on every street!

Popular in the U.S. between 1825 and 1860, Greek Revival architecture draws inspiration from the harmonious blend of symmetry, proportion, simplicity and elegance found in Ancient Greek temples. British architect James “Athenian” Stuart introduced Greek Revival to the U.K. following his journey to Greece in 1751, publishing a book that was the world’s first reference to Classical Greek architecture. This helped popularize the style beyond Greece and Europe.

A few key characteristics of Greek Revival include columns and pediments, bold moldings, embellishments and a horizontal transom.

Timeless Greek design for all to appreciate!

06/11/2024

☕️ What we display on our coffee tables is a reflection of what we love and who we are. And of course one of our favorite coffee tables is a Greek column! 🏛️

What’s on your coffee table? Send us a note!

Get the limited edition book at 🔗 in bio.

06/11/2024

🇬🇷 💖 It's been an incredible decade of celebrating Hellenic culture & art through collecting and sharing the wonderful stories of people to whom Greece is a muse.

This year, we published Portes No. 10 - our most iconic edition yet - and we've won an award! Portes Magazine Greece editor Anthe Mitrakos was honored this weekend in Boston for her support of Hellenic culture in the U.S. and abroad through her work as a journalist and founder of Portes.

We hope Portes will inspire you to explore, discover, and pursue your very own Greece-inspired passions.

Support the work of artists, writers, photographers, scholars, designers, and a community of wonderful people forever inspired by Greece. Get your limited edition printed-in-Greece book at: https://www.portesmagazine.com/subscribe2

28/10/2024

Χρόνια Πολλά Ελλάδα! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

18/10/2024

5K! ✨Thank you for joining us in celebrating Hellenic culture and art in such a special way. It has been so wonderful to so far meet each and every single passionate person who makes the Portes collection so unique and beautiful. 🤍

We look forward to discovering and sharing more on-of-a-kind stories highlighting the work of people to whom Greece is a muse! 🧿

💌 Share your story, inquire about collaborations, or say “hello” at [email protected]

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As featured in Portes Magazine Greece A soft spoken gentleman with a fancy for simpler days when less was more, Aris Sotiriou introduces us to the world of Neanikon, one that delights visitors with pure cuisine and handcrafted creations of a bygone era. Just like the black and white romantic comedy film, the setting at Sotiriou’s home invokes the nostalgia of simpler times. Creating a cocktail mix of the vintage and the modern, Sotiriou took the word "νεανικός" (youthful) and added the suffix "ον" (an archaic linguistic formality used in Athenian shop names of the past) to create his brand "Νεανικόν." Neanikon’s vintage aesthetic, filtered through a modern lens, brings out a whimsical nostalgia for handmade goods and recipes crafted with meraki. Part of achieving happiness, the Neanikon founder says, is making the time and space for things that fulfill you. "Make a simple life," he says. "...don’t demand things that don’t really matter to you... when you create, it’s not even only the things you make, but the process itself makes you feel better." #neanikon #handcrafted #creations #Greece #GreekArtist #nostalgia #portesmagazine

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