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13/7/2004 Reception of Olympic Flame in Sifnos
11/05/04

Cultural 3-days festival for the arrival of Olympic flame of Municipality Siphnos with local institutions :

  • Openings of Report of Association of Potters Siphnos and Event of Association of Settlers of Vathi

  • Cultural Event of Smartening Association of Herronisos

    In 2004, the Olympic Games return in Greece, the country where they were given birth and revived. The island of Sifnos, is included in the stations of Greek leg of way of Olympic Flame, before its arrival in the Olympic Stadium of Athens for the Ceremony of Beginning of 28th Olympic Games. It is a unique occasion for the residents and the visitors of Sifnos to celebrate the return of Olympic Games and to elect with their attendance the messages of humanism, peace and feast that symbolize the Games. Celebrate the values of Olympic Torch Relay Siphnos, 14 July 2004 the Olympic flame it passes from Sifnos.... Follow flame... Transmit its positive energy Marsh feathers in the legs of athletes in order to keep the flame high!

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    Author : Korakas Evagelos




  • A Greek Summer (Nikostratos) by Emir Kusturica
    21 June 2010

    The story of the film is based on the book by Eric Buaset "Nikostratos" which tells of a boy from Greece who befriends a pelekan, about the boys relationship with his father who is a fisherman (Emir Kusturica) and about the heat of his first love . Very recently, filming Kusturica on the island of Milos finished and the team moved to the island of Sifnos, where a specifical village was created for the training of the pelikans and all over the island are spread posters of one pelikan who speaks with the residents of the island.

    About the story: The friendship in life and death of a young Greek fisherman and his pelican … Yannis lives in poverty with his father, a demanding and irascible man since the death of his wife. One day, in exchange for a golden cross, he saves from death a strange bird and brings it back to his room, hiding from his father. Yannis gives him a magical name: Nicostratos. A tender friendship develops between Yannis and the pelican. But Nicostratos grows quickly and becomes difficult to hide. What will be the reaction of his father upon learning the existence of the bird and the gift of the golden cross ?

    Author : Travel to Sifnos




    Sifnos in Moscow
    March 19, 2012

    The event was held last week at the famous Samsung building at the Russian capital, in view of the tourist exhibition MITT. Journalists from the most reputable media and Established T.O. working intensely on integrating Greek destinations in travel programs for Russian travelers, attended the presentations of the islands. Followed by detailed discussion with the Mayor Mr Andreas Bampouni Sifnos and the President of the Hoteliers Association of Milos N. Moraitis, representing the two destinations.

    The purely technocratic nature of the event and the participants satisfied the Russians who, with their questions showed their interest in Greek market.

    Presentations of the islands was introduced by the Charge d'Affaires of the Greek Embassy in Moscow, Ambassador John stover.

    In a common event Milos and Sifnos Municipalities presented to the Russian market professionals a briefing with journalists and Tour Operators, organized especially for the two destinations with the help of EOT Moscow Office. In the photo the Mayor of Sifnos Mr Antreas Bampounis (left) and the Chairman of Milos hoteliers, Mr. Nick Moraitis (right).

    Author : TtS




    Festival Cycladic traditional cuisine
    6/09/12

    Nicholas Tselementes (1878 - 2 March 1958) was a Greek chef of the 20th century. He came from the village of Sifnos Exampela and raised in Athens, where he finished high school. Initially he worked as a notary clerk, but was more concerned with cooking worker in the shop of his father and his uncle. He studied for a year in Vienna cooking and turning worked for various embassies. First became known to the magazine "Cooking Guide" which started publishing in 1910, which included non-prescription-eating advice, international cuisine, new to cooking etc.
    In 1919 he became director of the hotel "Hermes", and in the following year he left for America, where he worked in some of the most expensive restaurants in the world, while making higher education and culinary, pastry and dietetics.He returned to Greece in 1932, founded a small school of cookery and pastry and released his famous book with recipes, being the first comprehensive guide to cooking over fifteen experienced official reprints decades.
    Influenced from French cuisine, was modernizer of Greek cuisine, thanks to him, the Greeks learned the housewives sauce, the sausage roll and bouillabaisse, in which some amount of distortion of Greek cuisine with European data . The name is now synonymous with cookery books, and is used as a joke to someone who knows how to cook very well. He died on 2 March 1958 and was buried the next day, A Cemetery.
    In honor of coming from all Cyclades in Sifnos each year and organize Festival Cycladic traditional cuisine.

    Author : gstathis