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Remembering John Craxton
An event in memory of the late English artist was held last week at the British Embassy in Athens, and Paddy was there. The early works of John Craxton evoked an ‘arcadian’ feel but later became more...
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Literary legend learning to type at 92
An old interview for our archive. First published in The Guardian Friday 2 March 2007 18.12 GMT By Helena Smith in Athens In a rare public appearance, the revered travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor has...
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Writer and WWII hero honoured with Order of the Phoenix
Report of the presentation of the Greek Order of the Phoenix to Paddy First published Ekathimerini online 3 March 2007 By Helbi The week that passed brought both joy and sorrow to those close to two...
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Why is the favourite search “patrick leigh fermor obituary”?
Just a quick comment. The blog has some useful tools to measure site hits and the search engine terms that visitors use to find their way to the blog. Of all the many terms used, the top one by a mile...
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Independent Obituary – Maurice Cardiff
Maurice Cardiff worked in the SOE and headed-up the British Council in Athens after the War which is where he first met Paddy. It was the start of a life-long friendship. In 1997 he published...
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British Philhellene author, Patrick Leigh Fermor, donates Kardamyli home to...
Late author, Patrick Leigh Fermor, has chosen Benaki Museum to donate his home in Kardamily. The donation was made through Giannis Tzanetakis, while the author was still alive and his home became the...
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Obituary Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (Nikos Ghika)
by John Craxton First published in The Independent Wednesday, 7 September 1994 Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (Nikos Ghika), artist: born Athens 26 February 1906; Hon RA 1986; married 1961 Barbara Warner...
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New Benaki wing to change cultural landscape
The upcoming opening of a one-of-a-kind museum has been billed as unexpectedly good news, a ray of light with regard to local cultural affairs hard hit by the ongoing crisis. The sixth annex of the...
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Patrick Leigh Fermor in Greece – a talk by Artemis Cooper
Paddy’s biographer and good friend, Artemis Cooper, will talk about his life in Greece at the Gannadius Library in Athens at 7.00 pm on 24 May 2012. Full details of the event can be found here....
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Fermor Honoured by Gennadeion Trustees
In 2004, Paddy was honoured for his life and work and links with Greece by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. A report of the evening appeared in the summer 2004 edition of the...
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Art of intellect and emotion: A Retrospective of Nikos Hadzikyriakos-Ghikas
A retrospective first published in Kathimerini 20 December 2006 about Paddy and Joan’s very good friend, the reknowned artist Nikos Ghikas. By Alexandra Koroxenidis – Kathimerini English Edition...
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Outlandish Knight: The Byzantine Life of Steven Runciman
A new book which may be of interest to some. Runciman and Paddy worked together at the British Council in Athens after the second world war. By the time he died, in 2000 at the age of 97, Sir Steven...
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Herberts & Herbertinas
Following up on the book review about Steven Runciman that we published in September, I have found this really enjoyable and in-depth article about Runciman and the new biography. Worth some of your...
View ArticleThe must-see art museums of Athens
Vogue’s Hamish Bowles visits the Must-See art museums of Athens. This year I sandwiched a blissful break on a remote Greek island in between trips to Athens—a city that, although beleaguered by the...
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Paddy sent this letter to Deborah Devonshire in October 1960, having completed a road trip through the Balkans. Read more of their letters in Dashing for the Post: The Letters of Patrick Leigh Fermor...
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