Martha Graham and Greek Myth: the Legendary Choreographer’s Work in the Spotlight.
Dr. Nina Papathanasopolou draws on Martha Graham’s technique and artistic vision to offer a spellbinding experience that blends the world of cont...
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Christakis: Timeless Gentleman’s Clothing
[intro] Excellent personal service and high quality timeless tailoring combin...
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Booktique. Beautiful Books and Objects in Kolonaki
Delve into this beautifully curated collection of books and objects in...
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Exploring Anavasi: Maps, Guides and Much, Much More
Visit this cabinet of cartographic wonders on Voulis and learn wonderful things about the world around us and how to explore it. Anavasi Maps, located in the culinary hotspot of Voulis near Syntagma is a feast for the eye and the soul that will inspire a deeper connection with the places we live and explore. The shop is the ti...
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In the Spirit of a Winemaker: Q & A with Angeliki Grazia
Angeliki Grazia is on a quest. What started as a heritage project to revive oft-forgotten varieties of Naxos’ winemaking culture, ended up with Grazia as a firm advocate of not only preserving these ancient varieties, but also of highlighting their role in the future of Greek wine-making. At the picturesque Terra Grazia winery in Kato Sa...
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The Wine Whisperer of Nemea
Hellenic history and art tells us that wine was a fundamental cultural pillar of Ancient Greece. But many fine varieties have been lost to the ages. Amanda Dardanis meets Kostas Bakasietas, the man who is raising extinct Greek varieties from the Dead. Greeks, it is said, were the first to produce wine. Certainly, we gave th...
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Prof. Islam Issa to speak on Alexandria’s Homeric Roots
The Anglo-Hellenic League and the British School at Athens present a lecture by Prof. Islam Issa on The Alexandrian Dream on Monday 9 December 2024. Prof. Islam Issa, whose book Alexandria: The City that Changed the World (London: Sceptre, 2023) won the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2024, will speak about ‘The Alexandrian Dream’. ...
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India Hicks in Athens to launch her book on her remarkable mother, Lady Pamela Hicks
India Hicks’ heartfelt tribute to her remarkable mother, Lady Pamela Hicks, offers an intimate window into an extraordinary life intertwined with history, royalty, and timeless elegance. Lady Pamela: My Mother's Extraordinary Years as Daughter to the Viceroy of India, Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen, and Wife of David Hicks, is a visual biog...
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The Art of Giving: A quick guide to Donating used clothes and toys
If you’ve been sprucing up and decluttering your family’s closets, this quick guide on where you can donate what might come in handy! And if you have a bit of time and a few hugs to spare, we’ve got that covered too! AGALIA Agalia, translates as an embrace, and more than baby paraphernalia, it is that warm human touch that these abandoned ...
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Clay sorceress Diane Alexandre inaugurates the Insider Collective with her ceramics exhibition Aeaea
In our New Athenians series, artist Diane Alexandre shares her creative inspirations with us and tells us why for her Athens is a city of constant opportunities. ABOUT YOU What do you do? I am a sculptor and céramicist with a background in literature and graphic design. About the Ceramics Scene in Athens -- Sum up how ...
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Enter Queen Calliope’s bright and bold world of fashion eloquence
In our New Athenians series, Calliope Karvounis shares her sartorial passions, her itinerant photography career, and her keen curatorial eye in collecting fabrics, traditions and stories from wherever she’s been – a world she has recreated in her fabulous store, Queen Calliope on Merlin Street. Calliope’s personal style radiates through h...
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My View – Americans in Athens React to the Election
We asked four Americans who are currently in Athens for their view on results from the US election. Two are long term residents who have decided to make Athens their home and two are visiting students on a semester abroad programme. Tyler Boersen, Anthropologist and Communications Strategist from East Lansing, Michigan, living i...
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