Photo source: Municipality of Athens Social media users in China and all over the world on New Year’s Eve saw a number of Athens’ landmark sites and locations through a live streaming video on China’s WeChat Channel. As the city ushered in 2022, WeChat users had the chance to “travel” to the Acropolis, the Athenian […]
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 […]
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
Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis on Wednesday gave his counterpart from Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a tour of the Greek capital’s sites and ongoing renovation projects. Imamoğlu arrived in Athens earlier this week to discuss mutual actions that would forge stronger ties between the two cities. After completing
Photo source: @EKO Acropolis Rally “The EKO Acropolis Rally is a significant promotional opportunity for Greece as it will be seen by over 500 million TV viewers from all over the world,” Citizen’s Protection Minster Takis Theodorikakos said on Monday. The major sports event will kick off on Thursday, September 9, at 5.30pm from the […]
Syntagma square, Athens. Photo source: acropolisrally.gr Athens’ central Syntagma square on September 9 will welcome the cars participating in the EKO Acropolis Rally 2021, offering the opportunity to residents and visitors to live the experience of the legendary race. The 0.98km route will cross Vasilissis Amalias Avenue to pass in front of the Hellenic Parliament, […]
The Athens Utopia Ermou Hotel, located in the center of the Greek capital, is ready to open and welcome its guests as of May 14. Aiming to provide its visitors with a safe hospitality experience, the hotel will operate under the updated health protocols and guidelines of Greek and international health organizations against Covid-19. “Athens […]
Photo © Christos Drazos / Achilleas Hotel The Achilleas Hotel in the center of Athens recently reopened its doors to visitors, welcoming them in a fully renovated and safe environment. The hotel has applied enhanced cleaning procedures in accordance with the new COVID-19 health and safety standards announced by the Ministries of Health and Tourism. […]















