Wander Words

The program “Wander Words”, on Voice of Greece, guided by Prokopis Agelopoulos, took listeners on a journey to Western Macedonia. Setting off from Lake Vegoritida, the episode introduced three destinations ideal for nature enthusiasts and winter sports lovers, along with a long-standing and successful exa...

Just a few days before Christmas, this episode of "Wander Words" took its listeners on a journey to a different Athens: a dark, mysterious, whispering city shaped by myths and urban legends. Drawing on the Christmas tradition of elves and invisible beings—creatures believed, in the late 19th and e...

We have well and truly entered the Christmas season, so it’s time to talk about festive destinations and start packing our bags. Three destinations, three wonderful places to spend the holidays. We travel with Ariadni-Sofia Kouri from the imperial halls of Vienna, to the festive lights of the Mill o...

A different kind of radio journey to Florina was undertaken by the program “Wander Words”, broadcast on Monday, 15 December 2025, on Voice of Greece. The episode approached Florina not as a tourist destination, but as a place of memory, history, and art. Through a narrative-driven perspective, the...

This episode of Voice of Greece’s “Wander Words” took us to Metsovo, one of Epirus’ most striking and historic mountain towns. Our guides through this unique landscape and its layered heritage were: Michalis Tritos, Professor of the History of Slavic Churches at the Aristotle University of Thes...

On this episode of "Wander Words" we traveled once again to enchanting Kozani — a city that changes its season, but never its soul. With Katerina Batzaki behind the mic and Konstantinos Louvaris on sound, we shed light on the contemporary reality of Western Macedonia: its transitions, projects, n...

We travel with Ariadni-Sofia Kouri to Corfu… From the nymph Korkyra and Homer’s Phaeacians to the Venetian kantounia and Corfu-fusion bucatini in a bao bun, Corfu stands out for its cosmopolitan aura and its harmonious blend of influences. Special guests: Spyros Prosoparis, conductor, composer, and...

On this episode of "Wander Words" we traveled through the highlands of Aetolia-Acarnania, north of Nafpaktos, to a village tucked away in the quiet of the forest, on the western foothills of Mount Vardousia. Ano Chora village in Nafpaktia became particularly popular in recent decades, after one of its...

On Monday, 24 November 2025, the Voice of Greece program “Wander Words” took listeners to the captivating city of Kozani, presenting its history, traditions, and culture through three guests who know the region in depth. The first guest was Chariton Karanasios, researcher at the Academy of Athens, phi...

Mist hanging low… reflections on the still lake… local pies and tsipouro… little boats, theatre, strolls through the narrow cobbled lanes, rowing on calm waters. Ioannina has that dreamy, cinematic style that blends into a captivating, melancholic mix. In this episode, we travel with Ariadni-Sofia Kouri...

We travelled to Loutraki, just a few kilometres from Athens — a town renowned since Antiquity for its thermal springs. Nestled beneath the Geraneia Mountains and close to both the Corinth Canal and Perachora (whose port it once served), Loutraki is today one of the most appealing short-distance getaways f...

The story of the Polytechnic Uprising began in ’73, etched in blood, carried in songs, shouted in slogans. Fifty years on, it is still being written in the rhymes and colours of street art. The walls of the downtown Athens neighbourhood of Exarchia keep their own diary, a living archive of memory, p...

This episode of “Wander Words ”, presented by Prokopis Agelopoulos, took listeners of Voice of Greece to the mountainous heart of Ilia, near the border with Arcadia - and to the historic town of Andritsaina. Though administratively part of Ilia (formerly the Province of Olympia), Andritsaina shares dee...

On this episode of "Wander Words" we journey to Vytina, one of the most beautiful and picturesque mountain villages of the Peloponnese! Just two hours from Athens, Vytina lies on the slopes of Mount Mainalon, in the region of Mountainous Gortynia — a quintessential Arcadian village. Together with A...

In this episode of "Wander Words", Prokopis Agelopoulos takes us on a journey to the historic village of Ampelakia in Larissa. We speak with people who brought to life a remarkable place — rich in history, easily accessible, and home to important landmarks such as the Georgios Mavros (Schwarz) M...

From Pericles’ Funeral Oration to the theatres of Vembo and Kotopouli, this episode of “Wander Words” returns to Metaxourgeio — the neighborhood that lived through history, worked with passion, and sang with soul. Together with Vicky Papadimitriou, a guide with a deep love for people’s stories, ...

Agrafa — a rugged, almost untouched landscape that still preserves the rhythm and self-sufficiency of another era — stands as a symbol of resilience, freedom, and harmony with nature. In the first half of the show, Ioulia Karapataki, just before setting off on her European tour, speaks with Ariadni-Sofia Kou...