WHAT: Re-visit the incredible theatrical antics of the Chinese Buddhist monk troupe who dazzled the world at the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. Shaolin will bring their awesome brand of martial arts, theatre and dance to Athens for three performances only in a show that related the 1,500 year history of the temple where the Shaolin monks o...
Read moreArt aficionados on the southside will be tickled Millennium pink to hear about The Art Dose - a much-needed new artistic venture opening in Glyfada’s Florida Mall next week (March 22). The Art Dose, conceived by Niki Kapopoulou, is half gallery, half art boutique and will specialize in artistic gifts signed by contemporary and...
Read moreIf any more proof were needed that Greece’s gastronomic scene is smoking hot right now, look no further than the return to Athens of celebrated ex-Spondi chef Arnaud Bignon. Bignon has been lured away from London’s The Greenhouse restaurant to captain The Trestelis Group’s elite eateries that include his old stomping ground Sp...
Read moreOn the eve of International Women's Day 2018, we introduce the newly-minted Australian Ambassador to Greece, Ms. Kate Logan, who has previously held diplomatic postings in Paris, Colombo and Athens, and who joins this country’s growing ranks of female ambassadors. About You Who has been your most influential female mentor in l...
Read moreWHAT: The popular Athens Half Marathon event – organized by the Hellenic Athletics Federations (SEGAS) and the City of Athens - gets off the blocks again, welcoming an estimated 20,000 runners of all ages to take part in this memorable spring experience. Registration costs from €15. Events include the Half-Marathon, 5km Race, 3km Race and Kids Run....
Read moreNext week, it’s all about the Great Greek Grape as parallel tasting events and premium wine offers take over the city of Athens (now that’s the kind of takeover we can get behind!) for Athens Wine Week and Oenorama 2018. In the driver’s seat is Oenorama, regarded as the world’s most important and renowned Greek Wine exhibition. Oenorama will be ...
Read moreWHAT: What does Athens taste like? Find out at the 3rd Athens Street Food Festival, a celebration of the city’s most popular “street delicacies” and many prized urban morsels from the kitchens of Europe, America, Asia and Africa, to be held over three long weekends in May. Across a total downtown space area of 4000 sqm, foodies can indulge all in t...
Read moreWHAT: A melodious merger of diplomacy and music for a good cause as for the fifth consecutive year, Ambassadors and diplomats serving in our country, as well as members of their families, meet Greek lyric artists in a special music event to support SOS Children’s Villages Greece. This year Ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps from Aus...
Read moreLong arduous ferry journeys between the Ionian islands will be a thing of the past this summer as the popular island cluster is linked for the first time in history by a much-needed new ferry route. From May 1, visitors who would have previously had to travel far out of their way – and usually back to the mainland – can now is...
Read moreWHAT: Admire an extensive collection of poetic works from Konstantinos Volanakis, one of the most important representatives of the famous School of Munich, and considered “The father of the Greek seascape". Volanakis’ vivid and finessed paintings depicted his deep love for the sea and all that sailed on her. Says exhibition curator Takis Mavrot...
Read moreWHAT: Hitch an imaginary train ride with Greece’s finest female icons. Here is a buoyant show for English speakers, inspired by a trio of Greece’s most celebrated female icons, Medea, Maria Callas and Melina Mercouri. Women of Passion/Women of Greece, now in its third successful run, was created by another powerful triumvirate of female talent: th...
Read moreOrange Grove, through its regular Squeeze pitching battles and incubator tools, is helping to plant Greek entrepreneurs on the world stage, one start-up at a time. And to mark International Women’s Day, the next Squeeze event on March 8 will give extra focus to female participation in business with an all-female jury panel and workshops f...
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