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Music Festival: Great Music / Family Fun at Stavros Niarchos Park

From 11.00 in the morning until late into the sunset, the SNFCC will be filled with activities in all its spaces, the festival's focus being the Great Lawn: From the Playgrounds a...

Music Festival: Great Music / Family Fun at Stavros Niarchos Park

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Bolivar Summer Opening 2024
Bolivar Summer Opening 2024

Fideles, the highly popular and beloved duo with releases on labels such as Afterlife, Innervisions, Bedrock, Poker Flat, Still Vor Talent and their own label Imprint, comes to mark the start of the explosive season that will follow with dynamism. They are joined by Nick Devon, one of the most recognizable Greek DJ...

Traffic arrangements on Sunday in Athens due to 41st Peace March Marathon
Traffic arrangements on Sunday in Athens due to 41st Peace March Marathon

Specifically, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., there will be gradual suspensions of vehicular traffic, as well as a ban on stopping and parking on the following avenues and streets, in the area of the Municipalities of Marathon - N. Makris, Rafina - Pikermiou, Pallini - Geraka - Anthousa, Agia Paraskevi, Chalandrio and Ps...

Easter Bazaar by SOS Children's Villages at Syntagma Metro
Easter Bazaar by SOS Children's Villages at Syntagma Metro

According to an announcement by SOS Children's Villages, these are gifts and candles that will delight young and old and decorations that will highlight every corner of the house, garden and terrace and will give an Easter touch of joy to all areas. The entire Easter collection is also available in the SOS Children...

Building collapse in Pasalimani: 8 workers free - Contractor detained
Building collapse in Pasalimani: 8 workers free - Contractor detained

However, the contractor of the building work is still being held, accused of violating Article 286 of the building regulations and general building regulations. He received a deadline and is expected to apologize to the investigator next Saturday, while the owners of the 2-story residence are also being sought. ...

Protests as part of the 24-hour strike of the GSEE have been completed - center of Athens has opened
Protests as part of the 24-hour strike of the GSEE have been completed - center of Athens has opened

With a key slogan "we want real raises - we want our Collective Bargaining Agreements back and we want them now", the workers' representatives in their speeches emphasized the need for immediate action to tackle punctuality and to abolish memorandum arrangements that prevent free collective negotiations. "Together ...

Ships docked, trains halted as striking Greek workers protest over rising costs
Ships docked, trains halted as striking Greek workers protest over rising costs

Ships remained docked at Greek ports and train services were halted as transport workers joined the nationwide strike by private sector union GSEE, Greece's largest. City transport was also disrupted as bus and taxi drivers halted operations for a few hours. Protesters marched to parliament around noon. Some of ...

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Showcase of Athenian neoclassicism at the mercy of vandals
Showcase of Athenian neoclassicism at the mercy of vandals

The spray paint has now been removed from the statue, however the image of the iconic Athenian Trilogy of neoclassical 19th century buildings on Panepistimiou is a disheartening one. The adjacent University of Athens building remains scarred with damages to most of the monuments that surround it, while the Academy of ...

Third edition of "This is Athens - City Festival 2024" from May 1 until June 2
Third edition of "This is Athens - City Festival 2024" from May 1 until June 2

The CEO of the Athens Municipality's Development and Tourist Promotion Company (EATA), Ioannis Georgizas, said the programme was the result of close collaboration with a number of cultural and creative groups, as well as official bodies, with a series of events taking place in parks, squares, streets, museums and cult...

Piraeus Public Library reopened after overhaul
Piraeus Public Library reopened after overhaul

The 7-story building on the corner of Eleftheriou Venizelou and Kolokotrini streets has been given an upgrade to improve energy efficiency and undergone much-needed maintenance and repairs, though the new digital catalog is, perhaps, the latest addition that will improve the visitor experience most. According to an...

Summer period: From today the Museums and Archaeological Sites of Greece extend their opening hours
Summer period: From today the Museums and Archaeological Sites of Greece extend their opening hours

In the period from 1st April to 31th October the iconic archaeological sites like the Acropolis, the Ancient and Roman Agora also stay open longer, allowing tourists to explore in cooler evening temperatures. From ancient artifacts to architectural wonders, Athens offers an unforgettable cultural experience for summer...

