Thanks to Queen Amalia’s green thumbs and royal landscapist Friedrich Schmidt's obsession with all things exotic, the National Gardens are a treasure trove for tree whisperers and nature lovers, but not only. The National Gardens regularly hosts outdoor workouts, yoga lessons, virtual art exhibitions and herb tours for the botanically-inc...
Read moreNicholas Pissaris is dazzled by the treasures in the port city’s oft-overlooked Archaeological Museum. Most visitors know Piraeus as a kind of chaotic cattle chute, a narrow gateway through which they are herded on their way to the Greek islands. They pass through oblivious to the wealth which has for aeons lain beneath this p...
Read moreMore than a poignant memoir, Spy Daughter, Queer Girl is a thrilling detective story where the stakes are both unique to the child of an intelligence officer and painfully universal. Leslie Absher unravels deep-seated secrets: of her family, her identity, and her father's role in Greece's CIA-backed junta. She speaks to Diana Farr Louis o...
Read moreAn important day on the Kolonaki calendar is when Vangelis and his gang of merry whiskey whisperers throw open the door of Jazz in Jazz. This year the magical day was 1st of September and the more astute Lycabettus locals found the route of their evening stroll altered accordingly. In this confusing modern era when we are all ...
Read moreDo you like art? Do you like books? If the answer to those two questions is yes (and honestly, what else could it be) then the Athens Art Book Fair is happening this weekend and it’s for you. Hosting artists, publishers and everything in between with a range of art, book and art book based activities, the fair promises a broad range of nourishing f...
Read moreThe global Glastonbury of the amber liquid, Oktoberfest, returns to Athens this week for four days of beer swilling, sausage chomping and foot stomping fun. The association is well timed as Greece’s beer scene is buzzing at the moment with breweries and taprooms making and serving delicious beers from across the taste spectrum...
Read moreAthens’ love affair with cinema continues across ten of the city’s most iconic venues. Running until October 14, the Athens International Film Festival returns in its 30th year with a lineup that will have any cinephile spinning with excitement. Expect a feast of cinematic gems with big-budget premieres including Francis Ford Coppola’s Me...
Read moreGreece’s long running art fair, Art Athina, is on this weekend at Zappieon Mansion and it’s another testament to Athens’ darling status as a hot, hot, melting pot that there is a real energetic zing in the air this year. With galleries from all across Greece, and a few from further flung places as well, there is a broad range of talent on...
Read moreAnafi is one of the Greek islands that almost functions like a secret code word. Utter its name and the cool kids, of all ages, get a knowing yet faraway look in their eye. Tom Hall had wanted to visit since moving to Athens in 2020 and finally got the chance in the summer of 2024. Here's an account of his brief first stay which will defi...
Read morePhenomenon, the biennial project for contemporary art housed on the Aegean island of Anafi, is on now and will run to 7th July. If you are within a ferry, speed boat, helicopter or brisk swim’s distance of the island you should head there immediately to experience one of Europe’s most interesting and arresting art happenings. ...
Read moreTom Hall reports on the brilliant exhibition at the Benaki Museum showcasing the costumes designed by the talented Holly Waddington for Yorgos Lanthimos' award-winning cinematic experiment Poor Things. Waddington gives life to a never-before-seen world by blending different historical time periods and styles, taking us through the evoluti...
Read moreTom Hall celebrates the resurrection of rosé wines from gimmicky to respectable and recommends a bit of island-hopping when it comes to stocking up on your Greek pinks. I attended a fascinating talk recently titled The Age of Average. The argument of the talk was that, contrary to the seemingly endless options before us, moder...
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