Athens Flying Week (AFW) Tanagra International Air Show 2022 returns to mark the 10th anniversary of Greece’s largest air show, with over 500,000 loyal fans worldwide! 

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At the Tanagra Airport, you will have an exciting and unique experience, with the opportunity to: 

Saturday, September 10 Bolivar and Minotaur – Minotaur presents the Norwegians Röyksopp, one of the most famous duos in the field of electronic music, in Bolivar for a unique dj set! Support by Evi Sidiropoulou & Steph.

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The established annual appointment of book lovers, the Zappeion Book Festival, turns 50 this year and will celebrate its established journey with a record attendance of publishing houses. The festival will open its gates on September 2 and will run through September 18, with thousands of book titles for every taste and age and dozens of presentations, discussions with authors, and parallel events.

On the occasion of the centenary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, this year’s festival will host a variety of events related to the Asia Minor Catastrophe as an identity element in today’s Greece with the participation of renowned speakers and cultural institutions. At the same time, reading the signs of the times, the festival will also pay tribute to Diversity and Racism in its various aspects. Given that 2022 has been declared as Literary Year of Iakovos Kambanellis by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, the festival will organize a tribute to the great academic, playwright, and lyricist for his contribution to the Hellenic nation both as an artist and as a man.

The Zappeion Book Festival is an organization of the Association of Book Publishers (S.EK.B) and the Ministry of Development and Investments, in cooperation with the Organization of Culture, Sports & Youth of the Municipality of Athens (OPANDA), the National Historical Museum, the National Theatre of Greece, the Greek Art Theatre Karolos Koun and the Athens Culture Net. It is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture & Sports, the Municipality of Athens, the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with the support of TikTok and the Greek Collecting Society for Literary Works (OSDEL).

Originally published on: greeknewsagenda.com

Citizens of the world can now enjoy a taste of Ancient Olympia, home to the Olympic Games, in the form of its olive oil.

The Hellenic Ministry of Tourism and Sports, along with the Office for the Promotion of Cultural Goods (ODAP), seeks to preserve a different aspect of the region. This collaboration will garner high-quality, Greek agricultural products from the archaeological sites of Ilia; most notably, from the grounds of Ancient Olympia and Ancient Ilida.

This first harvest and olive oil product is part of a pilot program that hopes to extend well into the future. Ilia is known for its olive oil, in fact, the region produces approximately 15,000 tons of olive oil annually and Olympia has 260,000 acres of olive groves.

ODAP focuses on the connection between olive oil and the Ancient Olympic Games.

In antiquity, olive oil offered more than nutrition, it was a useful product with which athletes lubricated their bodies before going down to the track. In the future, ODAP plans to create special packaging for its olive oil in the shape of exact copies of ancient works.

The packaging will include information about the product, the historical period, as well as facts about the history of the Olympic Games.

To read this article in full, please visit: greekreporter.com

 

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Petros and Myrto exchanged vows of eternal love and loyalty in a truly unique and original environment: underwater, at the bottom of the sea off the island of Alonnisos. The first underwater civil wedding ceremony took place on the Sporades island on Monday, August 29, upon the initiative of the municipality.

Present at the ceremony were next to the couple and Alonnisos mayor Petros Vafinis, the bridesmaids, diving instructors, and an underwater cameraman. The festive decoration in the shape of a heart could not fail, of course.

Bride Myrto wore a wedding dress, while the groom was dressed half official, half relaxed; the rest of the …crowd was dressed scuba diving conform.

The entire civic marriage procedure was followed by the book through the use of special waterproof surfaces.

After exchanging their vows, Petros and Myrto removed their masks for their first kiss as newlyweds.

To read this article in full, please visit: keeptalkinggreece.com

 

Summer may be over (technically, at least) but that doesn't mean we're going to stop visiting our beautiful Greek beaches - at least as long as the weather permits it. 

 

As the temperature begins to drop, a beach in long-suffering North Evia offers us the opportunity to enjoy a swim throughout the autumn.

 

This beach is no other than the beach of Ilia in North Evia, the ideal choice for all those who dream of winter swimming but shudder at the idea of the ​​freezing waters. 

 

Ilia beach is located near Aidipsos, next to the coastal village of the same name, which is great for a holiday on a budget, with would-be vacationers in September able to find a double room in front of the sea just for 35 euros per night.

 

But why are the waters of this particular beach so warm? The reason is simple. The village’s thermal springs, the temperature of which can climb up to 60 degrees Celsius, flow into the beach of Ilia. Of course, when the water meets the sea the temperature drops, but the water remains quite warm even until the end of autumn!



Originally published in Greek on: ieidiseis.gr

Translated by: Codico Lab 

Kolokotroni Street, with its neoclassical architecture, boutique shops, and eateries, has been ranked by Time Out magazine as one of the "coolest" streets on the planet.

A street in the center of Athens has won a place on Time Out’s new list of the coolest streets in the world.

Kolokotroni Street was ranked 12th on the list, due to its shops and restaurants.

“Start at Kolokotroni Square and look inside the National Historical Museum (once the Parliament building), then wander slowly towards Aeolou Street, admiring the neoclassical architecture as you go. Stop for a Greek salad, a burger, or Indian-influenced souvlaki, sip ouzo or a Freddo Cappuccino, then head to some of the merchants selling sandals, books, clothing, art, jewelry and vintage watches,” suggests Time Out.

Additionally, the article recommends its readers to stay at Gatsby Athens, a fun, playful hotel with terrazzo tiles, faux plants, and a guests-only rooftop bar. “Press the lion-shaped button in your room for a (good!) surprise,” it writes.

To read this article in full, please visit: greece-is.com

The National Archaeological Museum of Athens – Greece’s largest Museum, with some of the greatest collections of antiquities in the world – marks the centenary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe (1922-2022) with a rare exhibit originating from the Archaeological Museum of the Evangelical School of Smyrna. The exhibit – which will be on show through October 3, 2022, at the Museum’s Altar Hall- is titled “A marble head of a child retrieved from the ashes of Smyrna” and is part of the “The Unseen Museum”, a project that unveils to visitors selected objects hidden in the National Archaeological Museum’s storerooms.

It is worth mentioning that this is the third group of “Unseen Museum” exhibits that are on show at the National Archaeological Museum, as part of the commemorative events for the centenary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe. The previous ones were “The Flirting Bovines”, a Mycenaean amphoroid krater produced at the end of the 14th century BC, and “Gods and Heroes from Asia Minor”, namely three artifacts from Asia Minor, a bronze statuette of a resting Hercules, and two terracotta couple figures (Eros and Psyche).

Curated by Dr. Chrysanthis Tsoulis, archaeologist at the Museum’s Sculpture Collection Department, the current exhibition presents a marble head -probably of a Muse- with curly upswept hair crowning the forehead, which is believed to be a copy of a Hellenistic prototype. The intense damage discerned on its surface is due to cracks/breakages and exposure to high temperatures, which altered the once glossy skin of the marble.

More specifically, the circumstances relating to the extensive damage to the artwork are described in two documents kept in the Museum’s Administrative Archive, dated 28 August 1926, which are also on display in the showcase.

On September 4, 7, 18, 21, and October 2 (at 13.00), NAM’s archaeologists will be available to talk to visitors and present the excavations of the Greek Archaeological Department in Asia Minor (from 1919 to 1922), the establishment of archaeological museums and warehouses and the fate of the Collections in the days of the Catastrophe.

To read this article in full, please visit: greeknewsagenda.gr