2024-04-25 12:28
The WORLD OF Beer is coming on May 10-12, 2024 and will be the biggest beer festival in Greece! With countless types of beer from the best breweries in Greece and abroad (lager, ale, stou… Read More
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2024-03-17 16:23
Many know that Haiti's help was crucial in the liberation of many Latin American countries, the most remembered being the liberation of Venezuela. However most are unaware that the first Bla… Read More
2024-03-17 07:47
Greeks celebrate the March 25th with a double holiday: a historical and a religious one. Greeks celebrate the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire and the Annunciation of the Lo… Read More
2024-01-22 07:30
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World of Robots
Europe’s largest robot exhibition, is Hellenic Cosmos’ latest addition to their ancient Greece virtual reality shows. You’… Read More
2024-01-20 09:00
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Athens Philharmonia Orchestra
The influence of Shakespeare upon many generations of musicians is evidenced in the words of young Hector Berlioz, whithin whom the great b… Read More
2024-01-11 13:09
Gazi: a gasworks factorybecomes the main entertainment / nightlife hub of Athens.
The district of Gazi, about a mile west of Athens city center is nowadays one of the main entertainment /… Read More
2024-01-11 13:09
Makrygianni & Koukaki Athens’ Hippest and Authentic Neighborhoods
Koukaki
Quiet Koukaki,to the south of Filopappou Hill, is a residential neighborhood of hillside avenues, a m… Read More
2024-01-10 14:15
The city of Athens where most leisure travelers visit key attractions, has some of the most expensive accommodations. However, there are so many places to stay in that area you can easily ch… Read More
2024-01-02 07:46
Theofaneia or Fota, the Blessing of the Waters
People in Greece celebrate Epiphany on the 6th January. In the Greek Orthodox
Church, Epiphany celebrates the Solemn Blessing of Waters, in… Read More
2023-12-11 07:45
Christmas is one of the most important days to Christians all over the world.
People are in the mood to celebrate, and for Greeks, this means bringing out all their favorite foods! In ma… Read More
2023-09-28 06:46
Every autumn in Greece, there is the feast for the new wine when pressing of the grapes begins. Then 40 days later it’s time for tsipouro. From late October to the end of December… Read More
2023-08-19 11:15
Hadrian's Reservoir
On the western slopes of Lycabetus hill, between the actual Dexameni square and the homonym café, one of the most secret Athens spots is located: Hadrian's Rese… Read More
2023-08-19 10:52
A very pleasant and surprising Athens Park
This is one of the most unusual things to do in Athens, as even most locals haven’t made their way out here to explore, but the Athens' Bot… Read More
2023-08-18 11:00
Kolonaki: an unique and appealing Athens’ Neighborhood
An upscale neighborhood in central Athens, Greece, Kolonaki (meaning «slight column» in Greek), is named after a s… Read More
2023-08-08 07:21
Athens Olympic Museum opened its doors to the public on May 2021 when Greece ended its covid lockdown and lifted its restrictions on the operation of indoor cultural venues. The museum is lo… Read More
2023-08-08 07:16
In March of 1956, bebop trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and his band embarked for Southern Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia on the first U.S. State Department Jazz tour.
The urgency to… Read More
2023-08-08 07:13
Greek cuisine has a long tradition and its flavors change with the season and its geography. Greek cookery, historically a forerunner of Western cuisine, spread its culinary influence &nd……Read More
2023-08-07 08:37
Hands down the most popular tourist attraction in the city of Athens with a whopping 2 million and rising visitors annually, the Acropolis is a sight to behold - and hence its unmatched po… Read More
2023-08-04 08:11
The KTEL buses and Terminals in Athens
The KTEL companies are regional bus companies and enjoy the monopoly for intercity public bus services around Greece. They are obliged by law to conne… Read More
2023-07-31 06:26
One day trip from Athens - how to enrich your Athens stay
Welcoming millions of people every year Athens is a world class destination that mesmerize visitors by the number, the quality… Read More
2023-07-30 12:00
What are restaurant prices like in Greece?Should you leave a tip? What is the cost of living in Athens?
In Greece, unless prices are regulated by the law, they are displayed. Even for the… Read More
2023-07-28 13:40
Whether you’re having a long layover in Athens or just prefer to stay away from the noisy city center, these Athens Airport hotels should definitely be on your list. Some of them are… Read More
2023-07-22 09:45
Deadly heat wave hits Europe during peak travel season. Tourists and residents warned to stay inside.
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY upgraded to RED ALERT its emergenc… Read More
2023-07-22 09:38
One Day Trip From Athens: Organized vs DIY - the guide
Devising the impeccable day trip from Athens contains making a lot of choices. For first timers or people in a hurry this can be a l… Read More
2023-07-20 10:13
Where to stay in Athens?
An Athens hotels districts guide for the first time visitor by AthensToolKit.com
Like all major cities, Athens has a vast amount of hotels spread out throughout the… Read More
2023-05-21 07:00
Opened in 2000, the Attica Zoological Park began as a bird park, at the time boasting the third largest bird collection in the world.
White tiger cub in Athens Zoo from Moos Mood on… Read More
2023-05-19 08:29
Good news for pet owners who travel to Greece, as well those that live in Greece: the country’s Culture Ministry announced that pets will soon be allowed into more than 120 archaeolo… Read More
2022-10-28 05:46
«Ochi Day» (Greek: Επέτειος του «’Οχι» Epeteios tou «Ochi», Ann… Read More
2022-10-16 08:52
Syntagma Square modern Greece's Political major centre
The heart of modern Greece beats in the historic centre of Athens—but contrary to what you’d think, it has little to d… Read More
2022-09-16 06:00
Alessandro Carboni & Anastasia Valsamaki
ΕΜΣΤ Foyer & 2nd floor - 18.09.2022 / 17.00-19.00
The 15th anniversary edition of the International Contemporary Dan… Read More
2022-09-14 09:20
Shigeru Umebayashi "In the Mood for Music"
28 September 2022 · Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens
Shigeru Umebayashi, composer of the masterful film scores for 2046, House of Flying… Read More
2022-08-23 08:28
The surprise band from the USA, the exceptional MONOPHONICS and the subversive TAF LATHOS join forces to create an unforgettable explosive musical combination!
MONOPHONICS need no intro… Read More
2022-08-19 07:32
Bearly Athens 2022 - August 25 - 30
The first ever Athens bear week, aplty titled Bearly Athens, is on for the last week of August. Bearly Athens is a gathering of bears & friends fr… Read More
2022-08-18 08:48
The Thread, one of Vangelis Papathanasiou’s last works, is back on stage at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.
First performed in 2019 at Epidaurus, and then at Saddler’s Wells, th… Read More
2022-06-08 08:31
Useful conversion tables for your every day visit of Athens & shopping. It's important to take note of the differences between metric and imperial measurements when you travel, not onl… Read More
2022-05-13 07:01
Considered the world's first meteorological station the Tower of the Winds or the Horologion of Andronikos Kyrrhestes, is an octagonal Pentelic marble clocktower in the Roman Agora in Athe… Read More
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