5 islands in less than 3 hours from Athens
As a general rule, many Athenians prefer to holiday on Greek islands that are convenient to get to – but far away from “the masses”. Amanda Darda...
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A peek into Greece through travel books
Escape into books that give flight to your imaginations, and the miles t...
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Athens Insider organises Two Literary Salons as pa...
Athens Insider continues with its Literary Salons with international l...
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Athens City Festival and Athens Insider organise a Literary Salon with award-winning writer Irena Karafilly in...
Athens Insider continues with its Literary Salons with international literary luminaries as part of the Athens City Festival. Meet author Irena Karafilly and acquire a signed copy of Arrested Song on May 15 at Insider's urban garden terrace. The Athens Literary Salons feature writers who have set their books in Greece, a muse to countles...
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Get Captured by the Castle in Methoni
The more things change, the more we cherish those that stand still. Sherri Moshman Paganos visits Methoni again after 20 years and finds an unpretentious and lovely castle town by the sea that has resisted the tides of change. Methoni wears her beauty simply, effortlessly. A long sandy beach, shade from the tamarisk trees...
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5 Greek Easters worth travelling for
From flying urns to burning effigies of Judas, Athens Insider rounds up five destinations in Greece where Easter is always an affair to remember! Flying pottery in Corfu Wearing a helmet might be a good idea as pots com...
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In Praise of Greek Wine
A committed oenophile and wine scribe for decades, Constantinos Stergides gives a 5-minute masterclass on the Great Greek Grape. What do you do? And how long have you been organizing Oenorama...
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Hermès explores the sensual nature of Kythera
Hermès presents a delightful new fragrance inspired by Kythira. Un Jardin à Cythère promises a sensual, wild and refreshing escape to Greece. Grasses, olive wood and fresh pistachios are the leading notes in the new fragrance from Hermès, Un Jardin à Cythère. Created by perfumer Christine Nagel, it was inspired by th...
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Stories About a Whispering Prince by Marco Villard
Alkinois Project Space presents Stories About a Whispering Prince by Marco Villard, curated by Romain Bitton and Alix Janta What: Heavily inspired by Figurativism and the formal conventions of Abstract Expressionism, Villard's work is firmly rooted in symbolism and evokes a meaningful sense of play. Paintings often portray...
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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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Our Tragedy. How could this happen?
There is one question more than any other swirling around in our minds as we contemplate the devastation of last week’s train crash, which killed 57 people, mostly young Greeks: How could this happen? Macropolis’ Nick Malkoutzis analyses the collective failure of successive Greek governments. How could this happen? It’s what m...
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Exposing the Body Beautiful
In 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...
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