Running in Voidokilia photo by Navarino Challenge This article is brought to you by ActiveMedia Group The top sports tourism fest of Navarino Challenge is approaching and will unite people of all ages and abilities for the 9th year, at Costa Navarino and Pylos, Messinia, on October 15-17, 2021. Special Honorees Navarino Challenge honors each year […]
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 […]
Olympic Day Run Greece The “Olympic Day Run” Greece 2021 event, which took place in late September, put Thessaloniki in the spotlight as a city ideal for hosting major sports events. In its fourth year, the only Olympic road running race in Greece was held under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee to celebrate the International […]
Run Messinia honors the 200 years since the Greek Revolution (photo by Elias Lefas) This article is brought to you by ActiveMedia Group The Run Messinia ultramarathon race will take place between October 2-11 in Messinia, in the Peloponnese, to honor the bicentennial of the 1821 Greek Revolution. Messinia played a major role in the Greek Revolution […]
Photo source: Acropolis Museum © Giorgos Vitsaropoulos The Acropolis Museum in Athens has announced the extension of its “A museum open to all” cultural program for migrants and refugees until October 7. Launched earlier in September to celebrate the European Heritage Days, the program was initially planned to run until September 26. Following its success, […]
French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated this week a Louvre exhibition marking the 200 years since the Greek War of Independence. Titled “Paris – Athens: The Birth of Modern Greece, 1675–1919”, the show traces the
Greece’s state authorities, Paralympic medalists, Special Olympics athletes and members of the #BeActive Hellas Organizing Committee held a walking tour on the Acropolis hill in Athens on Saturday. The activity was organized as part of the #BEACTIVE Night Event that took place in the Greek capital to mark the #BEACTIVE Day celebrations on September 23 […]
Archaeological Museum of Delphi. Photo source: Ministry of Culture Greece will celebrate European Heritage Days 2021 with free admission to museums, archaeological sites and monuments during the weekend of September 25-26. Celebrations kick off from Friday, September 24, with a number of in-person events scheduled to take place across the country in accordance with
The recently held 85th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) 2021 attracted 87,631 visitors and marked the restart of exhibition activity in Greece, according to the fair’s organizer TIF Helexpo. TIF 2021 was held in the northern port city as an in-person event during September 11-19 at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center under strict health protocols for […]
Thessaloniki’s Flea Market & Street Food event is returning to the city after an absence of over a year due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The two-day event will take place under strict health protocols in the outdoor area of the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center during September 25 – 26. “With the flea market, we […]


















