Greece
Business
Airbnb Investments Revive Athens' Historic Neighborhood of Psyrri
Psyrri, a popular downtown neighborhood of Athens at one time, is becoming the center of Airbnb-related business once again, as three more major investments have been announced over the last few weeks.
Psyrri became one of the hotspots of nightlife...
Culture
First-Ever Greek Film with Sound Rediscovered in France and Restored
An historic Greek film from 1930, thought for many decades to have been lost but which was recently found in France, has now been restored. A screening of the early "talkie" will premiere at the Stavros Niarchos Hall of...
Greece
The 5 Most Beautiful Places to Walk in Athens
Sometimes, our daily routine prevents us from understanding and admiring the beauty that surrounds us.
Stressful jobs, work or family obligations along with the city’s rush all hide the beauty of places we already know or even live.
But if we...
Art
Gilbert & George's 'Beard Pictures' Come to Athens
"If you are submerged in normal life, then your view will be normal. So we have to keep separate from normal life in order to be able to say something that is not known. People come to art for...
events
10 Options for a Scary Greek Halloween
Greeks may not have grown up with the spirit of Halloween, but in recent years the idea has caught on. How could it not? The scary spirit of Halloween matches the spirit of gloom and doom in the country....
Economy
Safety Concerns Rise as Businesses Closing in Athens Center Leaves Immigrants Unemployed
According to recent data released by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the city center of Athens has seen an increase in businesses closing due to the economic crisis facing Greece over the past several years.
The report breaks down...
Education
Athens Mayor and Education Minister Plan to Revamp Derelict Empty Buildings for Student Housing
Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis and Deputy Education Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou met to discuss fixing up around 100 empty and derelict building in Athens to use for much needed school housing for university students in Athens.
Currently there are only 14,000...
Greece
New "Gastronomy Museum" in Downtown Athens
In June this year, a new "museum" joined the rich roster of cultural institutions in Athens, Greece, and is the first dedicated to Greek gastronomy.
As culinarybackstreets.com reveals, the young founders of this unique center have chosen an unlikely subject...
Economy
Graffiti in Debt-Ridden Greece: Sophisticated Criticism or Plain Vandalism?
In its fifth year of recession, Greece is trying to tackle economic hardships, political instability and social despair. Stress, anger and despair are taking over Greeks who are finding themselves drawn deeper into their politicians’ stale and inefficient tactics.
According...
Economy
Crisis Hits Tourism, Around 1,000 Hotels Put on Sale
At one of the most difficult stages yet of the economic crisis engulfing Greece, which is now in its fifth year of recession, the country's hotel sector, once one of the world's most flourishing, is being weighed down by...
Art
3rd Athens Biennale 2011 MONODROME is Open
The 3rd Athens Biennale 2011 MONODROME opened to the public on October 23 and will last through December 11.
The international contemporary art festival of Athens takes place at Diplareios School (Theatre Square) and at the Arts Center and the...
Greece
Destination Nowhere Part III: Athens
Athens has become a kind of purgatory for migrants entering Europe – a cramped, violent and sweltering waiting room that one may never get to leave.