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Stories from October 2026

Everything published on this guide that month.

Latest · Oct 13, 2026 · 10 min read

Meteora in Winter: Monastery Opening Days, Hours & Getting There

Which of the six monasteries are open on which days, snow and weather, the train to Kalambaka and what to wear

Oct 12, 2026 · 11 min read

The Bright Side of Zakynthos

A saint who forgave his brother's killer, the poet of the Greek national anthem, a bishop and a mayor who would not hand over the island's Jews, and the turtles of Laganas Bay: what Zakynthos is proud of, and where to find it

Oct 11, 2026 · 15 min read

The Dark Side of Athens

A plague pit, the death of Socrates, the exploding Parthenon, famine, Gestapo cells and the Polytechnic tank: the history beneath Athens' marble, and where to find it