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• Famous Greeks [11]: Odysseas Elytis

  
  Odysseas Elytis 1911 - 1996Poet and Nobel Prize for Literature winner Odysseas Elytis is the quintessential Greek artist of yore; educated, worldly, passionate and utterly in love with homeland....

• Museum Free Admission Days & Concesions

  Admission to museums and archaeological sites is free the following days:6 March (in memory of Melina ...

• BOOK PICKS - Greece in Print

  Fiction Zorba the Greek. Nikos Kazantzakis, Faber Fiction A young English writer (the narrator) inherits a mine on the island of Crete and travels there taking with him Alex Zorba, a middle aged man as an aide to run the mine....

• Greek Easter

  Easter is a great time of year to visit Athens. Easter Sunday (this year April 4th) is the most important celebration on the Greek calendar (overshadowing Christmas) and will give you the opportunity to experience local culture and vibrant traditions....

• Famous Greeks [8]: Manos Hadjidakis

  
  Manos Hadjidakis 1925-1994 Hadjidakis was one of the greatest music composers of modern Greece. He was born in the northern town of Xanthi....

• New Acropolis Museum

  
  Ladies and gentlemen, there’s a new museum in town. Though it seemed like it never would, the moment has finally arrived....

• Sexy Athens

  
   Athens is by no means a European sex destination. However, as a big city, it certainly offers a range of sinful pleasures to its locals and visitors....

• Sundays in Athens

  
  Unlike some European capitals where Sundays don’t differ much from any other week day, in Athens all shops are closed and a shopaholic visitor can get very easily depressed....

• Athens Portraits [10]: Pavement Entrepreneurs

  
  Got an appetite for a luxury brand, but the finances of a strapped-for-cash student? Fear not....

• Hollywood GR

  
  In case you don’t have enough of Greece during your stay, we have prepared a list of good Hollywood films with a Greek theme, perfect for a cold and rainy winter day back home....

• Athens Guidebook Reviews

  
  Athens is a destination covered by many international guidebook publishers. Most of these titles are very comprehensive and detailed and each of them takes a different approach in the coverage of the city targeting different readerships....

• Athens Portraits [8]: Bouzouki Man

  
  He’s as Greek as you can get – and fiercely proud of it. A creature of the night, you’re unlikely to see Bouzouki Man in his full glory before 1am....

• Athens Portraits [5]: Touristas Gormless

  
  There’s a certain kind of visitor to Greece that seems to be under the impression that a brain is not essential for travel....