This activity is only available in Greek. What is the significance of 1974? How are the invasion and the refugee crisis recorded in public life, everyday life, history, art, and literature? How is the collective and individual identity of those who were uprooted, who experienced loss, but found the strength to rebuild, formed? The exhibition
This activity is only available in Greek. Archaeologist and guide Michalis Giohalas leads a tour through the sculpture garden of the First Cemetery of Athens, in collaboration with the This is Athens City Festival. Beyond the Sleeping Female Figure The tomb of Sofia Afentaki—immortalised by Yannoulis Chalepas in his iconic sculpture The Sleeping Female Figure—is
This activity is only availble in Greek. Officially designated a historic site, the National Garden (formerly the Royal Garden) is a calm eye in the storm of central Athens—a space of serenity surrounded by the city’s intensity, steeped in memory and history. Among the 500 species of plants brought here from around the world under
This activity is only availble in Greek. Officially designated a historic site, the National Garden (formerly the Royal Garden) is a calm eye in the storm of central Athens—a space of serenity surrounded by the city’s intensity, steeped in memory and history. Among the 500 species of plants brought here from around the world under
This activity is only available in Greek. A guided tour of the second part of the exhibition “From Great Greece to Modern Greece”, which traces the completion of the country’s
This activity is only available in Greek. Archaeologist and guide Michalis Giohalas leads a tour of the Athenian Trilogy, in collaboration with the This is Athens City Festival. The University, the Academy and the Library—an opus magnum by brothers Hans Christian and Theophil Hansen—form Athens’ famed neoclassical trilogy. Described by Alexandros Philadelpheus as “the architectural
This activity is only available in Greek. Step inside the Elytis House Museum, a neoclassical gem in the heart of Plaka, and explore the world of Nobel Laureate Odysseas Elytis
This activity is only available in Greek. A guided tour of the memory exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Through rare posters from the era and corresponding photographic material, the exhibition aims to highlight the events of the Cypriot tragedy, the nationwide solidarity with the people of Cyprus, and their
This activity is only available in Greek. Archaeologist and guide Michalis Giohalas leads a tour through the Athenian Trilogy, in collaboration with the This is Athens City Festival. Comprising the University, the Academy and the Library, this neoclassical ensemble—designed by brothers Hans Christian and Theophil Hansen—was hailed by Alexandros Philadelpheus as “the architectural triple crown
This activity is only available in Greek. This historical walk explores one of the most important battles of the Dekemvriana or December events, the urban warfare that took place in Athens at the end of World War II and which announced the start of the Greek Civil War. At the barracks of the Makrygiannis Gendarmerie
This activity is only available in Greek . The National Archaeological Museum and Dr. Kostas Paschalidis present an afternoon walk through the concise history of the Greek State, from its founding to the present day. A story that begins over two centuries ago, from a plot of land that was once a vineyard, then became
This activity is only available in Greek. A journey through the myths that built and accompanied the city through the centuries, from the haze of mythology to the beginnings of modern history. The walk, from the Hill of the Muses to Monastiraki and Asomaton Square, is a stroll through space, time, historical records, and popular
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