“As long as I live and breathe and be sensible, I will not stop praising my Christ, lovingly describing nature and painting with affection the genuine Greek customs” – Alexandros Papadiamantis. Alexandros Papadiamantis (Skiathos, March 4, 1851 – Skiathos, January…
Street art is a form of art that is created and displayed in public places. According to Wikipedia : “Many instances come in the form of guerrilla art, which is intended to make a personal statement about the society that…
In July 2020 we posted our article about the search for “the best places for peinirli in Athens”. But our motto is that “the search never ends”, so we have updated our choices and here is our new verdict :…
After the impressive and warm reception of our first article about the secret sights of Athens, the team searched again and identified seven new places in the city, unknown to most visitors and locals. We believe that the result (which came…
There are many fine places in Athens and its suburbs that base their cuisine on Greek tradition but at the same time want to offer something completely different from the classic Greek tavern. They offer a chance for casual dining…
In October 2019 we posted our article about the search for “the best pizza in Athens”. But now we have updated our choices and here is our new verdict: Pizza is probably one of the most famous dishes in the…
The most famous dragon houses (drakospita) in Greece are the Dragon Houses of South Evia. Dragon houses are generally made of square and elongated stones, which are placed on top of each other, without other binders and are held only…
Iera Odos (Sacred Road) was in ancient times the road that connected the city of Athens with Eleusis / Elefsina, where once a year the famous (but still unexplained about their exact character) Eleusinian Mysteries were performed. Iera Odos was…
SNFCC (Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center) is a cultural hub that came to change the everyday day life of Athenians and at the same time, it is a perfect example of how private initiative and the state can work together harmoniously…
The great acceptance of our article “Revealing secrets sights in Athenian suburbs“, gave us the inspiration to search even more and find new unknown (to most) sights in the suburbs of Athens. As we have mentioned and in our previous…
