Athens Meets the Levantine with Okupa’s New Menu
Okupa, the hotel, restaurant, bar, co-working space, arts space, maker’s fair venue and dog friendly home to Kupa, the elegant ginger garden cat,...
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Athens’ coolest ice cream bars for hot summe...
Looking for some really good ice-cream, Italian-styled gelato, sorbet ...
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Sip and Celebrate: 3 Sparkling Greek Wines to Lift...
Tom Hall finds new reasons to embrace effervescence, raising a glass t...
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Sophocles’ Electra at Poreia Theatre examines questions of injustice and power
How relevant is Greek mythology to the moral dilemmas we face today? In Tarlow’s powerful staging of Electra at the Poreia Theatre, the play attempts to answer questions posed by Sophocles on revenge, the pursuit of justice and the ensuing circle of violence and loss. The question is as relevant today as it was in Classical Athens. Text b...
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Greek Independence Day in Athens
Grab your best viewing spot as Athens rolls out the pomp and pageantry of its annual Greek Independence Day celebrations with a series of colourful street parades. When: March 25th 2026 Where: Syntagma Square and surrounding streets Why: Every year on the 25th March, Athens takes a day off to celebrate Greek Independence...
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What we Mean to Animals: A Future with Fur, Feather, and Fang
Why Look at Animals? A Case for the Rights of Non-Human Lives is not merely an exhibition—it is an urgent moral provocation, a rallying cry wrapped in curatorial finesse. It challenges the museum-goer to confront a pervasive blind spot in our collective conscience: the silent suffering and systemic erasure of non-human life in an age in...
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Greek spring and flower-carpeted hillsides
One of the upsides post-lockdown was that it compelled car-obsessed Athenians to appreciate nature 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 colchic...
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Meet you at George, The Lobby Bar!
Athens has a chic new meeting point - and it’s impossible to pass through Syntagma without being tempted inside. George, The Lobby Bar, at the King George Hotel, is the sort of all-day destination that effortlessly draws you in, whether you’re stopping for a sharp morning espresso, sliding into a booth for a midday meeting, or settling in...
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Give Thanks and Celebrate in Style this Thanksgiving in Athens!
Gather your loved ones, share a toast, and indulge in the most festive, mouthwatering spread in town. Whether you're craving tradition or looking to savour some fresh takes on holiday classics, Athens has everything you need to make this Thanksgiving unforgettable. Thanksgiving at Hotel Grande Bretagne: Elevate Your Holiday Vibes ...
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The 2025 Athens City Christmas Bazaar Guide
Tis the season to be jolly, and tis the season for Christmas Bazaars! As the Christmas lights flicker on and the December chill drifts in, watch the city transform into a vibrant hub of holiday celebration! Explore markets throughout Athens while supporting charities, small businesses, and talented artisans from around Greece. ...
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Cast Aside the Clouds Celebrates Forbidden Love at the Thessaloniki Film Festival
Selected for the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Cast Aside the Clouds tells the story of Love as Defiance. Faith as Resistance. These are the twin forces at play in Cast Aside the Clouds as Layla, a young Bahá’í woman, and Sasan, a secular Muslim doctor, fall in love under the watchful eyes of a repressive regime in modern...
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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 world where the boundary between gallery and hotel is wonderfully blurred. Time spent at the Minos Beach Art Hotel and the recently renovated Minos Palace Resort, across the sparkling Mi...
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