September's Recipe: Pastítsio
(Ground Meat and Macaroni Bake)
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Ingredients:
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- 1 c. extra virgin olive oil
- 2 lg. onions, finely chopped
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 2-3 tomatoes, skinned, seeded, and diced
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 lb. macaroni
- 1-1/2 c. kefalotíri cheese
- salt & fresh ground pepper
- chopped fresh basil
For the béchamel sauce:
- 1/4 c. butter
- 1/2 c. flour
- 3 c. warm milk
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 c. grated kefalotíri cheese
- grated nutmeg to taste
- salt & fresh ground pepper
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Preparation:
Heat the olive oil, soften the onions in it, then
brown the meat. Add the tomatoes and bay leaf,
together with some water. Season with salt and
pepper and simmer for about 30 minutes. Cook the
macaroni in boiling salted water until al dente,
drain, and leave to cool. Combine the macaroni with
the remaining oil, and spread half in a baking pan.
Sprinkle with grated cheese, spread the meat sauce
over the top, and cover with the remaining macaroni.
Preheat oven to 400°.
For the sauce, make a roux with the butter and flour, then gradually add the heated milk, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the eggs and grated cheese, leaving
some for topping and season with nutmeg, salt and
pepper, adding more warm milk if necessary.
Pour the
sauce over the macaroni and sprinkle with remaining
cheese. Bake for 20-30 minutes until browned on top.
Remove from oven, leave to cool slightly, and serve
garnished with chopped basil. Serves 4-6.
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September's Article: |
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The
Olympics, Today and Yesterday |
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Olympic Winners of Greece
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 Triple Jump - Bronze
Hrysopiyi Devetzi won the triple jump
silver medal at the 2004
Summer Olympics with 15.25
and the triple jump bronze
medal at the 2008 Summer
Olympics with 15.23. At the
2004 Summer Olympics
semifinal she set a Greek
record of 15.32 meters. This
performance ranks her in the
fourth place of all time
triple jumpers, after the
world record holder, Inessa
Kravets, her greatest rival
Tatyana Lebedeva and the
twice-olympic gold medalist
Francoise Mbango Etone.
 Rowing
- Silver
Dimitrios Mougios
&
Vasileios Polymeros
of
Greece came in second in the
lightweight men's double
sculls finals rowing
competition at the Beijing
2008 Olympic Games at Shunyi
Rowing-Canoeing Park Aug.
17.
 Sailing - Bronze
The sailing trio, Sofia Bekatorou, Sofia
Papadopoulou and Virginia
Kravarioti, offered a
bright spot for Greece
during the 2008 olympics,
landing a bronze medal in
the Yngling class sailing.
"The competition was really
tough," Sofia Bekatorou
replied to a reporter. "On
the last day there were
eight boats fighting for
third spot, so from the
racing perspective it was
really difficult. And the
conditions were hard as
well. It was raining very
strongly, we had high winds
and big waves. But with
Sofia Papadopoulou and
Virginia Kravarioti, we kept
our patience during the
difficult parts and managed
to finish in third place and
that put us on the podium."
 Taekwondo - Silver
Alexandros Nikolaidis won
the silver medal in Men's
Taekwondo. The 38 year old
Greek athlete also won the
silver in the '04 Olympic
Games. He was born in
Thessaloniki and was the
first torchbearer of the '08
Summer Olympics.
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Special Feature: Heritage Walks in
Athens |
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7th Heritage Walk: Museums, Collections, and the National Garden |
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(Continued from
August's Issue)
STARTING POINT:
Evangelismos Station
TERMINUS: Acropolis
Station
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The 7th walk takes us to some of
the foremost museums of the
city. Since there are many
museums on this heritage walk,
it may be wise to make the walk
twice, and divide the visits in
two days. In either case, there
is also the possibility of a
pleasant stroll in the National
Garden. |
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From the Metro station "Evangelismos"
and taking the exit to Rizari
St, the visitor should either
head south for the Military
Museum, and continue to the
Byzantine and Christian Museum
or head north and begin with a
visit to the National Gallery. |
(1) THE NATIONAL GALLERY - ALEXANDROS
SOUTSOS MUSEUM: It displays mostly the
work of Modern Greek artists, and some
pre-19th-century icons and paintings of
Cretan and...