Drone extravaganza lights up sky in Athens for Independence Day celebrations
Drone extravaganza lights up sky in Athens for Independence Day celebrations

The show was pre-announced by the Region of Attica and included 250 drone formations through coordinated lighting including 3D figures, logos, and words that alternated. They included images of a warship, 19th-guns, the naval cannon of the revolution, an Evzone, good wishes, and the Greek flag. In statements on the...

Annual Armed Forces parade for 25 March concludes in Athens; president's message
Annual Armed Forces parade for 25 March concludes in Athens; president's message

Crowds collected in central Athens before the parade began at 11:00 am Prior to the military parade, the official raising of the Greek flag took place on the Acropolis at dawn, while a celebratory liturgy took place at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Athens led by Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens and All Greece. The...

Gastronomy in Athens

Dionysos Zonars (Restaurant)

Considered a landmark venue, it is globally well known as the cafe & restaurant providing a panoramic view of the sacred rock of the Acropolis and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Herodion). It combines a prime location with stylish renovated space and more

360 Cocktail Bar

360 Cocktail Bar is a breathtaking cocktail bar located directly on Monastiraki Square - in the corner building of Ifaistou Street. Go upstairs and enjoy a drink from a list of 70 inspiring cocktails, with the suplement of the Monastiraki Square and more

Loumidis (Coffee Roastery)

One of the most famous coffee grinders in Greece! The traditional brand "Loumidis" offers fresh Greek coffee since 1920. If you are lover of coffee, the mere smell will convince you of its quality. more

Clean Monday long weekend a 'dress rehearsal' for Greek tourism destinations
Clean Monday long weekend a 'dress rehearsal' for Greek tourism destinations

Domestic tourists are giving a vote of confidence to several destinations on the mainland, according to FedHATTA President Lysandros Tsilidis, as well as the destinations known for their carnival atmosphere - such as Patras, Xanthi, Skyros, Rethymno, Naoussa, Kastoria, Tirnavos, Kozani, Ioannina, Kefallonia, Rhodes, A...

Carnival in Athens: 3-day events in the historic center with shops open
Carnival in Athens: 3-day events in the historic center with shops open

Thousands of citizens will have fun with dancing, singing, acrobatics, the traditional merry-go-round at the Carnival events organized by the Athens Chamber of Commerce, the Municipality of Athens and OPANDA. The venue will be the historic center of the city - Syntagma, Plaka, Monastiraki - as the aim of the chambe...

Enhanced road safety measures for pre-lent carnival & Clean Monday celebrations
Enhanced road safety measures for pre-lent carnival & Clean Monday celebrations

These are for during the period from March 15 to 18th, aiming at the safe movement of citizens and the prevention of traffic accidents. These measures include policing of roads and at the entrances and exits of major urban centers where there is heavy traffic, traffic regulations, and traffic management.

City of Athens announces schedule of Apokries festivities 2024
City of Athens announces schedule of Apokries festivities 2024

The pre-Lent festivities will begin at 11:30 am on Tsiknopempti (March 7) with music and events around Varvakios Market, Monastiraki Square, and the surrounding streets. At 12:00 the Vakhai musical society will start performing at Syntagma Square and move through Kotzia Square to end up at Monastiraki Square. The l...

Strikes halt trains & ferries a year after country’s worst rail disaster that killed 57
Strikes halt trains & ferries a year after country’s worst rail disaster that killed 57

The train disaster on the night of Feb. 28, 2023 shocked the country. Many of the victims were university students heading back to class after a public holiday when their passenger train slammed into an oncoming cargo train after the two were accidentally put onto the same track heading in opposite directions. Wedn...

Public transport to be affected by 24-hour nationwide strike on Wednesday
Public transport to be affected by 24-hour nationwide strike on Wednesday

The air traffic controllers' union decision to join a 24-hour strike called by the civil servants' federation (ADEDY) has been ruled illegal by an Athens court. Therefore flights will be carried out as scheduled in Greece's airports. More specifically, Athens buses and trolleys have announced work stopp...

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