And no, we’re not talking about visiting the Acropolis (that’s a given). We’re talking about those priceless, socio-cultural moments that define what being Greek is really all about. The Long Sunday Lunch When Greeks go out to lunch en-famille or with parea, it’s the very opposite of a rushed affair. Anything under 4 hours is j...
Read moreSifnos. The Summer of 1972. An off-radar Greek island with goat trails for roads and no ferry dock. Enter a budding young artist on a quest of self-discovery. In his book, The Greek House, Christian Brechneff presents a funny and moving narrative about his relationship to Sifnos, its unforgettable residents, and the house he bought in a h...
Read moreNational Museum of Contemporary Art director Katerina Koskina talks exclusively to Insider’s Stella Sevastopoulos about Greece’s valiant artistic community, the well-documented struggles facing EMST - and that media furore over Jan Fabre. Katerina Koskina is dedicated to the progress of contemporary art in Greece. She is also...
Read moreJohn Carr goes into bat for Salamina, that much-maligned, silent achiever of the Saronic, shaped just like a “stranded octopus”. “So, did you go anywhere interesting over the weekend?” “Yeah, Salamina.” (A shocked silence.) “Please tell me you are joking.” That’s the kind of reaction you may well expect after you adm...
Read moreThe canvasses of Panayiotis Tetsis’ were both poetic and euphoric, writes Stella Sevastopoulos. Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, Culture Minister Aristeidis Baltas, as well as other prominent political figures, museum directors, artists and intellectuals were among the crowds that paid their last respects to the much-...
Read moreWho said Athens isn’t a great city for small people! The capital is packed with plenty of fun-filled family action – for tots to teens - right on its doorstep, writes Amanda Dardanis. Hello Yellow Brick Road Playmobil FunPark Kick boredom to the curb for the under 10s at the enchanting Playmobil FunPark in Kifissia where happy...
Read moreWhen Australia Day rolls around every January 26, every self-respecting Aussie in town knows there’s only one party to go to: The Australia Day bash at the Athens Sports Bar, run by Australian brother duo, Daniel and Ed Fisher. The Fisher siblings, brothers also to Hollywood star Isla Fisher, have been in the business of selling fun in A...
Read moreSeriously cold weather calls for serious comfort food. Amanda Dardanis visits Greece’s first high temple to pancakes to see how it stacks up. Pancakes. As a foreigner living in Greece, they used to be one of those things you just had to make your peace with waving goodbye to (along with bagels, English-style muffins and IKEA b...
Read moreApproaching the final year of his Athens posting, the British Ambassador to Greece, Mr. John Kittmer, grants Insider’s Amanda Dardanis an exclusive audience. It’s a preternaturally fine Autumn day. The British Ambassador for Greece, John Kittmer, poses in the garden courtyard of the Residence, which once housed Eleftherios Ven...
Read moreThe global one-man phenomenon Socrates Now returns to Athens shortly. Amanda Dardanis meets its Emmy Award-winning star, Yannis Simonides, and talks Justice, Donald Trump - and what it means to be “Hopelessly Greek”. What is Socrates now? Take a seat in the court of ancient Athens as Socrates goes on trial for his life in histo...
Read moreArianna Huffington might be the media power-house, but her twitter account describes her as a mother, sister, sleep evangelist and flat shoe advocate. Add digital-detox campaigner, motivational public-speaker and woman you’d most like to emulate to the list. In conversation with Sudha Nair-Iliades. About Arianna: What are your ...
Read moreGlyfada sets the pulse of southern Athens. Its coastal location gives it a feel of the French Riviera – or Miami, with endless selections for shopping, clubbing, eating and drinking On Zissimopoulou, competition is so hot that café owners compete to entice famous personalities so that the rest will follow.Lifelong Glyfada resident Anastas...
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