Greece is one of the world’s hottest emerging wine regions right now. Sofia Perpera, of New Wines of Greece, provides a masterclass in the Hellenic wine stars of tomorrow (and also recommends her best dinner party wine picks). When did your love affair with the grape begin? I have always loved wine. It was a part of our family ...
Read moreFill your senses with the stunning flavours of Greece in this special Food & Wine issue packed with everything the ‘Thinking-Drinking Traveler’ needs to know to savour Greece to its fullest: Meet the new Global Greeks and the Kitchen Anarchist. Drink to Athens’ Best Wine Bars and the Hellenic Wine Heroes of Tomorrow. Cook up Memories with Diana...
Read moreHalandri local Fokia Kitsou opens her address book to Insider readers and reveals a vibrant suburban oasis in the grip of exciting transformation. Back in the 1970s, the historic suburb of Halandri was little more than a modest village, best-known for its fulsome laiki and a calm demeanor. Now, this North-Eastern hub, home ...
Read moreYour cut-out-and-keep Insider’s guide to getting the most out of the new-look Athens Airport. My, what a difference a year makes. Did you ever think we’d be singing the praises of the Athens Airport as one of the best shopping and dining experiences in town? Now, with the dramatic overhaul of its passenger facilities, most not...
Read moreDesigner, Nassos Ntotsikas, whose wearable-off-the-catwalk knitwear creations are a must-have this autumn, believes in Athens’ creative nature, but stays true to his Chios roots. What do you do? I am a fashion designer, specialized in knitwear and I run my own label the last 2.5 years. What are your creative inspirations? It ...
Read moreGreece Gets a Piece of the Sky Speaking to Mr. Cyrille Dupont, CEO of Thales Greece, proves revelatory. On the face of it, few have heard of Thales and even fewer know what a company like Thales does. When in fact, it is an invisible (and essential) presence in most aspects of our daily routines: Thales provides the signaling and train supervisio...
Read moreInsider Keeps it Green with our latest eco-issue celebrating Greece’s growing green credentials and delivering fantastic inspiration on green gastronomy, travel and this season’s most unmissable arts and events. https://issuu.com/insider-publications/docs/insider_131
Read moreStay, shop and spa … The letter S spells seduction this Valentine’s Day at Grande Bretagne with a trio of romantic indulgences sure to set your heart racing Shop GB Corner Gifts & Flavors Athens' renowned GB Corner welcomes St. Valentine’s Day with a treasure trove of authentic gifts and indigenous delicacies concocted by ...
Read moreGreeks do not need much encouragement to eat meat. And neither do we (apologies to all our vegetarian friends!). The tradition of “tsiknopempti” – literally Thursday Grill – is very much alive in Greece in 2018. Here’s what you need to know about this special day. When does it take place? On the Thursday of the second week of C...
Read moreWith brunch offerings popping up all over the city, we’ve all become that much harder to impress these days. AthensWas delivers the extra ingredients to win Amanda Dardanis over. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of breakfast buffets. Give me a well thought-out and well-executed à la carte menu any day (although my kids would abs...
Read moreStella Sevastopoulos catches up with one of Greece’s most avant-garde of creative souls, Eleni Mylonas, ahead of her confronting new Athens show. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Eleni Mylonas’ mother Alex Mylona was herself a cutting-edge spirit who represented Greece at the Venice Biennale in the ‘60s and whose mod...
Read moreNothing says “green shoot” quite so convincingly as the wave of foreign investment currently changing the face of Athens’ luxury hotel landscape. With visitor numbers to the capital continuing to confound all crisis-logic, the appetite for quality inner-city accommodation has soared.Some of the world’s biggest hoteliers have answered the ...
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