Calling All Urban Gardeners!
If you've got a green thumb, this might be the time to flaunt it and win prizes for your effort in greening the city. The City of Athens and This i...
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Hotel Grande Bretagne’s history intricately interw...
Athenians toast their Grande Dame as the Hotel Grande Bretagne commemo...
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Athens Insider is pleased to present our exciting line-up of speakers ...
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A Celebration of Culture, Creativity and Community: This is Athens-City Festival 2024
The electrifying This is Athens City Festival kicks off on May 1 and keeps the party going all the way until June 2. This isn't just an event; it's a movement. A gathering of like-minded souls coming together to celebrate diversity and the rich tapestry of our Athenian community. Whether you're a local or just visiting, the This is Athens C...
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Ex Machina wows with limitless creativity
Pangrati has now firmly established itself as the destination for creative chefs, and Adam Kontovas' culinary lab Ex Machina on Empedokleous street is a celebration of fusion food done right. Audacious cuisine, great value-for-money, and attentive service. Chef Adam Kontovas demonstrates his culinary prowess combining unlikely...
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Bill Bailey brings his acerbic wit to Pallas Theater
What's On: Secure a seat for Bill Bailey's comedy extravaganza, Thoughtifier. If you're up for a night of unconventional comedy, comic songs and some batty instrumental experiments with a dash of British wit, book your tickets now! This time, the beloved British entertainer will be regaling Athenians with his upcoming performance at the Pallas The...
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Railtripping through Europe – a slow and sustainable way to travel to Greece
Anna Zed Papadimitriou experiments travelling by train and finds it transformative. In this time of ecological crisis, Anna suggests finding our own small ways of venturing outside the default, of stepping outside a system that perpetrates destruction in the name of progress and convenience, and in doing so delighting in our beautiful wor...
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Why do Greeks eat salted cod on March 25?
If you’re new to Greece you might be confused by the sight of locals everywhere tucking into plates of “bakaliaros skordalia” – fried salty cod with garlic sauce made of potato and olive oil – on Greek Independence Day, March 25. Aren’t they supposed to be smack in the middle of the Greek Orthodox Lenten period where eating an...
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Greek spring and flower-carpeted hillsides
One of the upsides of being in lockdown is that it compels you to appreciate nature in all its glory 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 colch...
Read moreSave the Date: Athens Literary Salons 2024 on May 28
For the third year in a row, Athens Insider curates a new series of conversations with international literary luminaries on May 27 and May 28, 2024 as part of the Athens City Festival. Athens Insider continues with its Literary Salons with international literary luminaries as part of the Athens City Festival at two different v...
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Greek Independence Day at the Benaki Museum
What: Odysseas Androutsos’s sword, Konstantinos Kanaris’s hand grenade, Andreas Miaoulis’s compass, Laskarina Bouboulina’s telescope and Lord Byron’s pistol, bring the History of the Greek War of Independence to life in the new permanent exhibition on the third floor of the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture, entitled “Modern Greece”. When: On Monda...
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Chef Nikos Karathanos seals his comeback with Ateno
Nikos Karathanos reclaims his exalted place in the Athenian culinary pecking order with inventive comfort food at Ateno, a restaurant-deli housed in a stunning 19th century building in the old commercial district. Ateno feeds our rekindled love for childhood favorites and homey foods with sophisticated “newstalgia” and transports us to o...
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