September 26, 2023
BOOKS, Culture, FEATURED
Athens Book Space, an initiative by the capital’s municipal authority to promote reading, has been inaugurated at Eleftherias Park on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, next to Megaron Mousikis (Musik Hall) in downtown Athens. Inspired by the Athenian Agora, the new public library offers print and digital content that can be enjoyed …
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September 20, 2023
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
The village group of Zagorochoria in Mt. Pindos, northwestern Greece, have been included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Located in the beautiful mountainous region of Epirus. Zagorochoria -or Zagori villages- is a complex of 46 picturesque villages with the most prominent of them being Megalo Papigo. The inclusion of Zagorochoria …
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September 13, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
A 62-year-old man was arrested in the northern town of Drama on Wednesday for the illegal hoarding of ancient artifacts in his garden. Police found in the man’s garden fragments of an associated sarcophagus cover, likely dating back to the Roman period, twelve built-in sections of inscribed Muslim sepulchral stele, …
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September 11, 2023
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
Director Yorgos Lanthimos won the 80th Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion award for his film “Poor Things.” The film stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo, and is based on a book by Alasdair Gray, with the screenplay by the author and Tony McNamara. The film is the …
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September 4, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
A new system of timed entrance to the archaeological site of the Acropolis went into effect on Monday, September 4, 2023. The system implemented with several months delay aims to protect the monument, avoid crowding and make it easier for visitors to enjoy the experience. The daily limit of visitors …
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August 30, 2023
Culture, FEATURED
Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said that “the last argument of the British that the Parthenon Sculptures are supposedly safer in this particular Museum than in Athens, in the Acropolis Museum, has collapsed.” In an article published in newspaper tanea, Mendoni commented in the wake of the theft scandal in …
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August 23, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
Five women broke into an excavation site at the Acropolis Museum in Athens and stole coins. The incident took place at 22.45 on Tuesday evening in Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, where five young Greek women -among them two minors- were noticed by a security guard of the Acropolis Museum to have …
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August 18, 2023
Archeology, Culture
Greece’s Culture Ministry is closely following developments at the British Museum after the curator of Greek collections, Greek sculpture and the Hellenistic period was sacked after the disappearance of precious objects. The Ministry is following the developments “very carefully”Minister Lina Mendoni has said describing the incident as “extremely sad and …
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August 17, 2023
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
In the context of the celebration of World Lighthouse Day on Sunday, August 20, 2023 , Greece’s Navy open again lighthouses across the country for the public to visit.the following lighthouses will be open to the public: During the visit, citizens will have the opportunity to learn about the contribution …
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August 16, 2023
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
The municipal Lycabettus Theater will reopen its doors to the public after 15 years on September 15, 2023, with a landmark concert featuring one of Greece’s greatest composers of popular music, Stavros Xarchakos, on stage. The Municipality of Athens vied for and undertook the restoration of the iconic theater, which …
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August 7, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
Cyclists from Greece, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, the UK and Italy started their “Bring the Parthenon Marbles back” campaign early Saturday morning, August 5 from the gate of the British Museum in London to Athens. This year’s cycling tour across Europe is part of the “London-Athens on 2 Wheels – …
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August 4, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
Visits to the Acropolis of Athens, Greece’s most popular archaeological site, will be capped starting next month, at a maximum 20,000 daily and subject to varying hourly entry limits, the Greek government said Wednesday. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the controls are needed to prevent bottlenecks and overcrowding at the …
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August 3, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
The Water Castle Bourtzi in the middle of the harbor of Nafplio, eastern Peloponnese, will open to the public as an accessible monument of culture and recreation from Saturday, August 5, 2023 the culture Ministry and the Hellenic Public Properties Co, announced on Thursday. Admission will free of charge until …
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August 1, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED, More, Sky
Archaeological sites, museums and other monuments throughout the country will be open on the first night and last night of August for visitors to enjoy the two full moons of August. Admission to the sites will be free of charge on these nights and the Culture Ministry has organized, as …
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July 30, 2023
Culture, Eat-Drink, FEATURED
Have you ever heard of Soumada? The very traditional, ultra refreshing and aromatic summer drink made of sweet and bitter almonds? Soumada is made from syrup of milk from mainly sweet almonds and a few bitter ones. You mix it with cold water (in proportion 1 part soumada, 3-4 parts …
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July 23, 2023
Culture, Eat-Drink, FEATURED
A classic summer Greek with a Turkish name: Stuffed aubergines “Imam bayildi”. is one of Greeks’ favorite dishes in summer. It consist of whole aubergines stuffed with onion, garlic, tomatoes and parsley, simmering olive oil. It is vegan and super easy to make. It is a recipe from my grandma …
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July 20, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
The Culture Ministry announced on Thursday that operating hours of archaeological sites in Greece are being modified due to the heatwave with temperatures up to 44 degrees Celsius. Visitors will not allow visitors from 12 noon until 05:30 p.m. from Thursday to Sunday, July 20-23, 2023. “In the event of …
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July 19, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
With several weeks delay and at the peak of the tourist seas, Greece’s Culture Ministry finally decided to apply some measures and change the number of daily visitors to the Acropolis of Athens. “The monument cannot withstand more than 20,000 visitors per day,” Minister Lina Mendoni said. Mendoni had a …
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July 18, 2023
Archeology, Culture
The union of guards at archaeological sites has decided to launch a series of work stoppages during the peak hours of the heatwave affecting the country in the next days. The work stoppages will obviously shut down archaeological sites on certain hours during July 20-23, 2023. The Panhellenic Union of …
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July 15, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED, weather
The Culture Ministry announced that the Acropolis of Athens will remain closed to public several hours also on Sunday, July 16, 2023, due to the ongoing heatwave. Last entrance is will be allowed at 11:30 a.m., while the spectacular ancient monument will resume operation again at 5;30 p.m., state-run news …
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