From commemorating Lord Byron’s relationship with Greece, to re-working the first opera using mycelium, we recommend the best of arts and culture to be found throughout the city this month. “Sonic Odysseys” and “Xenakis and Greece” at EMST A single exhibition could never be enough to celebrate the polyphonic genius of...
Read moreWith a notoriously good curatorial eye for spotting talent and a passion for celebrating the work of under-recognized artists, the Hydra School Project held annually since 2000 under the stewardship of Dimitris Antonitsis, showcases the work of up-and-coming Greek and international artists. His roster of artists at the Hydra School Projec...
Read moreThe Cooking #WithRefugees Festival comes back to Athens from 18 to 22 June organised by UNHCR to create inclusive spaces for refugees to feed their futures and their communities. Join us this year as Greek and refugee chefs team up in four restaurants to serve favourite dishes and fusion proposals inspired by Syrian,...
Read moreIn our new series on all things health and wellness we recommend the best wellbeing destinations to be found throughout the city. 4 Seasons Bio, Syntagma The most luxurious of Athenian healthfood stores, this one-stop shop serves as an organic market, high-end deli, natural beauty store and general clean lifestyle sup...
Read moreA poet, writer, conservationist, musician, archaeologist and Hellenophile, Ruth Padel is someone with the willingness to engage with the big issues, both personal and political. The vast range of her imagination, intellect and emotional sympathies embrace the worlds within this world and the need for connectivity between them: the bonds ...
Read moreFrom top tier international guests to avant garde music, we recommend the best of arts and culture to be found throughout the city this month. Theodoros Currentzis and John Cale at Athens Epidavros Festival As always this world class festival offers Athenians and visitors the opportunity to experience outstanding perf...
Read moreWhen Arabella von Friesen and John de Falbe of the legendary Chelsea bookstore John Sandoe, consistently voted as one of the UK’s best-loved independent bookshops, decided to do a podcast to promote Miguel Flores-Vianna’s Haute Bohemians in Greece, they knew they could count on writer Sofka Zinovieff, philhellene and John Sandoe fan. Migu...
Read more100 potters, artists, photographers, textile designers and jewellers collaborate creatively at Mon Coin Studio to celebrate the beauty of Greek summer culture through collectible art. What: Run by Eléonore Trenado-Finetis, Mon Coin Studio has distinguished itself by probing into the commonalities that connect art, tradition, u...
Read more50 potters, ceramicists and designers collaborate creatively at Moin Coin Studio, using millennia-old techniques and materials with contemporary production methods to showcase Crete’s rich pottery tradition. What: Run by Eléonore Trenado-Finetis, Mon Coin Studio has distinguished itself by probing into the commonalities of cer...
Read moreOne of the most remarkable operatic success stories of the past decade has been the meteoric rise in quality and status of the Greek National Opera. Since its move to its new theatre at the impressive Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, (SNFCC, which also houses the National Library, both in spectacular, subtly lit buildings by R...
Read moreIt's where old-world glory tumbles into modern-day chaos, above the din of the flea markets and the music streaming out of the many bars that dot its narrow alleys. The first impression is of the incongruity of it all. Ramshackled buildings in various states of disrepair, minarets piercing the night sky, red-tiled Byzantine domes, and, th...
Read moreWhat: Tales of Tools presents a large collection of predominantly Greek but also European traditional wood-carved tools that showcases the untold narrative of wooden handiwork implements used in spinning, sewing, knitting and embroidery. Featuring an ensemble of pastoral wood-carved implements, some of which were produced in Greek prisons at the en...
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