{"id":35423,"date":"2026-04-21T12:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=35423"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:50:52","slug":"guided-tours-of-the-cavafy-archive-4","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/event\/guided-tours-of-the-cavafy-archive-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Guided Tours of the Cavafy Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<span data-sheets-root=\"1\">This year, the This is Athens City Festival marks its fifth anniversary with a truly special collaboration. We\u2019ve teamed up with the Onassis Foundation to invite you on a deeply personal journey through the life of one of the world\u2019s most influential poets. For the first time as part of the festival, we\u2019re stepping inside a stunning 1910 listed building on Phrynichou Street. Since late 2023, this spot in the heart of Plaka has become the new home of the Cavafy Archive, and now, its doors are opening for a series of exclusive guided tours.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-sheets-root=\"1\">It\u2019s a rare chance to get up close and personal with the world of C.P. Cavafy by wandering through five specially curated rooms that recreate the atmosphere of his legendary home in Alexandria. Among the treasures, you will find personal relics such as original furniture, mementos, and even the poet&#8217;s death mask, alongside a remarkable collection of 966 surviving volumes in the library. The experience also showcases inspired art, with works ranging from Theodore Ralli and Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika to contemporary artists moved by his poetry. Perhaps most poignantly, the tour reveals the universe of Cavafy\u2019s Athens through personal diaries and glowing letters from literary greats like Angelos Sikelianos, revealing the poet\u2019s deep, timeless connection to this city.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-sheets-root=\"1\">To celebrate this new partnership, the Onassis Foundation is offering 20 free guided tours throughout the month for festival-goers. It\u2019s a wonderful opportunity to dive deep into history, memory, and world-class art.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<em>This activity is only available in Greek.<\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This year, the This is Athens City Festival marks its fifth anniversary with a truly special collaboration. We\u2019ve teamed up with the Onassis Foundation to invite you on a deeply [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/event\/guided-tours-of-the-cavafy-archive-4\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Guided Tours of the Cavafy Archive<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33473,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","wds_primary_tribe_events_cat":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-35423","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/35423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/35423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35424,"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/35423\/revisions\/35424"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35423"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityfestival.thisisathens.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=35423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}