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Insider Stories | Nov 2020
New guidelines in place from Monday, November 9. This is what you need to know:
Domestic Flights:
According to the new regulations, as of Monday, November 9, travelling to domestic destinations and outside the boundaries of each prefecture is allowed to passengers for business purposes, for imperative family reasons, in order to return to permane...
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Food & Drink | Oct 2020
Behind the impressive bar at the city’s cherished Athénée, two mixologists play with flavours and aromas that you do not expect to find in your glass. Angela Stamatiadou raises a toast.
With Athénée’s new cocktail list "Unconventional", Dimitris Karapanos and Vassilis Sgouromallis play with the idea of culinary-inspired ...
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What's On | Oct 2020
WHAT: 64 distinguished Greek artists participate in the exhibition of NPO “Fermeli” entitled “Evzones“, framed by an original core of historical reference, consisting of photographs, historical relics and collectibles from public and private collections. Conversing and drawing from the parallel valuable historical core of the exhibition, the goal o...
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City Life | Oct 2020
From a retrospective of contemporary African art to Brice Marden's marble compositions, Takis' magnetic sculptures, photography exhibitions, film festivals and more, Athens' cultural scene is thriving, angry viruses notwithstanding.
Sam Friedman’s Island at Dio Horia
WHAT: Sam Friedman's first solo show in Athens, Island, c...
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Food & Drink | Oct 2020
Seasoned restaurateur Nikos Skrebos (of Hytra fame) and Panagiotis Frangos (Brand Ambassador for Karoulias) put on a seriously classy act with the launch of Vibo, a smart wine-bistro serving Greek fare in the heart of Glyfada’s shopping district. It looks like the front deck of a luxury yacht, and the experience here is just as exuberantl...
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Food & Drink | Sep 2020
Greeks will find just about any excuse to celebrate. Especially in the fertile harvest months of Autumn when Nature’s bounty overflows and – life-affirming celebrations abound to honour the traditional delicacies that have shaped the local character and flavours of villages, towns and islands all over Greece. Experience the wonderful Gre...
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What's On | Sep 2020
WHAT: An overview of contemporary African art through 66 works by 34 artists from the Harry David Art Collectionat EMST, the Greek Museum of Contemporary Art.
Harry David, prominent art collector and industrialist, showcases his cosmopolitan upbringing with his impressive collection of contemporary African talent. Bold, powerful and engaging, th...
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Food & Drink | Sep 2020
Tucked away in a stunningly beautiful neo-classical house, on the quiet pedestrian Ironda street in Pangrati, Alficon is everything you expect of a restaurant: character, substance, looks and service. Picked by Michelin as a promising new gastronomic destination with a coveted Plate, Alficon is fast emerging as a favourite haunt for exige...
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City Life | Sep 2020
From concerts at epic venues, retrospectives on contemporary art, sculptural installations, new gallery openings, ceramic exhibitions, collectible design, tango, theatre and more, Athens Insider rounds up the must-see events for the next two weeks. Kick off the cultural scene this September in style.
Monica Bellucci in “Maria Ca...
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People | Sep 2020
If Piraeus was a blur of a stopover on your way to the islands, it now promises to be the hottest new design destination for the art-lusty. Carwan Gallery, a leading international contemporary design gallery, with a focus on promoting and producing cutting-edge collectible design, launches in Piraeus in September 2020. With Carwan, Nicola...
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Culture | Sep 2020
Gagosian presents an exhibition of paintings on marble and works on paper by American artist and long-term Hydra-resident Brice Marden to inaugurate the gallery’s new location in Athens. This will be Marden’s first solo exhibition in Greece in four decades.
Years 3...
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What's On | Sep 2020
WHAT: An exhibition by Chioma Ebinama, ‘living in a fishbowl in Athens,’ floating between nothingness and momentous shifts, in a confusing world."In 2019, I wished that the world be put on pause. All I wanted was a moment when humanity would have no choice but to do nothing: No ambitions, no directions, no expectations. In 2020, only days after ope...
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