Athens Simplifies Restaurant, Cafe, Theater Licensing Process

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Opening restaurants, cafes, theaters, cinemas and other related venues in the center of the Greek capital is set to become easier after the Municipality of Athens and the Culture Ministry recently announced that they would be reforming licensing procedures. The two authorities said they were simplifying complex and tedious permit procedures in efforts to attract […]

Athens and Belgrade to Strengthen Tourism, Culture Relations

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Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis and Belgrade Mayor Zoran Radojičić The cities of Athens and Belgrade on Monday signed a memorandum of cooperation in an aim to strengthen their ties in a number of sectors including tourism and culture. The memorandum was signed by Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis and Belgrade Mayor Zoran Radojičić during a meeting […]

IAPCO Forms Destination Partnership with Athens for MICE Tourism

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IAPCO CEO Martin Boyle, IAPCO President Ori Lahav and EATA CEO Vagelis Vlachos. Photo source: @Develop Athens The Municipality of Athens has become an official Destination Partner of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO), following an agreement signed between the two organizations during the IBTM World 2021 expo that took place recently

Athens’ Largest Ice Rink to Open at Kotzia Square

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Athens’ largest ice rink will open its doors on Tuesday, December 14, at Kotzia Square, to give the city’s residents and visitors a special experience during the holiday season. Set to operate until January 6, the ice rink will cover an area of 400 square meters. “Children and adults will have the opportunity to showcase their […]

Athens Ready for the Holiday Season with Christmas Events Galore

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The Christmas and holiday season is on in Athens with 38 days full of music, theater, pop-up events and much more through to January 13. Athens municipality presented this week its schedule of holiday events set to take place in city neighborhoods and on main squares. An ice rink, six Christmas villages, open-air screenings and […]

Two Parks for Dogs Open in Athens

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The Municipality of Athens has opened two dog parks in the areas of Probonas and Neos Kosmos offering pet owners areas to take their four-legged friends for off-leash exercise and play in a secure environment. According to Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis, the two parks offer pet owners and their dogs the opportunity to enjoy their walks any […]

Athens Kicks Off Holiday Season with Christmas Tree Lighting

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The City of Athens on Monday evening lit up a very impressive 19-meter tall Christmas tree at central Syntagma Square, marking the start of the holiday season in the Greek capital. The municipality’s Christmas tree features more than 60,000 colorful lights of a total length of 5km. It was transferred from Karpenisi to Athens and […]

‘Ministry Park’ Project to Free Up Space in Athens for Public Housing

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The Pyrkal facilities. An abandoned 353,480m2 area on Mt Hymettus in Athens that once hosted Pyrkal, an ammunition and explosives company, will be converted into a “ministry park” serving as the headquarters of nine ministries as well as the country’s assets company. Dubbed the “Andreas Lentakis Park”, the Pyrkal project involves the lease of 127 buildings with

Athens Mayor: People-centered Policies Needed to Address Climate Change

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In efforts to improve the standard of living in the Greek capital and address climate change, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis said this week that he was considering reinstating the “daktylios” odd/even traffic regulation system. Dubbing the decades-old system the “Green Daktylios”, the mayor announced the idea during the “Citizen Sustain: Building a Better Urban

World Animal Day: City of Athens Shows it Cares

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Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis at the “Shelter of Socrates”. The City of Athens is celebrating World Animal Day 2021 with a number of events taking place at its shelter for stray animals in the district of Votanikos. World Animal Day is celebrated annually on October 4 with the aim to raise the status of animals […]