Until recently, Athens was merely a pit stop on the queer map for LGBTQ travellers on their way to the freedom and open-mindedness of gay-friendly Mykonos. Thanks to some pioneering bars, clubs, restaurants and Gen Z’s refusal to be narrow-minded or categorised by gender or sexual preference labels, the Athenian LGBTQ scene is finally OUT...
Read moreWhether you're a hoops-lover or not, Jordan Feinstein suggests that you head to Sepolia to slam a few dunks at the court that produced the 'Greek Freak', Giannis Antetokoumpo, who was bestowed with the title of Most Valuable Player (MVP) for 2019. Long before he was the best basketball player in the world Giannis Antetokounmp...
Read moreAnna Roins culls two personal pandemic stories - each story radically different, peppered with the highs and lows of this transformative experience, to compile a portrait of a society in flux. LAURA SLAUGHTER (34), Medical Aesthetician, Kifissia Laura Slaughter is a full-time mum to her two-year-old toddler, Siena and while she...
Read moreWHAT: The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center’s (SNFCC) new online concert series #snfccAtHome continues with Pavlos Pavlidis, one of the most important representatives of the Greek alternative rock scene, on Friday, May 29, at 21:00. The much-loved songwriter presents an unusual project he created during lockdown, especially for his onl...
Read moreThe Irish Embassy, in collaboration with Athens Insider, announces its first-ever Bloomsday creative writing competition in English, open to writers of all ages and nationalities. Bloomsday is marked around the world as a celebration of James Joyce, of course, but also as a celebration of Irish literature, modernist writing and creativity...
Read moreIn his sequel fantasy series, John Kittmer, not unlike Jason or Odysseus, takes us through archipelagos and roll-calls of island names. These names have a magic all of their own. The poet Odysseas Elytis knew this well; ‘Each word a swallow to bring you spring in the midst of summer’. In this magical six-day tour, I am finally...
Read moreThe Acropolis of Athens is a fair test of our commitment to humankind’s higher cultural aspirations. In ordinary times, Athenians have ten thousand good excuses to postpone the Acropolis until next month or next lifetime. These are not ordinary times. For an able-bodied resident of Athens not to take advantage of this opportunity is to fa...
Read moreWhen the bars finally open doors after a two-month drought on May 25, which of our fave five bars will you be headed to? Baba au Rum If you like rum-based drinks, this is your natural habitat. Baba Au Rum, placed among the 50 best bars in the world, is the go-to place for daiquiris and rum-based negronis blended with hand-selec...
Read moreA whopping 26,500 budding artists participated in The Cycladic Museum's annual painting contest which presciently asked children to portray their reflections in an ancient bronze Cypriot mirror. The drawings by promising, young, talented contestants will be on display online until the end of the summer. The Museum of Cycladic...
Read moreA terrific accessory to mask your personality or reflect it in all its glory? With masks recommended for the foreseeable future, it is time you defined your masked persona. From sophisticated in silk, to drab and utilitarian or downright silly – masks are defining our post-corona personalities in more ways than you think. Do you colour-co...
Read moreIn his delightful way, Stephen Fry dips back into the ancient world with stories of tests, quests and feats of old as he celebrates his love for Athens in the thisisathens podcast series. Greek heroes and the Gods who meddle in their fates get retold in Fry’s distinctive voice as he undoubtedly adds something lively, humorous and intimate...
Read moreWhat do you get when a former diplomat reinvents himself as a bicycle-riding Indiana Jones and shares his contagious curiosity for Greece's ancient landscape? Brady Kiesling's restless years of scouring Greece's hillsides and ancient manuscripts is now a friendly app for the curious at heart. By arming visitors with ToposText, he hopes to...
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