Tarpon Springs is a charming town nestled along Florida's Gulf Coast, north of Tampa, that's known as the "Sponge Capital of the World" and features thriving Greek culture.

Tarpon Springs, Florida, home of the famous Sponge Docks, is known for its rich Greek heritage. Explore the Tarpon Springs ...

The Patriarch of Constantinople, the Greek Orthodox equivalent of Catholicism’s Pope, came to Tarpon Springs in 2006 for the 100th anniversary of the town’s Epiphany ceremony.

I've lived in Florida for over 25 years and think Mount Dora, Alys Beach, and Fernandina Beach are some of the best small ...

John Hittos, 16, retrieves the cross during the annual cross dive in the Spring Bayou, part of the Epiphany celebration on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Tarpon Springs, Fla. (Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay ...

Tarpon Springs is a Greek community in Florida famous for supplying natural sea sponges. It was left devastated after it was hit by Hurricane Helene. US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities met ...

Not only is Michael Greek, he's also the son of *** sponge diver, an occupation that has its own unique hazards. In 1978, dad was out here sponging in the Gulf of Mexico when he was hit with the Benz.

More Florida Frontiers. But it was the sponge industry that really put Tarpon Springs on the map. By the mid-1800s, there was a thriving sponge industry in the Florida Keys, but by the early 1900s ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — After thunderstorms moved past, Florida’s largest Greek Orthodox community celebrated the Epiphany on Saturday as a 16-year-old boy dove into chilly water to retrieve a ...