The 14th French Film Festival will inaugurate in Athens on the 4th of April renewing its exciting yearly spring rendezvous. Presented by the French institute of Athens it gives a great opportunity to Greek Francophiles to enjoy the most spectacular French films released last year.
For the Greek nation March 25th is a double holiday, celebrating a historical achievement and a religious event: the independence against the Ottoman occupation & the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.
Clean Monday (or Ash Monday) marks the end of the Greek Carnival and the beginning of Great Lent for the Orthodox Christians. Yet it gives everyone a great opportunity to take off for a relaxing long weekend with their family and friends.
The Onassis Foundation founded and organized a European Architectural competition under the “Re-think Athens project” for the transformation of the city centre of Athens that was presented at the Onassis Cultural Centre on March 21st of 2012. The competition started on May 21st 2012 and attracted many participants from the EU.
Proving that love has always been around and will continue to survive through eternity, the life size bronze sculpture of sleeping Eros awakes at the Metropolitan Museum of New York.
Spectacular images, breathtaking sunsets, marvellous landscapes, dreamy scenes…how can an image be alive?
Either you are enjoying your Greek coffee in a traditional café or you are about to sail for one of the beautiful islands of Greece, you may come across people holding the Greek worry beads. With black, blue or any other coloured stones, worry beads are an object of genuine Greek tradition! For those of you who don’t know the story behind them, Cycladia would like to introduce you to this special object.
Cretan gastronomy is a legend in itself. Capturing the culture and spirit of an island blessed with fertile lands and abundant sunshine, Cretan gastronomy constitutes one of the most characteristic and healthy examples of the Mediterranean diet. Mouth-watering yet nutritious the Cretan cuisine is a legend to be shared with the world.
An absolute treasure trove for those interested in ancient history will be exhibited in Berlin. The sacred ground of Olympia will come to life at the “Olympia: Mythos, Culture and Games” exhibition and will await history enthusiasts from all over the world. With more than 1000 exhibits related to the birthplace of the Olympics the Martin-Gropius-Bau Museum is expected to become a major pole of attraction from August 7th to January 13th of 2013.
Either you want to spend your holidays on the snowy mountains or by the dazzling sea, enjoy a traditional Christmas or a glamorous holiday season, Greece is the place to be.
Only for the discerning travellers, the ones who are looking for the best holiday experience, lost in the slow pace of life does Kythnos Island fulfil every single wish!
Athens…one of the world’s ancient cities, a great centre of art & literature, the birthplace of democracy… No other city has contributed more to the civilization of mankind than Athens. The place where Socrates was born, Plato, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and many others. A city centre full of energy and life!
Thanks to the 77th Thessaloniki International Fair that will last between September 8th and September 16th, Thessaloniki is once more on the spotlight especially for the business sector. But not only for businessmen!
From 1997, a designated European Capital of culture, to 2013, selected as a top international destination by the “National Geographic Society”, this city proves the well-known quote that “nothing comes by chance”.
