Angeliki Grazia is on a quest. What started as a heritage project to revive oft-forgotten varieties of Naxos’ winemaking culture, ended up with Grazia as a firm advocate of not only preserving these ancient varieties, but also of highlighting their role in the future of Greek wine-making. At the picturesque Terra Grazia winery in Kato Sa...
Read moreHellenic history and art tells us that wine was a fundamental cultural pillar of Ancient Greece. But many fine varieties have been lost to the ages. Amanda Dardanis meets Kostas Bakasietas, the man who is raising extinct Greek varieties from the Dead. Greeks, it is said, were the first to produce wine. Certainly, we gave th...
Read moreThe Anglo-Hellenic League and the British School at Athens present a lecture by Prof. Islam Issa on The Alexandrian Dream on Monday 9 December 2024. Prof. Islam Issa, whose book Alexandria: The City that Changed the World (London: Sceptre, 2023) won the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2024, will speak about ‘The Alexandrian Dream’. ...
Read moreImmerse in the magic of the season at the iconic Hotel Grande Bretagne and King George Hotel. A TIMELESS CELEBRATION This year, the Hotel Grande Bretagne crowns its 150th anniversary with Always Grand holiday experiences that redefine festive sophistication. The “Grand Dame of Athens” dazzles with an 8-meter Christmas tree ...
Read moreWe’ve sipped, snacked, and sorted through treats that will tickle your tastebuds and whet your appetite for gift-giving. From bon-vivants to ambitious home bakers to cocktail-obsessed hosts, we’ve rounded up a collection of one-of-a-kind gifts for the foodies in your life. Sudha Nair-Iliades and Angela Stamatiadou do the hard work of tryi...
Read moreWith Christmas right around the corner, why not treat the Philhellene in your life to a title from the Pocket Greek Library, suggest the publishers at Aiora Books? How can you resist the best of Ancient Greece in handsome pocket-sized hardcover editions that bring the wisdom of millennia into the everyday? From Aristotle to Plato, the ser...
Read moreIndia Hicks’ heartfelt tribute to her remarkable mother, Lady Pamela Hicks, offers an intimate window into an extraordinary life intertwined with history, royalty, and timeless elegance. Lady Pamela: My Mother's Extraordinary Years as Daughter to the Viceroy of India, Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen, and Wife of David Hicks, is a visual biog...
Read moreHead to the Kokotos Estate, this Sunday, December 1 for a tour of one of Attica’s finest vineyards. The First Sundays of the month have become a fixture in the Athenian calendar as Kokotos Estate opens its doors for guided tours of the vineyard and winery. A visual treat to take in an unlikely Athenian landscape as well as a brilliant ex...
Read moreWhat’s in a name? Plenty, if you live in Greece. Especially at this time of the year! According to Greek Orthodox tradition, specific days of the year are dedicated to a Christian Saint or Martyr, and celebrated accordingly with “Feast Days”. Marking your Name Day (the Saint whom you were named after) is a much bigger deal ...
Read moreWho remembers that great scene from My Big Fat Greek Wedding when Aunt Voula reacts, shocked, to the news that her niece’s non-Greek date doesn’t eat meat? ("Oh, that’s okay. I make lamb.”) The Greek culinary scene may have evolved since then, but meat still dominates the dinner table. Insider recommends 10 super-stylish and great-value m...
Read moreMake your way this Saturday, on 30 November 2024 to Bustan Athina's fundraiser, a Levantine collective fostering cross-cultural exchange at OKUPA in Athens. From 2 to 9pm, support this singular initiative that blends food, drinks, art, music, and storytelling to highlight the shared cultural threads between the Levant and Athenians, whil...
Read moreGive thanks and celebrate with family and friends at the Hotel Grande Bretagne's exquisite Thanksgiving dinner in the beautifully restored GB Roof Garden Restaurant. Take a sneak peek into Chef de Cuisine Nikos Liokas' decadent menu here - replete with traditional Thanksgiving trimmings and indulgent desserts. Elevate the cele...
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