WHAT: Re-live the stunning underwater universe of the late free-diver Jacques Mayol, who gained international fame with Luc Besson’s cult classic “The Big Blue”. The immersive documentary, made by Greece’s Lefteris Charitos and France’s Benoit Lichte, takes the viewer from the Mediterranean to Japan, and from India to the Bahamas, introducing Mayol...
Read moreChef Thodoris Papanikolaou brings a radical and playful culinary philosophy with a side order of glorious Acropolis views to Sense, AthensWas’ magnificent new rooftop restaurant, writes Sudha Nair-Iliades. Sense Fine Dining Restaurant is a testament to Chef Papanikolaou’s remarkable fusion of culinary skills: a playful audacit...
Read moreWHAT: A final chance to enjoy the transporting choreography of the renowned Akram Khan as he comes to Athens to perform his new solo show, Xenos, exploring the myth of Promethius. Billed as his last performance as a dancer in a full-length piece, the production is a collaboration with artists from around the world and features Khan’s signature styl...
Read moreWHAT: Foodie utopia as the hugely popular Athens Restaurant Week, hosted by Alpha Bank, rolls into town for the third year, offering special lunch or dinner deals at 120 select restaurants. This is your chance to dine at some of the capital’s most prestigious eateries, including Michelin-starred culinary landmarks and exciting creative gourmet hots...
Read moreWHAT: See Shakespeare’s classic romantic drama set to music in Charles Gounod’s popular five act opera, staged for the first time here by the Greek National Opera. Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette – a favourite ever since its 1867 debut in Paris - is the first in a series of works to be presented by the GNO from the French repertoire over the next thr...
Read moreWHAT: Australian director Benedict Andrews gives Tennessee Williams’ classic inheritance drama “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” a twist for the Trump era by moving the action to the present in this latest National Theatre Live performance starring Sienna Miller (as Maggie), Jack O'Connell and Colm Meaney. On a steamy night in Mississippi, a Southern fam...
Read moreYannis Dramis, a born and bred Athenian, re-discovers his native city as he captures Athens’ spray-canned facades where nightly, young artists such as “Sonke” vie for recognition, credibility and space on the city’s walls. “I have always liked to walk through decadent parts of the city, places, where ‘normalcy’, or a sense of ...
Read moreWHAT: One of the year’s hottest tickets as rock legend Sting performs live at the historic Odeon of Herodes to open this year’s Athens and Epidaurus Festival. The Newcastle-born singer-songwriter and activist last performed at the venue in May 1996 during his “Mercury Falling” tour and is among the rare few acts granted permission to play at Ath...
Read moreAppearances can be deceiving. Who would have guessed that tucked away in a bijou little snug in funky Koukaki – and peddling a feel-good line in kitsch Thai décor – are some of the biggest and most authentic Asian flavours in town, writes Amanda Dardanis. The freshly-minted Tuk Tuk, on Veikou, is the latest arrival to satiate ...
Read moreLast year was all about rose gold metallics, exposed lighting and Millennium pink. Here are six of the biggest interior decoration trends and style updates that will make their way into fashionable homes this year. More colour-popping kitchens All-white kitchens n...
Read moreWHAT: Homelessness in all its spiritual and psychological forms is the theme of this evocative monographic exhibition by Mike Kelley, an influential commentator on American class and popular culture. Kelley sought to explore how we constantly attempt to create ourselves from our unreliable and unstable memories of our own past. Curated by Douglas F...
Read moreThere's something about Lefteris Lazarou that sets him apart from other celebrity chefs. Perhaps it's his looks: that avuncular face, his mane of grey hair, the honest brow and the guileless smile that conspire to make him more accessible. Despite 30 + years of culinary experience under his toque, and a Michelin star for 15 consecutive ye...
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