Athens Insider draws up a list of all the Christmas bazaars in Athens that celebrate the city’s cosmopolitan character. Shop for gifts for loved ones and feel the warm, fuzzy spirit of Christmas while supporting the local creative community. Here is Athens Insider's round up of Christmas bazaars in Athens in 2022. If you do kn...
Read moreThanks 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 moreWhat better setting to show gratitude and appreciation for the little pleasures in life than at the GB Roof Garden with the Acropolis in full view, the bustling city below and a specially-crafted Thanksgiving menu with a cornucopia of seasonal vegetables, rich in flavours and textures, exclusively created by Hotel Grande Bretagne's epicur...
Read moreThe array of florists flanking the Greek Parliament have been as much a city landmark as the monument they were supposed to service - the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Tourists and locals would buy flowers to lay at the tomb, and the shops became a city fixture. Dating back to 1932, of the 11 flower shops that were passed down generations...
Read moreWhy fantasize about crawling to your fave bars across the globe when legendary bartenders from iconic bars will be flying in, to especially spoil Athenians on their home turf? It's Happy Hour all evening at The Clumsies on November 7 as bartenders from Schumanns and Jahreszeiten Bar in Munich, Long Bar in Singapore, and The Painter’s Room at Clari...
Read moreTime to strap on your dancing shoes and get those tutus ready for the ultimate Dad challenge. Dad... Shall We Dance?, a wholesome dance games workshop for fathers with children aged between 4 and 9, promises a fun, creative, bonding experience. Get ready to strut your stuff every Monday this November with a dance challenge. We can't think of a bett...
Read moreShowcasing Greek cinematic talent and international premieres, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival begins this Thursday, November 3, and will continue until Sunday, November 13. Greece’s largest film institution was founded in 1960, making this the sixty-third annual TIFF. Oscar-buzz features and acclaimed independent films will ...
Read moreAlexandros Efklidis has run the GNO’s ground-breaking alterative stage at the glittering new Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre since it opened in 2017, a gift from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation to the Greek state. In this time, the opera house has emerged from the side-lines of musical theatre to become one the world’s most exciting and ...
Read moreThe idea behind our literary salons and supper clubs is that Athens needs more concrete and compelling places where native Athenians and new Athenians can meet each other. In short, we want friends. We want a sense of community. And we want to develop ways to keep people coming back, or to stay in Athens. We want to tell stories that connect with t...
Read moreThe mother of all marathons, the Athens Marathon, still packs all the passion and drama that Pheidippides must have felt running from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory over the Persians in 490 BC. If you haven't ticked it off your bucket list yet, we suggest you do. If not, line the streets to cheer on intrepid participants! [...
Read moreCombine the temperate weather this autumn with a stroll in The National Gardens while taking in a bold, new exhibition that will alter your reality and perception of art. Is this the way we will consume art? Seeing the Invisible is an international augmented reality (AR) exhibition, currently on at ten botanical gardens across the world. ...
Read moreAt first sight, Athens may not fit our idea of modernist sobriety in planning and design. But over the last 200 years a remarkably rich understanding has slowly emerged, reconsidering the historical pressures that gave the city its unique rhythms. Anthropologist Tyler Boersen argues that this overdue fascination has made Athens into a par...
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