There are many things you can do in Athens to feel like a local, and these are our top ten picks. Athens is a unique city, strangely balanced between the East and the West. It is a multi-faceted city that hides a different aspect around every corner. Athens will make you love her but also…
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Revealing even more secret sights of Athens
Although with two previous articles (Revealing the secret sights of Athens and Revealing more secret sights of Athens) we have mentioned several unknown sights of Athens, the diversity of the city never ceases to impress us and the tour of its streets and neighborhoods to be a constant discovery. In our new article we present…
A guide to Street Art in Athens (featured on traveldudes.com)
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 the artist lives within. The work has moved from the beginnings of graffiti and vandalism to…
Where to eat the best ice cream in downtown Athens
Ice cream is a favourite dessert almost all over the planet, regardless of the ingredients used and the preparation method. A summer stroll through the centre of Athens, Greece’s capital, is ideal with an ice cream in hand. Although there are dozens of places that serve ice cream in downtown Athens, we will try to…
Papadiamantis in Athens – Tracing the footsteps of the “saint of letters” (podcast version)
The monument and the house of Papadiamantis at Skiathos Island
A visit to 10 historic arcades of Athens
In a city like Athens, with sunshine most days of the year, one would expect there to be no commercial arcades running through large building complexes and structures. However, there is an extensive network of arcades designed and built from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, using French passages and English arcades as models,…
More Street Art in Athens – Drawing a portrait of the city
When we published the article on Street Art in Athens three months ago, we knew we had left out some equally favourite works. Meanwhile, we discovered some works that had escaped our attention and also others that were created recently. This is the magic of this art, its constant dialogue with the city and its…
Ο Παπαδιαμάντης στην Αθήνα – Αναζητώντας τα βήματα του “αγίου των γραμμάτων”
Τὸ ἐπ’ ἐμοί, ἐνόσω ζῶ καὶ ἀναπνέω καὶ σωφρονῶ, δεν θὰ παύσω πάντοτε, ἰδίως δὲ κατὰ τάς πανεκλάμπρους ταύτας ἡμέρας, νὰ ὑμνῷ μετὰ λατρείας τὸν Χριστόν μου, να περιγράφω μετ’ ἔρωτος τὴν φύσιν καὶ να ζωγραφῶ μετὰ στοργῆς τὰ γνήσια ἑλληνικὰ ἤθη. Αλέξανδρος Παπαδιαμάντης. Ο Αλέξανδρος Παπαδιαμάντης (Σκιάθος, 4 Μαρτίου 1851 – Σκιάθος, 3 Ιανουαρίου…