Athens in the News

Mary Katrantzou: ‘You could spend 10 years exploring Greece and still not scratch the surface’

The Times

I was spoilt growing up in Greece. You take Athens’s landmarks for granted — they’re on your doorstep. It was after I left that I appreciated their significance. 

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Athens City Guide

The Independent

By Shivani Ashoka

...rather than admitting defeat, modern-day Athens has recalibrated and reinvented itself as a source of inspiration for its next generation of innovators.

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After the Economic Crisis, Athens’ Tight-knit Zine Scene Flourishes

AIGA Eye on Desgin

By George Kafka

Disparate in their topics, the size of their pages, the textures of their covers and even the languages of their content, these titles are nonetheless united by their home city of Athens.

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Art in the Midst of Crisis: How the Crash Grew Athens’s Creative Scene

The Culture Trip

By Evita Tsokanta

Despite the economic crisis in Greece – or perhaps even because of it – the creative scene in Athens has flourished.

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Οι συμπράξεις θα βελτιώσουν την αναγνωρισιμότητα της Θεσσαλονίκης

Μακεδονία Κυριακής

...Θα δημιουργήσουν το ποιοτικό άλμα στο μάρκετινγκ και την προώθηση της πόλης που όλοι προσδοκούν Κάτι ανάλογο ήδη συμβαίνει στην Αθήνα με την σύμπραξη This is Athens αρχικά της Aegean του αεροδρομίου Αθηνών και του δήμου Αθηναίων που λειτουργεί εξαιρετικά και παράγει αποτελέσματα.

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Greece’s Secret to Perfect Honey

The Craftsmanship Initiative

By Rob Waters

In a country with the greatest density of bee colonies in Europe, colorful beehives are a common sight.

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Die schönsten Städte in Europa: Athen

DW Travel

By Frederike Müller

Unvollkommen, rau und lebendig: In den Ausgehvierteln der griechischen Hauptstadt Athen pulsiert das junge Leben. Und Kulturschätze wie die Akropolis sind allemal eine Reise wert.

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48 hours in Athens, an insider guide to southern Europe’s most happening cultural capital

The Telegraph

By Rachel Howard

For a city with so much mythical and cultural baggage, Athens is surprisingly modern... come expecting a living postcard and you’ll be in for a shock. Three million people are crammed into this hectic, 24-hour city. Yet there’s an intimacy to the way life is lived outdoors in neighbourhood squares, rooftop bars, and balconies where neighbours gossip in their nighties.

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