Athens World Music Festival
AthensguideThe «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…
Family Friendly Escape to Athens
Are you looking for a fun & culture filled vacation break? Are you into food and culture? Winter in Athens is mild, the crowds are fewer, days are often sunny…
10 Great gifts from Greece
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…
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To Market, To Market … Athens Farmer’s Markets
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…
Greece in the Movies
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…
A fresh idea for a souvenir, or just something to pamper yourself
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…
Golden amber where the road ends
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.…
Free days for museum & site admission in Greece
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…
Carnival 2012 Festival Schedule in Athens
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…
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…