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News | Feb 2021
Cast off from Kos and Rhodes, butterfly-shaped Astypalea has always walked its own path. Now, this classy Dodecanese charmer is on the cusp of being the first Mediterranean island to have energy autonomy, thanks to a groundbreaking new agreement.
Astypalea has always lived on the cusp. Straddling the Dodecanese and the Cycladi...
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Travel | Feb 2021
Nikos Garyfallos' cutting edge skate bowl, Blue Enigma, has turned a sleepy Andros village into a magnet for skaters, bikers and bladers the world over. Dedicated to his grandparents, this hand-sculpted marvel also works double-time as a dramatic open-air gallery with a difference, Amalia Melis notes.
Making your way through t...
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Culture | Feb 2021
In a week where love is celebrated at its kitschiest best, Tenia Christopoulos analyses award-winning historian Bettany Hughes’ podcast organized by the British School at Athens on the much-commercialized goddess of love, Aphrodite. Aphrodite is no mere Disney-styled mermaid rising from the foam. Her immortal legend is as complex as the his...
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Food & Drink | Feb 2021
Hands up who’s in serious need of some next-level spoiling right now. That would be all of us. Cosy up with your beloved this wintry weekend over a champagne-fuelled gourmet feast, a decadent morning after brunch - or a seductive Valentine’s Day mystery box, guaranteed to rekindle those flames.
1. Evening-before dinner and Morni...
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Culture | Feb 2021
“Everything originates from love.” To artist Pavlos Samios, who lost his battle with illness last week, painting was merely “daily life seen in a metaphysical way”. His intimate canvasses oozed vitality and old-world elegance – much like this prolific and treasured artist himself.
Like his large...
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City Life | Feb 2021
Memory serves to make us vigilant and to guard against the evils of yesterday. The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival is bringing the story of Greek Jews - from their rich traditions and culture to their darkest days - out of the shadows.
Heritage and Memory: A Focus on Jewish Greece, a ten-day virtual event
Greece honours the mem...
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Culture | Jan 2021
For more than twenty centuries, Thessaloniki gave shelter and a new sense of home for the persecuted Jews of Europe. During the Holocaust, more than 80 per cent of this vibrant Jewish community were exported and slaughtered. Insider revives the rich legacy of a forgotten people.
As the city of Thessaloniki remembers and mourns...
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Insider Stories | Jan 2021
As 2021 dawns, our universal gaze has been fixed on the Capitol building. First, the horror show of insurrection; then the historic second impeachment of the US President. But as that majestic rotunda hoved into constant close-up, who among us knew that Washington’s answer to the Sistine Chapel was created by a Greek artist? ‘The Apotheos...
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City Life | Dec 2020
If anything, 2020 was the year that made bakers and bartenders of us all! We’ve sipped, snacked, and sorted through treats that will tickle your tastebuds and whet your appetite for gift-giving. From bon-vivants to ambitious home bakers to cocktail-obsessed hosts, we’ve rounded up a collection of one-of-a-kind gifts for the foodies in you...
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People | Dec 2020
Let this purveyor of good taste be your holiday shopping guide. If you're dropping hints to Santa, let Nikos Kontopoulos nudge you in the right direction with his personal wishlist of holiday goodies from cool-kitsch Dutch décor to sought-after lamp icons from Italy. As Publishing Director of the Greek editions of Casaviva and Esquire mag...
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Culture | Dec 2020
Like many of us this awful year, books have been the one constant solace for best-selling author Sofka Zinovieff. From pacy page-turners and feel-good reads, to moving memoirs and engrossing audiobooks to escape to while you cook, the Athens-based writer reveals the titles that have provided her with the best company and inspiration duri...
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Travel | Dec 2020
The style story of Lebanon is that of a tiny country with outstanding craftsmanship. Lebanese “design-preneur” Nathalie Fallaha, now based in Athens, introduces you to her country’s dreamy design ethos with a curated guide to the most desirable Lebanese gifts around.
Olivier DeGem jewellery!
When Oliver DeGem launched his first...
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