What: Acclaimed photographer Vangelis Kyris collaborates with master embroidery artist Anatoli Georgiev to showcase the wealth of Greece's sartorial traditions. Kyris' portraits of contemporary Athenians wearing historic garments were then printed on fabric, with Georgiev bringing the 128 costumes alive with his extraordinary needlework. As part...
Read moreThe letter S spells seduction this Valentine’s Day at Grande Bretagne with a slew of romantic indulgences sure to set your heart racing! Spa at GB Spa Surrender to the nurturing embrace of the much-awarded GB Spa, or offer a gift voucher to a dear one. The pampering here is next level, designed to salve and soften the tough...
Read moreIn a society that celebrates beauty and perfection, Athens Insider recommends one of the books long-listed for the Runciman 2023 prize - Exposed by Caroline Vout. With chapters enticingly titled Bodybuilding and Sex and Society, classicist Caroline Vout topples our lofty notions of timeless beauty. She reaches beyond chiselled models of m...
Read moreGreece’s liqueurs are like postcards, boasting of regional distinctions and an intoxicating array of raw ingredients. Beautiful, old-fashioned bottles, traditional recipes from village and city homes, unique tastes. These are the characteristics of Greece’s unusual liqueurs. They are products that have stood the test of time, ...
Read moreJanuary 6 marks one of the most cathartic and cinematic moments on the Greek Orthodox calendar. Many visitors to Greece at this time of year are charmed to witness the millennia-old spectacle of Epiphany. Men and boys, (traditionally), leap into icy waters to be the first to retrieve the Cross thrown by an Orthodox priest, as part of the ...
Read moreThrough exquisite recipes and photographs of her beloved Greece, Australian-born Greek Ruth Bardis shares her family's stories and the regional specialties of their cuisine in her award-winning book “Hellenic Kanella: Memories Made in a Greek Kitchen”. Insider brings you three of her favourite winter warming dishes from her stylish and he...
Read moreLive it up this Holiday Season at the NYX Rooftop Bar at the Academias Hotel. From indulgent dinners to breakfasts that ease you through night-before excesses, the chefs at Academias Hotel have you covered! Celebrating in style at NYX Rooftop’s Japanese Fusion Gastrobar Amp up the celebratory mood with Holiday Spritzes and a ri...
Read moreNobody does Christmas and New Year quite like the Hotel Grande Bretagne! From the impressive 6 metre high nutcrackers fronting the hotel entrance to the glittering tree in the lobby, it’s hard not to get into full festive mode here! But it’s the GB Corner with its tantalizing range of gifts and treats on offer that really cranks up the ho...
Read moreOmonia brings holiday cheer to Athenians with a three-week long Christmas Market from December 17 to January 5. This year, Christmas starts in Omonia Square! Long a rendez-vous point for busy Athenians, for the first time in its history, Athens’ most recognizable roundabout, Omonia Square decks itself out for the festive seaso...
Read moreNothing spells an indulgent Christmas treat as high tea at the Hotel Grande Bretagne’s Winter Garden.This is where you come for a sensuously decadent break. During the holiday season, the Hotel Grande Bretagne is at its sparkliest best. Pamper yourself and treat friends and family to high tea with a three-tiered pastry trolley...
Read moreCarwan Gallery, the pioneering global collectible design gallery, now based in Piraeus, has been consistently wowing us with bespoke works and very limited editions by furniture, lighting and product designers. It now takes us into the whimsical world of the late artist Alekos Fassianos. The exhibition that opens on November 24 in collab...
Read moreWhen a bar is named after Plato, located on the famed Academias Ave and flanked by a street named Omirou (Homer), after Greece’s greatest bard, it’s only natural that it is the destination of choice for Athenians to congregate here for their festive ruminations. With creative cocktails and celebratory bites to get you into the Christmas s...
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