Some meetings you try to arrange, but it is not always easy, because the Mediterranea is in Athens and the person we want to meet is abroad, away from Greece. Prof. Nikos G. Moschonas, Director Emeritus of the Byzantine Research Institute of [...]
(by Simone Perotti) “Don’t you think that there is still a great need Vassilis Vassilikos for this world, to interpret reality?” This might appear to be a bit of flattery, but it isn’t. It stems from an immediate liking, which is quite unexpected. I [...]
(by Simone Perotti) I reach my meeting with Theodossios Tassios unprepared. When I read his resume I realise that it would be impossible to prepare an interview with a man who is an educational engineer, Professor Emeritus of Athens University, a member of [...]
(by Simone Perotti) Ersi Sotiropoulos is beautiful woman, slim, sexy and not only because of her low husky voice. She is a sensitive writer, who comes from a troubled and tormented background. She seems to come straight from the pages of one of [...]
(by Simone Perotti) Paris Sigalas is one of those men whom Mother Nature has blessed in every way: an ever-present, slightly self-satisfied smile, as though everything were a pleasant surprise. The shining eyes of someone who often finds something to marvel at. “I [...]
(by Simone Perotti) “It is hard to be poor in Countries without sunshine”. A good start to my conversation with Marilli Mastrantoni, about time. Actress and art director of cultural events, Marilli doesn’t know why her name and surname are Italian. “My grandmother [...]
(by Simone Perotti) And then there are the islands. Thousands of Greek islands on which the recession has had little, if any effect. Perhaps due to tourism, flesh coloured gold, perhaps because on the islands there is a different mentality, the history of [...]
(by Simone Perotti) “I’m just a boring civil servant…” That’s how, Panayiotis Makris, diplomat, ambassador and Chairman of the Hellenic Foundation of Culture introduces himself. And then apologises “sorry if I am so elegantly dressed, but I have an appointment this evening…”. It [...]
