Athens Insider Summer 2022

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EllinikoTheatro’s ATHENS2018 Festival

WHAT: New York’s EllinikoTheatro returns to Greece with the international performing arts festival ATHENS2018. This summer, EllinikoTheatro will showcase international productions, including Rent Control, Cavafy: Poet of the City and Water Wings, documentaries and shorts, American literature, and a series of interdisciplinary masterclasses by in...

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Konstantin Kakanias at Rebecca Camhi Gallery

WHAT: Rebecca Camhi Gallery will honor contemporary artist Konstantin Kakanias with his sixth solo exhibition. Konstantin Kakanias’ illustrations have appeared in publications such as The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, and galleries across Europe and the United States have showcased his work. Rebecca Camhi Gallery will host the next s...

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Things Computer Novices are Doing Wrong

Technology surrounds us. It pervades nearly every tangible object used in our day-to-day lives. Increase productivity with these simple tips for tech that everyone should know. Keyboard Shortcuts Using your mouse can be a huge waste of time, but if you don’t know about keyboard shortcuts and how to use them, it can seem like th...

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Greek properties attract many foreigners

Global luxury realtor Barnes have just opened a branch office in Greece as proof of concept that the country’s luxury real estate market is poised for great growth. Do you think that Greece has been overlooked by international realtors despite its obvious charms as a luxury holiday destination? Greece is a solid player as a lu...

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Corfu Cravings

For almost two decades, the prolific Irish journalist and author Richard Pine was a 'pen pal' to literary legend Lawrence Durrell.  The two writers were united in their passion for words but also shared an unshakeable bond with Corfu. Here, Richard Pine - who has just edited a previously unpublished novel of Lawrence Durrell’s set entirel...

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Memoir: The School of Life

John Zervos’ mid-century Spetses was a Spetses of shipping tycoons, Russian ballet legends, kings and presidents. Here, he shares with Insider his enduring impressions of his boarding school days at the Saronic island’s infamous Anargyrios College, which was modelled on Eton and immortalized in John Fowles' classic 'The Magus'. ...

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Anatomy of a Frappé

Frappé lifts moods, stimulates conversation, announces your connection to a lifestyle unique to Greece, and connects you to it when you’re away. Now in its sixtieth year, it is nothing less than a modern Greek elixir, authors of Frappe Nation, Vivian Constantinopoulos and Daniel Young, observe. Anyone who has spent a few minut...

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Cafés to get your mojo working

Too soon to go on holiday, too beautiful outside to confine yourself to an office cubicle? This coffee capital is replete with places to get your caffeine fix – from traditional kafeneia to cool coffee shops. Athens Insider rounds up some of our favourite cafés in central Athens with speedy Wi-Fi, relative quiet and delectable coffee to m...

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Joan Leigh Fermor: More than A Muse

A compelling exhibition at the Benaki Museum pieces together a powerful portrait of Joan Leigh Fermor, long overshadowed by her singularly talented husband Paddy, as a talented professional photographer. The exhibition curates vivid vignettes from the places and people Joan loved. United by art, Joan and Paddy Leigh Fermor found love in Greece. As...

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