WHAT: Is the United States in retreat? Should Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy be viewed as an aberration or as the “new normal” in American foreign policy? In this lecture, Professor Peter Trubowitz (Department Head of International Relations & Director of the US Centre, LSE) will argue that Trump’s foreign policy is symptomatic of a ...
Read moreAthens in the Summertime is a city fizzing over with energy and excitement, and what better place to witness that eruption than at one of its world-class music festivals. From stellar venues overlooking the deep blue sea to fantastic free events in trendy Gazi, just take your pick and grab your tickets! Ejekt [caption id="attac...
Read moreWHAT: The World’s Greatest Simultaneous French Dinner is back on the table this week with chefs from around the globe sharing the great pleasures of gallic gastronomy for Goût de France 2018. Greece says a hale and hearty “oui” to French food as the country goes all out for Goût de France (Tastes of France) - an annual global tribute to the mag...
Read moreWith more and more innovative and internationally-flavoured culinary ventures opening in the capital each month – and catering for every appetite and budget - Athens has never tasted better. Amanda Dardanis shares half a dozen of the city’s hottest new dining addresses for you to make a date with. Flamingo Drinks & Food Stor...
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 moreWHAT: A mighty dance spectacle as a dozen dancers from two elite Russian ballet companies come together on the same stage in a dazzling gala in celebration of the art of classical ballet . Six couples, selected from Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet Academy and St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre (formerly the Kirov), will perform legendary pas de deuxs from ...
Read moreWHAT: A candelight vigil to honour the 17 victims of the Parkland Florida school shooting as part of the global March 24 actions to push for better gun licensing laws in the United States. The Athens event has been organised by the Democrats Abroad Greece (DAGR). On March 24th across the United States, a school walkout has been scheduled for 10 ...
Read moreHe’s been dubbed The Greek Gatsby for his glamorous lifestyle and stellar A-list parties. But it’s in changing the shape and flavour of Athens’ entertainment landscape that Chrysanthos Panas will leave his true legacy, as Amanda Dardanis discovers. Accompanying Chrysanthos Panas for a stroll around his Athens stomping ground i...
Read moreWhile the modern Athens metropolis continues to shape-shift and evolve like a living, breathing entity, the voracious Athenian appetite for cultural symposia remains an unbreakable connection between ancient and present times. Each summer, the Athens Festival serves as a prism to celebrate the great scope and timbre of this artistic compu...
Read moreWHAT: Take a virtual tour of Greece during the 15th-19th centuries at this exhibition that showcases manuscripts, maps, prints and drawings as well as important documents, archival material and photographs, from the collection of Efstathios Finopoulos. Admission is €7. Opening hours Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursdays and Sa...
Read moreWHAT: Introduce the small people in your life to the many joys and benefits of yoga at these free kids classes. Yoga for Kids at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center strives to teach children how to control their bodies, breathing and thinking, and how to relax as they gain strength, flexibility and self-confidence. The free one-hour ...
Read moreWHAT: A riveting account of man’s adventurous journey through time that draws its inspiration from the mythological epic of the Homeric Odyssey. The new exhibition, framed from an abstract and symbolic perspective, is the keystone event to mark the National Archeological Museum’s 150th anniversary. Contemplate man’s incessant endeavour to tame his ...
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