 (2) WAR MUSEUM:
Devoted to exhibits concerning the various
wars of the Greek people. It contains an
important collection of weapons of various
periods - more than 3,000 objects of
defensive and offensive warfare, including
armor from...
(3) BYZANTINE AND CHRISTIAN MUSEUM -
DOUKISSIS PLACENTIAS MANSION: The
mansion of the French Duchess of Placentia
(17851854), was built in 1840-48. It has
been considered...
Among the Museum exhibits (4th through 19th centuries), the
visitor will seeMarble sculpture of Orpheus playing the
lyre to wild and tamed animals; a symbolic
depiction...
• A golden necklace from the Mytilini treasure of the 7th century...
• Marble plaque from the architrave of an
iconostasis (10th century), with the figures
of...
• Mural taken from the apse of the sanctuary
of the Church of St George
Lathrinos, in the island...
• Double-sided processional icon. On one
side there is a representation of
the Crucifixion of the 9th and 13th
centuries; on the other side, a representation of Panaghia Pammakaristos,
from the...
• Panaghia Glykofilousa (The Mother of God sweetly kissing her Son)
of the 12th century...
• Double-sided icon. On one side, a
representation of St. George in prayer to
Christ; a painted wooden sculpture of the
13th century. On the other side, two holy
women in prayer {T 89}.
• Mosaic icon, "Panaghia' Episkepsi" ("The Visitation") of the
13th to 14th century, from...
• Archangel Michael an icon of the 14th
c. A splendid example of Paleologan
classicism...
• Double-sided processional icon from the
14th century. On one side, there is a
representation...
• Icon of the 15th century depicting the
Nativity. The joyful story of Christmas, all
in...
• Imperial chrysobull or decree on a parchment by Andronicus 11
(1301), in which he grants...
(4) THE BRITISH EMBASSY: Built by Anastasios
Metaxas (1928) and once the residence of
Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos and his
wife, Elena Skylitsi. The British Embassy
has been...
 (5) MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART (N. P. GOULANDRIS FOUNDATION): It comprises a
modern building on Neofytou Douka St and the
imposing Stathatos Mansion on Vasilissis
Sofias Ave. It houses the private collection
of...
(6) BENAKI MUSEUM: Housed in the
mansion of the distinguished family of
Emmanuel Benakis, built in 1905 by the
architect Anastasios Metaxas, and donated to
the Greek State by its founder Antonis
Benakis in 1929.
Most noteworthy from the main building:
• Neolithic statuette; end of the 4th
millennium BC {No. 31350}.
• One silver and two gold cups from Evoia;
early Helladic period...
• Mycenaean gold cylix with the design of a
dog; 13th century BC {No. 21081.
• Amphora of the Geometric period depicting
a dead man; a work of the so-called "painter
of...
• The "Treasure of Thessaly", marvellous
pieces of Hellenistic jewelry
{Nos. 1556, 1578, 8251, etc.}.
• Two sepulchral portraits in the Fayum
style from Antinopolis, Egypt of
the 3rd century AD.
• Coptic textiles; especially one bearing a
representation of Saint Mark {No. 69911}.
• Slender Processional Cross from Adrianople
(10th century) {No. 33794}.
• Part of the mosaic figure of the Virgin
from the Stoudion Monastery in
Constantinople...
• Parchment manuscript depicting the three
children in the furnace of the Book of
Daniel, from...
• Pectoral with a cameo of Christ
Pantokrator; 12th century {No. 21131}.
• Icon depicting the Hospitality of Abraham,
a symbolic illustration of the Holy
Trinity...
• Icon of St. Anne with the Virgin, from the
workshop of the great Cretan master, Angelos...
• Two icons by Domenikos Theotokopoulos, later known in Spain as El
Greco. St Luke is a...
