PORTES FEATURED IN ELCULTURE MAGAZINE GREECE
- Portes Magazine
- 3 days ago
- 1 min read
Editor Anthe Mitrakos was interviewed by journalist Pepi Nikolaou of elculture for a special feature on the story of Portes.
Nikolaou writes:
An annual journey into an authentic Greece, shaped by the voices of the diaspora and all who consider the country their muse. “Portes” Magazine stands out as a bold counter-proposal: a handcrafted, limited-edition cultural journal that connects readers across continents.
Greek heritage lives far beyond the country’s borders, carried by communities who continue to shape, reinterpret, and celebrate it worldwide. Among the most thoughtful voices capturing this cross-continental dialogue is Portes Magazine, an annual cultural journal created by Greek American storyteller Anthe Mitrakos. Through carefully curated stories, images, and personal perspectives, Portes opens a door into an authentic, contemporary Greece one shaped not only by those who live there, but by all who consider it their muse.
Anthe Mitrakos was born in Chicago, but Greece was always the country living at the center of her inner landscape. “Our parents made sure we kept our roots alive,” she says. “We visited Greece often, villages in the mountains, relatives of every age. Those stories became my first real education.”
The eldest of four sisters, Anthe grew up between two worlds: the vibrant Greek American community of the Midwest, and the Greece she experienced through travel, family ties, and her own instinct to document every detail through images and words...
