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Kassos, Greece

The art of Dolmadakias : Stories wrapped in leaves

On the remote and windsweptisland of Kasos, located in the southeastern Aegean, a quiet culinarytradition is being lovingly preserved, one tiny grape leaf at a time.
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Elias Diakakis and his Sitaka

Elias Diakakis is a farmer, but also a hairdresser and a musician. Overlooking the island of Kassos, he spent his entire childhood in a traditional Greek house over the hills. Another tradition he masters is the recipe for sitaka, a typical goat cheese of the island that has been passed through generations.
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Giannis Marinos : the storyteller of Kasos

“Everything comes from somewhere”. Reviving the forgotten stories of Kasos is Giannis Marinos mission. With a voice full of passion, humor and love, he explains how a dot on the map went from the Homeric-Minoan era, all the way to being a popular tourist destination.
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Giorgos Mastropavlos : A journey into Ancient Kassos

In the little museum of Kassos, Giorgos Mastropavlos in keeping an eye on the treasures of this little greekisland. He dedicated his archeological Phd to his homeland that has no secrets for him.
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Ilias Vonapartis, portrait of a call from home

Tattoos from Marseille, memories from the Bronx, and a red cap pulled low over his brow—Ilias Vonapartis is a man shaped by the road, but anchored by home. After decades abroad, he returned to his native island of Kassos, driven by memory, family, and a quiet sense of belonging.
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Konstantina Mariaki : Between two worlds

On a rocky island in Greece, with 1,000 year-round residents, life moves to its own rhythm. Kassos, tucked between Crete and Karpathos, is a place of tradition but sometimes isolation and departure. Like many of its young people, Konstantina Mariaki left but comes back every summer.
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Maria Vigliraki : The (gate)keeper of Kasos' Maritime Memory

“How can a small, windswept, grungy island in the southern Aegean become a global cartography of memory?” Kasos is a dot in the map; it is a small island in the southernmost part of the Aegean Sea. It’s rich history not only captivates tourists on the go but also history lovers like Maria Vigliraki, whose been working on its naval history.
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Marie Tsakiri : tradition and transmission for five generations

Marie Tsakiri, a saleswoman in one of the souvenir stores on the island of Kassos, decided to change her life 25 years ago, going from chemical engineer to hotel manager and traditional dressmaker. What makes her special is that she has owned the largest traditional house on the island for five generations. She opened her doors to us to find out more about this family tradition and the life and history of Kassos.
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"Kassos has it the worst" : the development of the island far from plain sailing

Strong winds, droughts and an aging population : Kassos is facing numerous challenges on an economic, ecological and social level. Issues which the agronomist Giorgos Paliouras is trying to tackle. Between the difficulties of finding people and the immensity of the task, he talks about the many obstacles of development projects on the island.
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Kasos under pressure : Drought, winds and pollution

On the dock of Fri, the main port of Kassos, the sun-drenched hills carve out a dry silhouette against a relentless sky. Among traditional houses and sparse farmland, the islanders face a harsh truth: nature sets the pace of life.
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Sounds of Kassos

A series of pictures linked with field-recording to get to know the atmosphere of this Greek Island
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"Kassos has it the worst" : the development of the island far from plain sailing

Strong winds, droughts and an aging population : Kassos is facing numerous challenges on an economic, ecological and social level. Issues which the agronomist Giorgos Paliouras is trying to tackle. Between the difficulties of finding people and the immensity of the task, he talks about the many obstacles of development projects on the island.
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