EgyptAir's regional director for Greece and Cyprus recently stated that the airline will add two new flights from Athens to China. The two flights will connect Athens to Hong Kong and Shanghai via Cairo.

The addition of the two new routes comes as part of EgyptAir's 5-year plan to boost its presence in Greece and the wider region. After their success with the Santorini route added in 2017, the airline will plan to add more flights to the Greek islands.

In 2017, EgyptAir carried over 112,000 daily passengers from Athens to Cairo and Alexandria. In addition to adding new routes, EgyptAir also pans to add new aircraft to its fleet.

Source: Greek Travel Pages

Two innovative Greek museums have been shortlisted for the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award for 2019.

 

The Kotsanas Museum is a private museum that holds a collection of 150 functional models and replicas of ancient Greek technological innovations. In the museum visitors will see and comprehend various ancient inventions such as elevating mechanisms, hydraulic systems, measuring instruments, and much more.

 

The Museum of Ancient Eleutherna in Crete was created to house the findings of the excavations in the ancient city of Eleutherna. The museum’s permanent exhibition will be updated periodically, so that it relates to the discoveries of the ongoing excavations on the site.

 

There are 40 nominees on the list, such as the Antonina Lesniewska Museum of Pharmacy in Warsaw, the Mastola Radio & TV Museum in Lahti, Finland, and the British Motor Museum in Warwickshire in the UK.

When Leonidas Koursoumis first saw the 400 square meter warehouse, full of dust and leftover building materials, near the center of Athens, he was left speechless. He knew that it would take tons of work, but he was one step closer to making his dream come true: to create the first second-hand bookstore in the country run exclusively by homeless people.

We are very excited to announce the addition of a new Brand Partner to the XpatAthens family - International Workplace Group (IWG)!

Locally, many of you may be familiar with IWG as Regus or Spaces, the hip serviced co-working and office rental spaces popping up around Athens and Thessaloniki. We’d like to thank IWG for trusting XpatAthens and we welcome them warmly to our ever-growing international community.

We’re also delighted to tell you that this new relationship sparked the addition of an important new section for us: Work & Business!

This section will bring readers updates on local and international business news, as well as tips, resources and advice on business and entrepreneurship in Greece.

Cocoon Catering's mouthwatering Easter Delivery Menu will undoubtedly make your family Easter feast extra special! No matter how small your gathering, the professional chefs at Cocoon Catering will create mouthwatering dishes and delicious desserts to satisfy your every need.

Cocoon Catering strictly follows the hygiene rules dictated by national and European legislation regarding the management of raw materials, preparation, transport, and delivery of meals.

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Cocoon Catering, wanting to contribute to the national, extremely difficult effort to deal with COVID-19 disease, supports the Hellenic Thoracic Society and calls on all citizens to contribute and donate a symbolic amount, for the enormous effort made to fight this disease.

Please contact the Hellenic Thoracic Society at htsinfo@otenet.gr for information regarding the donation procedure.

The Hellenic Thoracic Society is authorized to contribute the amounts collected in any way they believe is best to fight the disease.

 

Schools have opened again. Hooray! There is no parent – especially mums – that I know of that are not ecstatic about this! Now, at last, they will be able to work in a quiet environment. Children, elementary school children, in particular, are also extremely happy! They were so fed up and tired from online schooling, from no socializing, from having to stay indoors most of the time during the quarantine. The pressure they felt topped with the increased screen time has created lots of anger and often aggressive behavior.

For me personally, the most difficult part was dealing with my 8-year-old daughter. Lots of pressure, anger, and frustration, and at times, aggressive behavior. Not easy to put my limits like I used to. Not easy to keep calm and going like I was “supposed” to. I must admit there were times this pressure got to me too and my handling of the situation was not the best. I kept on reminding myself that I’m also a person, I’m also vulnerable and I also have my moments. And no, I’m not perfect and I sure don’t pretend to be. 

During this difficult period, I’ve learned quite a few lessons. I’ve also learned how to keep calm and on top of the situation while facing challenging behavior whether from my daughter or my husband. It goes without saying that I will keep these techniques in my precious “how-to-keep-calm-and-set-my-boundaries” tool kit. Here they are:

Yes, schools are open. Yes, children are excited to see their schoolmates again and parents feel relieved to get their lives back. But life goes on and kids are kids, ready to break the rules and test their power and our patience. When we learn how to handle difficult situations during “calm” times we’re much more prepared to react in fruitful ways in the face of adversity.

