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What you need to know about Greece’s proudest day of the year…
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Evzones: Behind the seams
With their famous pompoms and synchronised stoicism, the elite soldiers of the Presidential Guard are just as much a symbol of Athens as the Acropolis (and every bit as Instagrammed!). We take a peek...
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To Be an Evzone
What you need to know about Greece’s proudest day ...
Evzones: Behind the seams
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