Yet, it offers something not many other destinations can: a generous splash of Greece in the heart of Florida ... a little bit away from the historic Greektown area, The Tarpon Springs Heritage ...

The historic sponging village is a truly one-of-a-kind destination. It's nearing 9:30 on a balmy summer night as I amble along Tarpon Springs' Historic Sponge Docks. Minus the dull thud of the ...

Methods of gathering these profitable porous sea critters may be safer today, but a recent visit to Tarpon Springs revealed that much about this Gulf Coast Florida community remains curiously ...

His family immigrated to the Tampa Bay area from Greece in the 1950s. By the time they had arrived, a strong Greek culture had developed in Tarpon Springs ... Has to have a little bit of ...

It’s a question I hadn’t considered until my visit to Tarpon Springs, a charming town north of Tampa on Florida’s Gulf ... Taste of Greece provides Greek and European pastries including ...

There’s an old Greek coastal village, with a sponge diving legacy, camouflaged along the central coast of Florida ... Greece. This Greek seafood-steakhouse is located right on the Tarpon Springs ...

Since 1906, people have gathered on Jan. 6 at Spring Bayou in Tarpon Springs ... were harvested in Greece would produce far more than the hooking methods they were using in Florida,” said ...

For many years, Tarpon Springs, just north of Clearwater, has billed itself as the sponge capital of the world and the place to visit Greece without leaving Florida. Ethnic and cultural pride ...