Originally Published on: itsmylife.gr
Written by Nadia Georgiou

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Greek divers discovered a shipwreck off the island of Kythnos in the Aegean with indications it sank after an explosion at its bow.

Researcher Kostas Thoktaridis told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) that the wreck was found at a depth of 110 meters, and its stern has also collapsed.

Its bow is facing north, and widely dispersed debris has been found thirty meters from the stern. Metal parts of the ship and the deck have been blown off beyond the wreck, he said, and damage indicates the ship sank quite fast.

Following a review of the wreck with a remote-operated vehicle (ROV), the ship’s length was estimated at nearly forty meters while its profile height appears to be three meters high. An additional unique construction factor is that the frame lines are spaced very close to one another.



Another shipwreck discovered by Thoktaridis and his team

Earlier in 2022, Thoktaridis and his team of divers discovered another shipwreck that has languished in the waters off Cape Sounion, Greece since 1891. The shipwreck was identified as the Italian freighter “Taormina.”

“It is one of the rarest shipwrecks,” said researcher Kostas Thoktaridis, speaking to AMNA. “It seems almost unbelievable, how well the mast has been preserved,” he added.

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

The railway station of Volos, one of the most famous attractions in the capital of Magnesia, has been characterized as a building of extraordinary architecture.

The building was designed by Italian engineer Evaristo De Chirico, father of the great surrealist painter Giorgio De Chirico. It all started when work on the famous Thessalian Railway, which would connect the port of Volos by rail with Larissa, began in the Thessalian Plain and throughout Western Thessaly.

Construction works started immediately after the liberation of Thessaly in 1881. The building was completed and inaugurated by King George I in 1884. The operation of this railway network was the main reason for the explosive growth of Volos.

With the railway station of Volos, Evaristo De Chirico showed his exceptional talent, in addition to his other creations, just like the uniquely beautiful Pelion train that would follow a few years later.

The colors that decorated the magnificent building in 1884 still remain the same today, 140 years later, constituting a distinct monument and reference point for the capital of Magnesia.

In 1884, when the railway station of Volos was inaugurated along with the Volos-Larissa line, another important element stood at the site. It was the monumental statue of the goddess Athena, the work of the Italian sculptor G. Previsan, which still stands to this day, in the same place, blending harmoniously with the imposing building.

On the first floor of the building, the Railway Museum of Thessaly has been operating for the last 20 years. There, rich and rare relics related to the history of the railways are exhibited. On these premises, the visitor can see old photographs, telegraphs, station clocks, period uniforms, ticket offices, engine parts, railway archives, books on rail architecture, and drawings by Ernest Chirico, all important historical documents.

Originally published in Greek on: iefimerida.gr

Translated by: Codico Lab

Nestled in the heart of Athens lies a piece of history so ancient that it predates the very concept of modern Europe itself. Tripodon Street, beneath the imposing shadow of the Acropolis in the neighborhood of Plaka, stands as a silent witness to millennia of human civilization.

While throngs of citizens and tourists tread its cobblestones each year, only a few are aware that they are traversing not just any thoroughfare but the oldest street in Greece, and indeed, all of Europe.

Named after the bronze tripods that once adorned its path, Tripodon Street served as the vital artery connecting the bustling ancient market of Athens to the Theater of Dionysus. These tripods, sponsored by the affluent citizens of ancient Athens, commemorated the victors of the city's dramatic contests, their names etched in history alongside the actors of their performances.

Among the remnants of this bygone era stands the renowned sponsor monument of Lysikrates, known as the Lantern of Diogenes, erected around 334 BC. This monument not only endures as a tangible relic of antiquity but also offers a window into the rich tapestry of Tripodon Street's storied past, believed to stretch back some 2,500 years.

Once one of the broadest avenues in ancient Athens, Tripodon boasted a width of six meters, offering the swiftest route from market to theater. Yet, beyond its sheer antiquity and architectural grandeur, Tripodon Street holds within its embrace the quaint neoclassical Kokovikou House, a modest abode immortalized in the cinematic masterpiece "And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband" (1965), starring George Konstantinou and Maro Kontou.

Thus, as the sun sets over the timeless stones of Tripodon Street, it casts a gentle glow upon a saga of civilization, where the echoes of the past resonate with the footsteps of the present, inviting all who tread its path to partake in its enduring legacy.

Originally published in Greek, on: carandmotor.gr