The 1st floor of the Museum displays mainly
folk art, such as jewelry, embroidery, ceramics, wood sculptures, marble
sculptures, and costumes from
all over Greece, water colors aquarelles,
oil paintings, prints, and other illustrations of Athens and Greece, as well as
more recent icons. Some examples to be
noticed are:
• Jewelry from Patmos {No. 7324}
• Bridal bed-canopy from Rhodes of the 17th
c. {No. 7650}
• Gold-embroidered "Epitaphios" (a central feature of the...
• Textile from Brusa (16th c.) {No. 2864}
• Greek heirlooms from Asia Minor
 The
3rd floor displays historic heirlooms of the
struggle for national independence from the
18th century onwards, and a cross section of
photographs and paintings by...
We enter into the National Garden from the
entrance of Irodou Attikou St, and we come out
from the entrance of Zappion Megaro...
(7) PRESIDENTIAL MANSION:: Built in
1891-1899 by Ernest Ziller for Crown Prince
Constantine, on the grounds of the Royal
Palace's vegetable garden. The dancehall to
the north of the...
(8) ZAPPION MEGARON: One of the
finest examples of Athenian neoclassicism.
The great benefactor Evangelos Zappas
offered the money for the building in 1856.
According to the...
(9) PANATHENAIC STADIUM or KALLIMARMARO:
Built in 329 BC by the orator and
administrator Lykourgos for the athletic
competitions of Panathenaia (the major
Athenian festival in honor of...
(10)
OLYMPIEION: The Temple of Zeus
Olympios was built by the Philhellene
Emperor, Hadrian (117-132 AD). This, the
most monumental temple of its time, was
dedicated to...
(11) HADRIAN'S GATE: Built by the
Athenians in honor of emperor Hadrian, a
friend of the city of Athens. Hadrian
himself passed under this glorious gate to
attend the inauguration of...
(12) CHURCH OF AGHIA AIKATERINI: A
medieval church that dates from the second
quarter of the 11th century, originally
dedicated to the Saints Theodore. In 1767 it
became a...
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TRIPODON ST
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ELLINIKI ETAIRIA
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LYSICRATES' MONUMENT
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ACROPOLIS STATION (M)
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To read about these 4
locations, please refer to our March
newsletter featuring
Heritage Walk #1 |
Excerpt from: "Heritage Walks in Athens"
by the Municipality of Athens Cultural
Organization,
and by the Elliniki Etairia Hellenic Society
for the Protection of the Environment and
the Cultural Heritage
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article
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Next
Month's Final Article:
Heritage Walk #8: THE HIGH POINT OF
ATHENIAN NEOCLASSICISM |
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Featured Destination: Telos |
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 GEOGRAPHY: Telos, one of the smallest islands of
the archipelago, lies between Nisyros and Chalki to the
north of Rhodes. It is just 63 sq, km. in area with 63
km. of coastline, a population of 301 and is 290
nautical miles from Piraeus. There is a twice weekly car
and passenger ferry link with Piraeus and a connection
with Amorgos, the remaining Dodecanese and Crete. A
local service operates with the rest of the Dodecanese
and Samos and small boats make frequent trips to Chalki.
A hydrofoil also operates between Rhodes and Telos. The
island's capital is Megalo Chorio and its port is Skala,
the main harbour is Livadia. With its many monuments,
small settlements and lovely beaches, Telos is a
pleasant place for a quiet vacation.
HISTORY: Long before the first human inhabitants
reached Telos a species of prehistoric elephant
evidently lived there, skeletons of which have been
found in the Charkadion cave. Around 1000 BC the Dorians
settled on Telos and in the 7th century BC, according to
Herodotus, the Teliotes joined the Rhodians in founding
the colony of Gela in Sicily. In the 5th century BC
Telos became a member of the Athenian League but it
later switched its loyalties to Sparta and after 394 BC
became independent. It remained independent and
flourishing until at least the end of the 4th century BC
when it allied itself with Kos. Subsequently it remained
a dependency of Rhodes until its subjugation by the
Romans. Throughout the Roman occupation, Byzantine
times, up the 14th century, its fortunes declined. In 13
it was captured by the Knights of St. John at that time
was apparently known as (e) kopi. In 1522, after
countless attacks, it fin fell to the Turks and its
subsequent fate the same as that of the other islands of
Dodecanese.
