The «Athens World Music Festival», organized for the second consecutive year, from 15 to 19 July 2013, the City of Athens Technopolis. Under the special theme titled “PIIGS” artists from 5 European countries, Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain-branded as the last … Read More
Are you looking for a fun & culture filled vacation break? Are you into food and culture? We want to share the news that Athens, despite what they may be saying on television, is alive and well and life goes … Read More
Got a Grecophile in your life? Friends with a Philhellene? Just want a wonderful souvenir from Greece? Here’s 10 great ways to give ’em Greece from your holiday (and you don’t have to actually be in Greece to buy them). Gifts from Greece … Read More
Ever since my first trip to Athens in 1989 I have been fascinated by outdoor street markets. Back then large chain supermarkets were non-existent in Greece, so each neighborhood had it’s own outdoor market day. And though today there are … Read More
As you prepare for your trip to Greece, you’ll certainly be doing a lot of research, scouring too many guidebooks, comparing them against each other, surfing the internet, planning and organizing your holiday. I know that after awhile, it can … Read More
My downtown Athens neighborhood is a shopping mecca – Pagrati has its own boulevard, Ymittou Street, lined with the big names, and some not so big names, and my friends from here tell me that over the last few years … Read More
About 19 km from Tripoli, in the center of the Peloponnese, where the road ends, nestled in the steep slopes of Mount Mainalon, there is a magical place called Piana. It is unlike any visions of Greece you might have. … Read More
Although I still believe that admission fees to archeological sites and public museums in Greece are amongst the lowest anywhere – 12e for admission to the Acropolis & a host of other archeological sites in central Athens – The Parthenon … Read More
Once more, despite the doom and gloom the international media continues to disseminate about Greece, the City of Athens offers a message of optimism and hope through a joyful feast of activities offered in celebration of Greece’s version of Carnivale, … Read More
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 one time I remembered to bring my own plastic bag … Read More