The Museum of Ancient Greek Musical Instruments operates in Katakolon, Greece under the auspices of the Municipality of Pyrgos, in the John S. Latsis building next to the Museum of Ancient Greek Technology and includes 42 ancient Greek musical instruments accompanied by detailed descriptions and diagrams after research, study and construction by Kostas Kotsanas. The […]
Museum of Ancient Greek Musical Instruments in Katakolon
April 7th, 2010 Comments Off on Museum of Ancient Greek Musical Instruments in Katakolon
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A May weekend in Tzia (Kea)
March 2nd, 2010 Comments Off on A May weekend in Tzia (Kea)
Getting to Tzia Ferry tickets to Tzia are a bit of a crap shoot. You can book the outbound tickets by telephone, but you need to be there an hour in advance to collect them, otherwise they get sold on. Return tickets are only available from the island, apparently to ensure that people booking the […]
Diving in Pelion
January 23rd, 2010 Comments Off on Diving in Pelion
The warm winter sun on a November weekend makes it feel like early spring. I have finally decided to go for my “dry suit” scuba certification and here I am on the way down to Larissa, where our dive centre is located. The ride from Thessaloniki is the old boring one on the national road […]
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Carnival in Skyros
January 9th, 2010 Comments Off on Carnival in Skyros
Carnival in Greece Carnival season in Greece (Apokries) takes place in the weeks preceding the 40 day fast leading up to Easter. What this means in practice is usually the last two weeks of February but some years might include the first week of March (see below for Carnival dates for 2009-2010). Like most festivities […]
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Lefkada (Lefkas)
October 7th, 2009 Comments Off on Lefkada (Lefkas)
Jump to: Leukada’s eastern coast Inland Leukada The West Coast of Leukada Leukada Tips Getting to Lefkada Getting to Leukada is a relatively pain free four and a half hour’s drive from Athens going via Patra, the Rio – Anti-Rio Bridge, up through Amfilohia and then over into Leukas Town via the above mentioned bridge. […]
New Realities & Unceasing Investigation
October 3rd, 2009 Comments Off on New Realities & Unceasing Investigation
An architectural exhibition featuring the work of Dimitris Fatouras, a major figure in postwar modern greek architecture whose projects include the National Gallery in Athens, archeological museums in Kavala, Polygyros and Philippi and the Thessaloniki concert hall. Until November 1st 2009 The Benaki Museum – Pireos Street Annex www.benaki.gr/
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Design Routes – Graphic Design in Greece
October 3rd, 2009 Comments Off on Design Routes – Graphic Design in Greece
The National Bank of Greece’s Cultural Foundation brings the work of pioneering Greek graphic design team of Freddie Carabott, Michalis Katzourakis and Agni Katzouraki to Thessaloniki following a successful run in Athens and Patra. The show features work from the late 50’s to the early 80’s. Until October 4th 2009 Macedonian Museum of Modern Art […]
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Driving in Greece
September 23rd, 2009 Comments Off on Driving in Greece
Driving in Greek Cities Driving on Greek Highways / Motorways Driving on Greek secondary roads Surviving the Greek Driving Experience That being said, driving on Greek roads is not always for the faint hearted, and Greece continues to have the highest number of road fatalities per capita in countries of the ‘original’ European Union. Regardless […]
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Outdoor movie theatres in Athens
August 22nd, 2009 Comments Off on Outdoor movie theatres in Athens
Summer cinemas are just that, outdoor cinemas that are open during the summer months, usually May to late September, although warm weather might keep some of them open into the first weeks of October. You will find them in any major city in Greece, along with quite a few islands and tourist centers, although their […]
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Worshipping Women in Classical Athens
August 2nd, 2009 Comments Off on Worshipping Women in Classical Athens
155 objects gathered from collections around the world highlight women’s participation in the civil society of Classical Greece. Until November 30th 2009 National Archeological Museum 44 Patission Street
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