Menu Sidebar Widget Area

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January 2012

Smoke Thursday, “Tsiknopempti” – Meat, Meat & More Meat

**Tsiknopempti 2012 & Carnivale** Tsiknopempti or “Smoked Thursday” is February 16, 2012 Carnival Period begins February 5, 2012 Main Carnival Weekend: Friday, February 24 – Sunday, February 26, 2012 Clean…

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Sol Lewitt, Line & Color – Extended!

My favorite little museum in Athens has just announced an extension of the Sol Lewitt, Line & Color exhibit they’ve been hosting since the fall. The Sol Lewitt exhibit is…

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Ever wonder about those late night Blues clubs?

I find it’s something a lot folks planning trips to Athens ask me about. And while there was a time long ago when I could stay up late enough to…

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Music at the Acropolis Museum

Visiting Athens this February? Plan your stay to include a Thursday afternoon at the Acropolis Museum and you’ll find yourself being serenaded. Every Thursday afternoon in February, the Acropolis Museum,…

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Psirri, where yesterday, today and tomorrow meet in Athens

Psirri is a neighborhood that is difficult to describe. In most travel guides it is described as a great tourist attraction with excellent restaurants, vivid nightlife and chic stores. That…

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Is that a Greek bagel?

Koulouria, not bagels (the only bagel I’ve ever found in Athens was in the restaurant at the IKEA near the airport. Sadly they would not sell me a dozen, although…

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A surprising stroll in Athens

Athens has lots of popular walks, but most visitors would never consider taking a walk to Athens’ “most excellent suburb”, thinking, of course, it way to far to attempt on…

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4 tips for learning Greek

Growing up monolingual in America I was lucky enough to have parents who somehow understood that language was an important part of experiencing other cultures. Exposed young to an at…

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Let’s go fly a kite! Clean Monday in Athens

Now that the Christmas and New Year holidays have passed, it’s time to start planning for your Spring break holiday in Greece. Spring is a fabulous time in Greece, and…

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