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 […]
As part of its corporate social responsibility program, the NJV Athens Plaza hotel in the center of the Greek capital is celebrating the Christmas holiday season in a sustainable way and with the lowest possible impact on the environment. The hotel announced that its Christmas decoration this year features used and recycled materials while its […]
Redevelopment work recently began on busy Panepistimiou street as part of a major urban regeneration project aiming to increase free spaces in Athens and improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. Works are currently underway on the section of Panepistimiou street between Sina and Amerikis streets. According to the Municipality of Athens, the […]
Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis. Photo source: @Olympia Forum An ongoing urban overhaul of Athens that includes the redevelopment of central Panepistimiou St and Syntagma Square, city park projects, pedestrian walkways, and city square and park cleaups, is the largest such program to take place in the Greek capital in the last decades, said Athens Mayor
Athens Capital Hotel-MGallery General Manager Evripidis Tzikas. Hospitality may bring new challenges and problem-solving scenarios every day but it’s a fun, exciting, and dynamic business, says Evripidis Tzikas, the General Manager of Athens Capital Hotel, the first MGallery branded hotel in Greece. A member of the MGallery Hotel Collection of Accor, the Athens
An impression of Panepistimiou street after renovation works are complete. The municipality of Athens is moving ahead with the redevelopment of central Panepistimiou St as part of a general urban redevelopment plan that has included so far park projects, pedestrian walkways, and city square overhauls. The renovation of Panepistimiou St, to cost 3 million euros, […]
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 […]
The Elia Ermou Athens Hotel and its in-house restaurant, the Athens View Balcon, are a welcome addition to the Greek capital’s hotel scene offering top-notch, pocket-friendly hospitality, great food, perfect location and a spectacular view. Located in the heart of Athens with the capital’s main shopping district at its door, the 4-star Elia Ermou is located […]
An impression of the lower part of Syntagma Square following its makeover. The Municipality of Athens recently began its announced renovation works to the lower part of Syntagma Square in the center of the Greek capital. More specifically, the works concern interventions to the public space delimited by Filellinon, Karagiorgi Servias and Mitropoleos streets. As […]
The lower part of Syntagma square will get a makeover as part of the Athens Municipality’s efforts to revive the city’s commercial center. Athens’ main square at Syntagma will get a makeover as part of the municipality’s urban regeneration program, municipal authorities announced this week. The project is among a series of actions initiated by […]

















