Greece Launches 140 Cultural Events Outdoors at Sites Countrywide

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The ancient theater of Filippi is among Greece’s landmark sites to host art shows and theater performances this summer. Photo source: Ministry of Culture A total of 140 concerts, art shows, theater and dance performances are scheduled to take place across the country in the next two months, the Greek culture ministry announced recently. Budgeted […]

Stolen Picasso Painting Finds its Way Back to Greek Museum

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Photo source: Greek Culture Ministry A stolen 1939 painting offered to Greece by Pablo Picasso was recovered by police this week, found in the hands of a builder who broke into the country’s National Gallery nearly a decade ago. There appeared to be no visible damage to the painting even when Greek police officers accidentally […]

Skiathos Island Secures Culture Ministry Funds for Three Iconic Projects

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The Castle of Skiathos. Photo source: Ministry of Culture A total of 4 million euros in funds will go towards the restoration of three landmarks on the island of Skiathos, Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said this week after an inspection tour. On Skiathos to participation in the island’s bicentennial celebrations marking the 1821 War […]

Summer Culture Festival Opens in Athens

By admin 22 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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City of Athens Technopolis, Gazi. Photo source: Municipality of Athens Following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in Greece, the Municipality of Athens has launched a summer festival with live events taking place in four outdoor venues across the Greek capital. Open to residents and visitors, children and adults, the festival includes concerts, dance shows and […]

Acropolis Museum Turns 12 on Sunday

By admin 15 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: @Acropolis Museum Athens‘ Acropolis Museum on Sunday, June 20, will celebrate its 12th anniversary and offer reduced entry (at 5 euros) to all its exhibition areas. After remaining closed for more than six months due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Acropolis Museum reopened its doors in mid-May under strict safety measures. “The […]

Developing Military Tourism Next on Greece Agenda

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As part of its tourist product expansion plan, Greece announced this week plans to develop military and war tourism. The ministers of defense, culture and tourism – Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Lina Mendoni, and Harry Theoharis – signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) which foresees among others the promotion of important military and war locations, museums, and […]

Athens’ Kallimarmaro Stadium to Host Dior Runway Show on June 17

By admin 31 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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The Kallimarmaron Panathenaic Stadimum in Athens. Photo source: Travel Trade Athens French luxury fashion house Dior will present its “Croisière 2022” show at the Kallimarmaro Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, following the approval of its request by Greece’s Archaeological Council (KAS) last week. The members of the Council unanimously granted a license for a photo shoot,

Live Cultural Events, Shows in Greece Resume in Outdoor Areas – Rules

By admin 31 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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Greece’s theaters and other cultural venues in outdoor areas recently reopened to the public under strict Covid-19 health protocols and social distancing rules. Theaters and cultural venues can host live shows under the following rules: – All events must take place at open-air venues with seated-only spectators – The venues can operate on a 50 […]

Greece Wins 2021 European Heritage Award for Plaka Bridge Restoration Project

By admin 26 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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Greece has been honored at the European Heritage Awards 2021, the EU intiative for cultural heritage organized by the European Commission and Europa Nostra, for the restoration project of the landmark Plaka Bridge in Epirus. The Plaka Bridge is a single arched stone-bridge, the largest and most impressive of its kind in Epirus. In […]

New Arethousa Archaeological Museum Opens in Halkida, Central Greece

By admin 25 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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The new Arethousa Archaeological Museum, which houses valuable artifacts from Greece’s ancient history, has opened its doors in the city of Halkida, Central Greece. Located in the area of Agios Stefanos, the new museum has taken its name from the local Arethousa thermal springs. The Arethousa museum is housed in a preserved industrial building that […]