Nightlife and Culture

Frappé: The History of Coffee That Greeks Are Obsessed With

Posted on 20 - 05 - 2012, in the category: Magazine, Nightlife and Culture.

Plain, medium or sweet… both Greek and foreign visitors must take a step back and relax while enjoying their frappé. This is the deeper meaning of it, or is this just another urban legend that frappé is the coffee for the lazy?
Frappé cof… Read the rest

Despite London-like Rain, Athens Hands Olympic Flame Over to UK

Posted on 18 - 05 - 2012, in the category: Magazine, Nightlife and Culture.

Despite the rainy weather, thousands of Athens’ residents gathered at Panathenaiko Stadium on May 17 to celebrate the handing over of the Olympic flame to London.
The flame, symbolizing purity because it comes directly from the sun,… Read the rest

Film Fest Opens in Athens With Tribute to John Cassavetes

Posted on 17 - 05 - 2012, in the category: Magazine, Nightlife and Culture.

A tribute to director John Cassavetes will be the curtain raiser at this year’s edition of the Tainiorama film festival, which is set to run for 42 days through June 27 at the Asty Cinema in Athens.
There will be 42 thematic units at this year… Read the rest

Spinalonga Island Becomes Its Own Artwork

Posted on 17 - 05 - 2012, in the category: Magazine, Nightlife and Culture.

Renowned Greek artist Costas Tsoklis is trying to turn the island of Spinalonga, close to Crete, into a modern work of art. Spinalonga was chosen for his artistic creation, and the island used to be Greece’s leper colony.
The internati… Read the rest

Two Greek Museums Nominated for Best European Museum 2012

Posted on 16 - 05 - 2012, in the category: Magazine, Nightlife and Culture.

Two Greek Museums are nominated this year for the European Museum of the Year 2012 Award. The ceremony organized by the European Museum Forum Assembly will take place on May 16-19 in Penafiel, Portugal.
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum on Crete an… Read the rest

Famous Irish Actress to Star in Play at Little Theatre of Epidaurus

Posted on 15 - 05 - 2012, in the category: Magazine, Nightlife and Culture.

Famous Irish Actress Fiona Shaw, along with the director of “Mamma Mia” and “Iron Lady” (starring Meryl Streep) Phyllida Lloyde, will put on a theatrical play at the Little Theatre of Epidaurus July 3-4.
It is the theatrical ada… Read the rest

Benaki Museum Hosts Jewelry Exhibition of Famous Artists

Posted on 14 - 05 - 2012, in the category: Magazine, Nightlife and Culture.

Visitors of the Benaki Museum will have the chance to admire a selection of jewelry designed by famous painters and sculptors from May 16 through September 2.
The exhibition titled “From Picasso to Koons. Artists’ Jewelry” include… Read the rest

Olympiakos in Euroleague Final

Posted on 12 - 05 - 2012, in the category: Magazine, Nightlife and Culture.

Olympiakos will be Greece’s sole representative in the Euroleague final on Sunday after seeing off Barcelona in the semifinal in Istanbul on Friday.
Olympiakos beat Barcelona 68-64, despite being the underdogs in the game, thanks to a… Read the rest

London 2012 Olympics Torch Lit in Ancient Olympia

Posted on 11 - 05 - 2012, in the category: Magazine, Nightlife and Culture.

The London 2012 Olympics torch was kindled by the sun’s rays in ancient Olympia on Thursday, sparking a relay that will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic stadium’s cauldron at the Games opening ceremony on July 27.
On a warm and… Read the rest

Plissken Festival explores contemporary music

Posted on 11 - 05 - 2012, in the category: Magazine, Nightlife and Culture.

Synch, the electronica festival that ran every summer for some 10 years, first at the Lavrio Technological Park in southeastern Attica and then at the Technopolis cultural complex in Athens, was all about introducing Athenian audiences… Read the rest