[lead[ It has been a challenging year for the restaurant industry but you can always count on Athens restaurateurs to feed this city’s insatiable appetite for life. Killer views, vegan temples, French flair, Iberian shared plates, Cretan cuisine, Scandi-minimalism, meaty outposts - this year has been a great one for new, exciting and innovative ...
Read moreWhat: Make time to take in NEON's exhibition Portals curated by Elina Kountouri, Director, ΝΕΟΝ and Madeleine Grynsztejn, Pritzker Director, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago featuring works by 59 artists from 27 countries including 15 new works commissioned by NEON at the impressive Public Tobacco Factory Complex. [caption id="attachment_9971"...
Read moreThe Irish Embassy in collaboration with Athens Insider, call on street artists to create a mural inspired by James Joyce or his book Ulysses to mark Bloomsday. Bloomsday is marked around the world on June 16 as a celebration of Irish writer James Joyce, one of the most important writers of the 20th Century, but also as a celeb...
Read moreSpread across 5 months, the Athens and Epidaurus Festival has always marked the beginning of the summer cultural season. Expect an adrenaline-charged programme with 80 open-air performances, experimental theatre, contemporary dance, classical music, subverted operas and more in 2021's packed repertoire. Athens and Epidaurus Fest...
Read moreRaised on the knee of an adventurous cook in rural Devon, Tom Hall developed a taste for the finer things in life. Cursed with a sultan’s palate and a student’s wallet he began studying historic gastronomy before realising that if he wanted to eat well, he’d have to make it himself. Various cooking, eating and drinking engagements later, ...
Read moreSantorini, the poster child for Greek tourism with its domed churches and sugar-cube architecture, has been such a victim of its own success, that the joys of vacationing here were the privilege of everyone else, except those living in Greece. This summer offers a singular opportunity to holiday on an island that has captured the collecti...
Read moreAs Greece reopens its borders to tourists, buyers and investors from abroad are scouring its islands for good real estate deals. In the last twelve months, despite the coronavirus pandemic, property prices in the islands have remained stable and interest levels have skyrocketed, says Georg Petras, CEO of Engel & Völkers in Greece. ...
Read moreStar chef, cookbook author. TV host and passionate culinary ambassador Diane Kochilas has crossed the Aegean to bring you two deliciously meaty regional recipes to bless your table this Easter Sunday. Cretan Braised Lamb & Greens with Egg-Lemon Sauce - Arni Fricasse This dish is made all over Greece, but this particular v...
Read moreBond star Daniel Craig has got his knives out for Spetses. The English actor is set to be in stylish Spetses - and Porto Heli - in May to reprise his role as super sleuth Detective Benoit Blanc in the sequel to the 2019 ensemble hit, Knives Out. Daniel Craig is all set to send the temperature soaring this summer as he and his ...
Read moreFood is – and always will be – an emotional affair. That’s why we’re all over these delectable Greek foodie hampers from A Magic Cabinet, with clever themes that capture all the right feels. This Easter, choose from “I feel like breakfast in bed”; “I feel like a Greek Islander”; “I Feel Like Eating Pasta All Day” – and at least a dozen mo...
Read moreIn our second set of weekly snapshots designed to chronicle our captivating capital, we introduce a backgammon whiz, a Russian student who decodes her fellow Athenians in supermarkets, and a first-time Syntagma busker. Images by Molly Herring. Kostas Plakoutsis, 45, Owner of Ekavi Shop for Traditional Games, @manopoulos.handcraf...
Read moreFew visitors deliberately venture to the port town of Lavrion unless they’re catching a ferry – even though it’s a mere 10 km or so further down the road from Cape Sounion. Even fewer make it to the ancient archaeological site of Thorikos – Lavrion’s best-kept secret that’s hiding in plain sight, says John Zervos. Many visitor...
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