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Business
Amazon Announces New High Tech Investment in Greece
Amazon Web Services announced on Thursday that it will be creating 30 new AWS Local Zones across the world-- including in Greece.
AWS Local Zones are a form of AWS infrastructure deployment that provides computation, storage, and other cloud services...
Art
Majestic Acropolis Lighting Wins International Award
Eleftheria Deko, the designer behind the new lighting of Acropolis won the LIT Lighting Design of the Year Award for 2021.
The new lighting of one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world was unveiled in September 2020 during...
Culture
Google Search Adds 3D Monuments, Including the Parthenon
Google has added 3D monuments to its search results, including the Parthenon in Athens. The search engine has started incorporating augmented reality (AR) objects into its Google Search feature, which shows results in 3D for space, science and athletes,...
events
Countdown to Christmas: Athens Embraces the Festive Spirit
The City of Athens has entered the holiday season early this year, as Greece’s capital celebrated the lighting of the Syntagma Square Christmas Tree on the evening of Tuesday, November 23.
“Athens’ neighborhoods have been decorated early this year, offering...
Greek News
Delivery Man in Athens Antique Shop Mesmerizes with his Piano Skills
A delivery man brought two coffees to an antique shop in Athens, saw a piano, sat down and played, mesmerizing everyone in the place
Greek church
Bartholomew Marks 30 Years at Helm of Orthodox Church in Athens Visit
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew marked 30 years as the leader of the Greek Orthodoxy by visiting Greece this week where he met with the spiritual and political leadership of the country.
Bartholomew’s visit comes after a high-profile visit in the United...
Celebrities
Grey’s Anatomy Sarah Drew Mesmerized by Athens
"Grey's Anatomy" star Sarah Drew, who has been vacationing in Greece with her family has clearly fallen in love with Athens.
"Good morning Greece. You are very pretty," she wrote on Instagram as she opened the doors of her hotel's...
Environment
Athens to Get Its First-Ever Japanese Garden
The city of Athens will soon have its first-ever Japanese garden, which will be located in Nereidon Park on Michalakopoulou Street, near the National Gallery.
A ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the project, which is part of the...
Greek News
Mohegan Officially Withdraws from Hellinikon Casino Project
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE), an American master developer and operator of premier global integrated entertainment resorts, announced on Friday that it has withdrawn from plans for the creation of a casino in Greece, slated for the former airport...
Business
Jet2 Lays Out Expansion Plan for Greece
The British travel group Jet2 will massively expand its airline offerings for Greece in 2022, adding 600,000 seats for a total of 1.44 million seats in the coming year.
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced the planned expansion from Jet2,...