Athens

The city of Athens is calling on citizens to participate in the global "Earth Hour" initiative by switching off their lights on Saturday, March 29, from 20:30 to 21.30. Earth Hour is an awareness-raising effort concerning climate change and energy...

Istanbul is a city full of contradictions, a crossroad of civilizations where tradition fuses with modernity. Such is the theme of the work by two Athens-raised, Istanbul-based friends, painter Olga Alexopoulou and writer Alex Massavetas, whose exhibition opens at Athens' IANOS  bookstore on April 1.  The two...

The Daily Secret Insiders guide will be launching a new marketing campaign in Canada and the U.S. to promote Greece as a holiday destination. Daily Secret is a Greek digital media brand for premium audiences. It is a web service...

Athenstyle is one of the first hostels in Athens. It opened in 2008 in the Psyri district, and within a year was on the Europe Famous Hostels’ list. Its owner, Sofia Litsio had been working as a lawyer in Italy...

As anyone who has ever visited Greece will know, a kiosk, or the locals like to call it, “periptero,” can be found on every street corner of any island, small village or big city. They are an essential part...

With the gates of hell open, anything can happen. Psycho killers, wanton cheerleaders, zombies thirsty for flesh, and TAZ with a saw, all take part in the 1st International Horror Film Festival in Greece. The Festival, officially called the 'Horrorant...

ADEDY staged a 24-hour strike today, paralyzing the whole country and disrupting the operation of all public services. The strike took place to protest against the deal that the Greek government is trying to make with international creditors which...

After concerted and methodical effort by the municipality of Athens and the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) of the Company of Development and Tourism Promotion in Athens (EATA), the city was chosen to organize the international annual meeting...

A violent incident occurred a few days ago in the northern suburbs of Athens, Greece when ruthless thieves of Georgian origin raided the residence of a well-known Greek dermatologist and tortured his wife into revealing where their money and...

New York Times published an article today, dedicated to the last man in Athens, Greece, who still paints movie posters for an Athenian cinema. His work is reminiscent of old times, filled with authenticity before the metropolitan lifestyle took...