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.
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.
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.
For many decades now, Mykonos has been linked to the jetsetter lifestyle. In keeping with this, naturally the island has inherited a world of luxury for its VIP guests seeking exclusivity whilst vacationing.
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!
Get ready for the most modern, “excellent” contest on Facebook: “Thessaloniki ExcelLens”!
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”.
Cycladia team joined the first Dopios Party in Athens Greece. Dopios is an online platform, a social network, a community and a marketplace where locals connect with the tourists in order to guide them through a better and more authentic experience of each destination.
Right in the very heart of summer, Greece celebrates the Dormition of Virgin Mary. Either you are in the city, on the islands or in a picturesque village of the mainland, tradition is kept with reverence.
Αρχαίο Πνεύμα αθάνατο, αγνέ πατέρα του ωραίου, του μεγάλου και του αληθινού… Ολυμπιακός Ύμνος, Κωστής Παλαμάς
So…you visited the Parthenon and the New Acropolis Museum, you strolled through the streets of Plaka and Monastiraki, you tasted some delicious mousaka and cheese pie and you tried some mouthwatering Greek wine.