Eyes on the Prize – The G & A Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize in Crete
Tom Hall went to Agios Nikolaos in Crete to see the launch of the G & A Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize with Danae Stratou and found a magical wor...
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Preserving Hydra’s Artistic and Musical Heritage: ...
As a curator and founder of Mnemosyne Projects, Ekaterina Juskowski is...
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Geco: Mediterranean Soul Meets Modern Swagger
Geco, the Gatsby Hotel’s sprawling restaurant, has flung open its slee...
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Sip and Celebrate: 3 Sparkling Greek Wines to Lift Your Spirits
Tom Hall finds new reasons to embrace effervescence, raising a glass to 2025’s existential complexities with three of Greece’s freshest sparkling wines worth celebrating. Apparently champagne shipments fell by nearly 10% in 2024 and that was before all this confusing tariff malarkey which will surely put le chat amongst le pig...
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East Meets Feast: Chef Margarita Solovyeva Reimagines Silk Road Flavours at Insider Terrace
Ahead of her Silk Road-inspired supper club with the Athens Insider Collective on May 22 and 23, Chef Margarita Solovyeva takes us on a tour of her eclectic Exarcheia neighborhood, offering a taste of Central Asia through her rich culinary lens. What do you do?Sometimes I ask myself—what don’t I do?My work is a colorful mix: I...
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A Playful Ode to A Difficult Dad
Rana Haddad interviews Sofka Zinovieff on the publishing day of her latest book, Stealing Dad, which tells the unlikely story of a dysfunctional family coming together in tragic yet hilarious ways. Part grief-memoir, part caper, Stealing Dad is a wonderfully written and sharply funny book that stems from emotional truth. Sofka...
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Skyros, the Aegean Island That Chooses You
Everything begins to seem slightly random on Skyros. Even its unusual beauty or the passionate frenzy of a pagan carnival ritual. Daphne Panopoulos on why Skyros might not be for all travelers. The score of Richard Straus’ Zarathustra grows progressively louder as if it were reverberating somewhere from the heavens when the fe...
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Greek spring and flower-carpeted hillsides
One of the upsides of being in lockdown is that it compels you to appreciate nature in all its glory in the brief window allotted for daily constitutionals. Nike Morgan is happiest when walking on the hillsides, photographing the wild flowers of Greece. Here, she charts some of her most colourful discoveries – such as the fatal pink colch...
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Romauld Hazoumè’s First Greek Exhibition at the Gagosian
In his first exhibit in Greece, Romauld Hazoumè explores post-colonial legacies and contemporary issues across different mediums. The Gagosian welcomes the artist and his unique vision. Gagosian is hosting works by artist Romuald Hazoumè. Working across numerous mediums, Hazoumè engages with the postcolonial legacies and...
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Lent Like a Greek
With so many Lenten treats on offer, the 40-day pre-Easter abstinence feels more like indulgence than penance. Here’s Insider’s guide to navigating Lenten dos and don’ts. For Greeks, even fasting is all about food! In fact, it reflects the rich culinary repertoire of the country, relying heavily on seasonal veggies and the bou...
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Stroll through Athinas Market with Chef Nikos Karathanos
As the youngest Greek chef to have earned a Michelin star at 27, Nikos Karathanos has been quick to eschew the trappings that come with being a celebrity chef and has remained grounded to his roots. He speaks to Sudha Nair-Iliades while strolling through Athinas, “where the city’s heart really beats, where times stands still despite the c...
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Turntable Revolution – why listening to vinyl is good for you
As more and more of the things that we love are only accessed in ephemeral, intangible, digital form, buying and listening to vinyl is one highly pleasurable way of connecting with creativity. With a wide range of excellent record shops, Athens is a great place to get back to basics and buy some wax, Tom Hall argues. Just as a...
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