Newsletter January 2024
Thomas Gravanis
Athens for All Seasons
Happy New Year from Athens! Here's to our new journey around the sun and all the travels it will bring. The main stories we share in our first newsletter for 2024 are more than just a January guide to Athens; they are a green roadmap to the best that the Greek capital has to offer during each season of the year.
Discover the city's new wave of gastro-tavernas, which bring to the table improvisation, spontaneity and a farm-to-table, zero-waste mentality by serving (grand)motherly Greek dishes. Plan your visit to the SNFCC, the sustainable Renzo Piano-designed complex that boasts an exciting year-round programme of artistic, educational and recreational activities. And if you're wondering how to fit all of this, plus the arts and culture, monuments and nightlife, into a city break escape, our ideal two-day itinerary is the answer.
Thomas Gravanis
Eat with the Seasons in Athens
For Greeks, eating seasonally is more than just the sensible thing to do; it's a way of life. From the best local produce for each season to some of the city's best places that serve it, here's how to eat with the seasons in Athens.
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Courtesy: SNFCC / Yiorgis Yerolymbos
A Year-Round Guide to the SNFCC
The country's largest cultural and leisure centre has something for everyone whatever the time of year, so next time you're in Athens make sure to drop by the SNFCC solo or with the family.
Plan your visit
Thomas Gravanis
Athens in 48 Hours: The Perfect Two-Day Itinerary
Whatever the time of year, when you visit one thing is certain: you'll need more than 48 hours to fully appreciate Athens. But if two days is all you have in the city, here's how to make the most of them.
Welcome to Athens
Thomas Gravanis
3 Great Things to Do in Athens in January
- Put your walking shoes to the test and explore real Athens with a guided tour which argues that: "The Acropolis has been there for 25 centuries. There are new things to look at";
- Head down to Piraeus and discover the former industrial area turned art gallery central, then check out the best fish restaurants around the harbour;
- Earn some solid Athens street cred by haunting some of the city's coolest strips such as Protogenous, Anapafseos or Valtetsiou.
What's On in Athens
Max Cooper Presents AETHER | 16 January
The culmination of years of work and experimentation, Max Cooper's AETHER is a new kind of audiovisual experience, now performed live at Megaron.
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St. Paul's Sessions | 26 January
Book your tickets for a night of piano improv by renowned composers Nik Bärtsch and Tania Giannouli at the state-of-the-art amphitheatre of the Athens Conservatory.
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Eleusis 2023 - Mystery_151: A Rave Down Below | Until 28 January
The celebrations of the city of Elefsina as European Capital of Culture come to a close this month—and they do so with a rave. Don't miss this free entry exhibition/party that bridges the underground rave scene of the 90s with the underworld rituals of the ancient Eleusinian Mysteries.
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George Seferis: Sixty Years Since the Nobel Prize | Until 24 February
Discover the legacy of George Seferis, one of the most influential Greek poets of the 20th century, through an exhibition on the historic moment of his Nobel Prize win.
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Stories of Our Lives: Ιn Search of Queer Sanctuaries | Until 3 March
The National Museum of Contemporary Art hosts this site-specific installation that delves into the reality of queer and cross-identity Kenyan, African and Black people.
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