How joyous it is to find a town where our brethren have walked for 2,500 years and has been a safe haven in times of trouble. Lily Costi knows for sure that her family goes back at least five ...
Chalkida, which also happens to have the oldest synagogue in Europe, is a small, non-touristy town about an hour north of Athens. I see them every time I am in the airport: observant Jewish travelers ...
Discover the best of Chalkida Greece with these practical travel tips exploring its scenic waterfront charming streets local ...
CHALKIDA, Greece—This small city once had a major cement plant, timber mill and ironworks. All are gone. It is trying to develop a tourism industry, but there is no money to upgrade hotels or roads.
In Greece's port town of Chalkida, the fishing trawlers leave each day before dawn, making it back in time for the early morning market. But business is tough, and the fishermen have a clear idea who ...
A retired merchant in his nineties holds the keys to the oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe - and to centuries of Jewish history in Greece. As a child in the city of Chalkida, I used to climb the huge ...
In Greece's port town of Chalkida, the fishing trawlers leave each day before dawn, making it back in time for the early morning market. But business is tough, and the fishermen have a clear idea who ...