Athens Insider Summer 2022

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Maria Callas: The Sacred Flame

In her centenary year, Helena Matheopoulos pays tribute to Maria Callas whose operatic and personal style as the ultimate diva of her generation, coupled with almost endless drama and intrigue in her personal life, only contributed to her appeal as opera’s most iconic phenomenon. Forty five years after her death, Greek-born Ma...

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Nelly’s Revolutionary Photography

What: The Benaki Museum pays tribute to photographer Elly Sougioultzoglou-Seraidari (1899-1998) with a retrospective exhibition to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary since her death. Better known as Nelly’s, the exhibition is categorized by the three cities that shaped her photographic point-of-view: her student years in Dresden, her arrival in A...

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5 islands in less than 3 hours from Athens

As a general rule, many Athenians prefer to holiday on Greek islands that are convenient to get to – but far away from “the masses”. Amanda Dardanis lists her favourite Athenian Boltholes – all within 3 hours of the capital. (Just don’t tell too many others!) Serifos There’s been a quiet buzz building about the island of Serifo...

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A new museum showcasing Alekos Fassianos’ iconic visual style opens in Athens

The Alekos Fassianos Museum, a rare example in which the complicity between artist and architect underpins the dialogue between the works and the space that houses them, opened its doors to the public on April 26, 2023. Showcasing the artist's visual treatise on everyday Greek life in a building designed by his longtime friend, architect ...

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Athens Insider organises Two Literary Salons as part of the Athens City Festival 2023

Athens Insider continues with its Literary Salons with international literary luminaries as part of the Athens City Festival at two different venues on May 15 and May 24 - at Insider's urban garden terrace and at the National Observatory atop the Hill of the Nymphs respectively. The Athens Literary Salons feature writers who have set thei...

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Athens City Festival and Athens Insider organise a Literary Salon with award-winning writer Irena Karafilly in...

Athens Insider continues with its Literary Salons with international literary luminaries as part of the Athens City Festival. Meet author Irena Karafilly and acquire a signed copy of  Arrested Song on May 15 at Insider's urban garden terrace. The Athens Literary Salons feature writers who have set their books in Greece, a muse to countles...

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