In our second set of weekly snapshots designed to chronicle our captivating capital, we introduce a backgammon whiz, a Russian student who decodes her fellow Athenians in supermarkets, and a first-time Syntagma busker. Images by Molly Herring. Kostas Plakoutsis, 45, Owner of Ekavi Shop for Traditional Games, @manopoulos.handcraf...
Read moreApartments, penthouses and maisonettes in the Greek capital have seldom been combined with more class and comfort: The One Athens project is giving one of the most prestigious buildings of Athens’ recent past a new look. Experience One Athens and buy a new property with Engel & Völkers Greece One Athens is a unique project ...
Read moreWhen it comes to switching up the carefree trope of the sun-drenched Greek island, mystery writer Jeffrey Siger regularly gets away with murder. In his latest page-turning thriller – A Deadly Twist – Siger has planted the fertile island of Naxos – fabled home of Dionysus - firmly in his cross-hairs. Here, the Manhattan-Mykonos-based scrib...
Read moreThe tapestry of any city is woven stitch by stitch by the people who call it home. From flag-hoisters to alfajores sellers and café owners, Insider sets out to chronicle our wonderful capital in a weekly photo essay of interesting Athenian personalities, encountered on the streets of Athens. Images by Molly Herring. Martina Mat...
Read moreFew visitors deliberately venture to the port town of Lavrion unless they’re catching a ferry – even though it’s a mere 10 km or so further down the road from Cape Sounion. Even fewer make it to the ancient archaeological site of Thorikos – Lavrion’s best-kept secret that’s hiding in plain sight, says John Zervos. Many visitor...
Read more“When news came of the Modern Greeks fighting for their freedom against the Ottomans, there was a wave of sympathy across America,” notes historian Dr Alexander Kitroeff in his fascinating overview of what spurred a myriad bunch of volunteers to support the Greek Revolution. At a fascinating lecture organised by the Colleg...
Read moreTo honour Greece’s bicentennial anniversary, the U.S. Mission to Greece launches “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship,” which highlights the role of American Philhellenes in the Greek Revolution and the bonds of mutual respect and shared values that unite both nations. Greece’s struggle for independence, based on the sa...
Read moreAs Greece gets ready to celebrate its 200th anniversary March 25, 2021, the bicentenary will be marked with great pomp and ceremony not only in Greece but in Greek communities of the diaspora around the world including the 450,000 strong Greek community in Canada, notes Dr. Constantine Passaris of the University of Brunswick. But they wil...
Read moreWHAT: ArteVisione’s third group exhibition, curated by the indefatigable Iris Criticou, celebrates three milestones: the third anniversary of ArteVisione’s presence in the Athenian artscape, the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Greek state and a reminder we could do without – the first anniversary of the pandemic that has usurped our lives ...
Read moreWHAT: Allouche Benias Gallery announces the upcoming solo exhibition, 'Let's Get Started' by Mark Mulroney. In this show, Mark Mulroney presents in Allouche Benias Gallery a series of works that came together during the Covid-19 quarantine. In an attempt to reverse the negative feelings of isolation and uncertainty, he offers the viewers an alte...
Read moreFrom the legendary Laskarina Bouboulina – Mother of the Greek Revolution – and the exalted “death dancers” of Zalaggo, to the executed heroines of the National Resistance against Nazi Occupation, Sakis Gekas, Associate Professor, Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair of Modern Greek History at the University of York traces the role and chang...
Read moreLord Byron and Eugene Delacroix may steal the spotlight as the most vocal champions of Greece’s struggle for independence. But a band of powerful and international female philhellenes also played a stellar role in the founding of the new Greek state. From princesses and poets, to socialites, missionaries and authors, we introduce 30 influ...
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