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City Life | Jun 2024
By Maya Abuali
As if summoned by the spirits of the area’s ancient philosophers themselves, the Athenian literati gathered on Tuesday night in Plaka for a literary salon hosted by Athens Insider. The event, which was part of the This Is Athens City Festival, took place on the enchanting terrace of University of Athens’ History Museum as twilight...
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City Life | Jun 2024
WHAT'S ON: Art aficionados, prepare to be cap
tivated by the world of artist Susan Daboll at the Parnassos Literary Society in Athens.
Curated by Kostas Prapoglou, this solo exhibition delves into the complexities of human experience and existence. Daboll’s thought-provoking works offer powerful reflections on lost landscapes and interpersona...
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City Life | Jun 2024
WHAT'S ON: Embark on a visual journey through Greece’s timeless natural beauty and cultural heritage at the Acropolis Museum’s Temporary Exhibition Gallery. This retrospective by American artist Robert McCabe offers a captivating glimpse into Greece’s past, present, and future.
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Food & Drink | May 2024
Tom Hall celebrates the resurrection of rosé wines from gimmicky to respectable and recommends a bit of island-hopping when it comes to stocking up on your Greek pinks.
I attended a fascinating talk recently titled The Age of Average. The argument of the talk was that, contrary to the seemingly endless options before us, moder...
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City Life | Apr 2024
Athenians toast their Grande Dame as the Hotel Grande Bretagne commemorates a momentous historical milestone on April 9 with the premiere screening of the "150 Years Hotel Grande Bretagne: Hosting History" documentary. A cinematic masterpiece, the film pays homage to the the Hotel Grande Bretagne's illustrious 150-year old odyssey, weavin...
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City Life | Apr 2024
Now in its 69th year, the Athens Epidaurus Festival is one of the oldest continuously running festivals in Europe, transforming Athens’ ancient and modern architectural heritage into majestic performance venues. Throughout its storied history, the Festival has welcomed some of the greatest music, dance, and theatre artists of the intern...
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City Life | Apr 2024
Athens Insider is pleased to present our exciting line-up of speakers at the Athens Literary Salon as part of the Athens City Festival on two dates at two different venues - on May 21 at Insider’s urban roof garden and on May 28 at the University of Athens Museum in Plaka. Our literary panel will discuss a wide range will discuss a wide ...
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Travel | Mar 2024
Anna Zed Papadimitriou experiments travelling by train and finds it transformative. In this time of ecological crisis, Anna suggests finding our own small ways of venturing outside the default, of stepping outside a system that perpetrates destruction in the name of progress and convenience, and in doing so delighting in our beautiful wor...
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Insider Stories | Mar 2024
Literary sensation Alex Michaelides is back in Athens to launch his brand-new thriller, a dazzling whodunit, The Fury (Celadon and Dioptra in Greek), his third, after his breakout hit, The Silent Patient (2019), and The Maidens (2021). The Fury sets itself apart by adding a dose of old Hollywood glamour and intrigue — not surprising, as M...
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Culture | Mar 2024
Greek artist and 2024 Fulbright Fellow Stella Kapezanou's universally recognised bright figurative paintings bring together the banal and the exotic as commentary on the western consumer dream and materialist culture. She joins forces with
New Mexico based multidisciplinary artist Kate Turner at the non-profit cultural venue Openi...
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Culture | Mar 2024
Grab your best viewing spot as Athens rolls out the pomp and pageantry of its annual Greek Independence Day celebrations with a series of colourful street parades.
When: March 25th 2024
Where: Syntagma Square and surrounding streets
Why: Every year on the 25th March, Athens takes a day off to celebrate Greek Independence...
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Travel | Mar 2024
One of the upsides of being in lockdown is that it compels you to appreciate nature in all its glory in the brief window allotted for daily constitutionals. Nike Morgan is happiest when walking on the hillsides, photographing the wild flowers of Greece. Here, she charts some of her most colourful discoveries – such as the fatal pink colch...
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