Christmas 2011 in Athens
Athensguide Celebrate Christmas 2011 & New Years 2012 in Athens! It’s “do it yourself” time in Athens and the City has joined forces with all sorts of local organizations and artists…
November 2011
[Street] Art Shopping in Athens
I just love this idea: Empty storefronts become public art galleries, offering up and coming young artists exposure and revitalizing the urban landscape. This December, the city of Athens is…
Greece’s missing history
One would have to live on another planet not to have heard or read of the Golden age of Greece. Most people are aware of the Roman era in Greece…
Family Travel: Ice skating … in Athens?
Anyone who has traveled to a place like Greece with children knows that after awhile visiting archaeological site after archaeological site can sometimes get to be a bit too much…
Hills of Athens: Where the wolves once roamed
Athens, just like Rome has 7 hills. The tallest one is Lykavitos hill. The views from its 900 ft summit are spectacular. You can see the Aegean, Aegina Island, the…
Celebrating the bicycle in Athens
Wow, imagine that: An entire film festival devoted just to celebrating the bicycle. It began 11 years ago in New York City, and now travels the world. A series of…
50 paintings from Mount Athos by Ethimios Warlamis
Efthimios Warlamis is a lucky guy. Well, actually, he’s lucky because he is a guy. A male. And as such, the Greek artist was able to travel to Mount Athos,…
Traditional weaving & embroidery in Athens
Guests often ask me “Where can I find something special to buy as a souvenir from Greece?” I get asked this a lot, and I love this question because anyone…
The old road from Athens, the evil staircase
Oh how lucky we are to have the fast road out of Athens. I’d heard my mother-in-law say this dozens of times as we headed out of Athens en route…
Bouzoukia & Club line-up for Athens, late 2011 into 2012
Athens Winter 2011-2012 line-ups for Athens bouzoukia & clubs – Finally!!! Greece has a new prime minister, and True Athens has the first schedules for clubs & bouzoukia & other…