 SIGHTS - MONUMENTS: Megalo Chorio, t island's
capital is located in its interior, on north side, most
of its old houses being b amphitheatrically around the
slopes of the of Aghios Stefanps. Most of the finds from
t ancient cemetery are nowadays housed in t Rhodes
Museum and a bronze hydria is in t British Museum,
London. At the top of the are the walls of the castle of
the Knights a within its ruined interior one can see the
mains of a cistern and a large church with 1 century
wall-paintings. Other places of int est in Chorio
include the church of the Ta arch. In the centre of the
island is the no adays abandoned village of Mikro Chorio,
the northwest of which are remnants of a m dieval tower.
Southeast of here is Livadia km. from Megalo Chorio) the
second port the island where larger vessels drop anchor.
is a picturesque modern settlement with isla
architecture in a verdant environment. Oth places of
interest on Telos include the Mona tery of St. Anthony,
beside the sea, and of S Panteleimon, patron saint of
the island, dat to the 18th century and situated in a
particular ly beautiful region. It is enclosed within a
hig wall and there is a square tower at its en trance.
At Aghiosykia there is a ruined medi eval castle.
Telos has several sandy beaches with clea blue sea,
accessible on foot or by farm vehicle. The most
beautiful is Erystos (2.5 km. from Megalo Chorio), while
the bay of Livadia is particularly picturesque and the
swimming good at Aghios Antonios and Plaka. There is
small game in the island's mountainous interior,
particularly partridge. Visitors may stay in the hotel
at Livadia or in the few rooms for rent there and at
Erystos. Private yachts can replenish water supplies at
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September
2008 Greek Orthodox Calendar |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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1
Beginning of
the Indiction |
2
Martyr Mammas
John, Abp. Of Constantinople |
3
Hieromartyr Anthimos
Righteous Theoctistus and Euthymius |
4
Hieromartyr Babylas
Prophet Moses |
5
Zacharias & Elizabeth
Urban, Theodore, Medimnos, and 77 Companions at
Nicomedea
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6
Miracle of Michael in Colassai
Martyr Calodotus |
7
Sunday before Holy Cross
Theotokos' Nativity Forefeast
Martyr Sozon
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8
Nativity of Theotokos
Sophronios of Iberia |
9
Synaxis of the Holy Ancestors of God
Martyr Severianos |
10
Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora & Nymphodora
Empress Pulcheria |
11
Theodora the Martyr
Righteous Euphrosynu |
12
Apodosis of Nativity of the Theotokos
Hieromartyr Autonomos |
13
Forefeast of the Exaltation
Temple of the Resurrection |
14
The Elevation of the Venerable and
Life-Giving Cross
Commemoration of the 6th Ecumenical Council
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15
Great Martyr Nikitas
Philotheus the Wonderworker |
16
Great Martyr Euphemia
Sebastiana, Disciple of Paul |
17
Martyrs Sophia, Pistis, Elpis & Agape
Herakleides & Myron of Crete |
18
Eumenios, Bp. Of Gortyna
Martyr Ariadne |
19
Martyrs Trophimos, Sabbatios, & Dorymedon
Afterfeast of the Holy Cross |
20
Martyr Eustathios & His Companions
Eustathius of Thessolonica |
21
Sunday after Holy Cross
Apodosis of the Holy Cross
Apostle Quadratus
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Hieromartyr Phocas
Phocas the Cyprian |
23
Conception of the Forerunner
Xanthippe & Polyxene the Righteous |
24
Protomartyr Thekla |
25
Euphrosyne of Alexandria
Paphnoutios & 546 Companions in Egypt |
26
Translation of John the Theologian |
27
Martyr Kallistratos & Companions
Apostle Aristarchus |
28
1st Sunday of Luke
Chariton the Confessor
Alkeisonus of Nicopolis |
29
Kyriakos the Anchorite
Martyr Petronius |
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Gregory the Illuminator
Mardonios & Stratonikos the Martyrs |
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