Underground Art and Archaeology
Have you found yourself in Athens on a holiday, and the sites are closed? Or perhaps it’s a rare rainy day and you’d like to find a way to stay under cover, yet still see some sites? How about an … Read More
Tours
Downtown Athens is actually a melting pot of neighborhoods, come explore them with a local.
Three days in Thisseio
Although I’m a Pagrati girl to the core, every once in awhile I get a chance to go on vacation in Athens, heading across the historical center, and landing at a lovely, romantic Neo-Classical home just off the Grand Promenade … Read More
Free Fridays! Guided tours of the Greek National Library
The National Library of Greece has begun offering free guided tours every Friday beginning Friday, February 8, 2013 between 2:30 – 3:30 in the afternoon. Learn about the history of the library, take a stroll around its amazing collection, and … Read More
Folk Music in Greece: Rembetiko and Laiko Music, a discussion….
Dr. Nikos Ordoulidis, on popular Musicology in Greece: The Case of Rembétiko and Laikó Musical Styles Nikos Ordoulidis studied at the University of Leeds, UK (PhD in Popular Musicology and MMus in Performance) and at the University of Macedonia, Greece … Read More
Tour the Ancient Agora (In English!)
TOUR OF THE ANCIENT ATHENIAN AGORA The Agora was essentially the urban heart of ancient Athens. It was the focal point of political, legal, philosophical and commercial activities, as well as an area in which important religious sites were located. … Read More
Eye on Athens Architecture
So many visitors come to Athens expecting to concrete jungle, with nothing more of interest architecurally than the ancient sites of the Parthenon, perched atop the Acropolis, and the Ancient Agora laid out below. Too many visitors miss much of what Athens has … Read More
Wow, look at THAT building!
I spend alot of my time in Athens walking. I find the city center to be a very “walkable” area, (ok, I concede, some streets are lacking when it comes to nicely paved sidewalks, but as far as distances are … Read More
Guided tour in English: Osios Loukas Monastery
The Friends of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens Present THE MONASTERY OF OSIOS LOUKAS on Sunday 8th May 2011 with Dr. Mary-Lee Coulson The monastery of Hosios Loukas on Mt Helikon in Boiotia is one of the mediaeval gems … Read More
Hadrian’s Arch, Temple of Zeus & Kalimarmaro, tour in English
The Friends of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens are sponsoring a walking tour of HADRIAN’S ARCH, THE TEMPLE OF OLYMPIAN ZEUS and THE PANATHENAIC STADIUM on Sunday March 13, 2011 at 12:00 (noon). Dr. Stavros Paspalas tour leader. In … Read More
Athens’ First Cemetery, tour in English
The Friends of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens present a guided tour of the THE “FIRST CEMETERY” (PROTO NEKROTAPHEIO) OF ATHENSby Dr. Stavros Paspalas on Saturday 19th February 2011, 12 noon The “First Cemetery” of Athens is one of … Read More