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Thursday, 23 July 2020 14:18
Air Canada To Resume Flights To Athens In August
Amidst the travel chaos that has been caused throughout the world by the Covid-19 outbreak, Air Canada is the first airline to announce it will resume flights to Athens from Toronto and Montreal.
The easing of travel restrictions on Canadian citizens led to Air Canada’s decision to resume its service— something US airlines s still can’t do.
Incoming flights from Toronto are scheduled for every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday and from Montreal every Thursday and Sunday. Since the lockdown in mid-March, these will be the first non-stop flights from North America to Greece.
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Wednesday, 22 July 2020 21:02
Music At Technopolis: All Events Available Via Live Streaming
Between July 15 and September 20, the heart of music beats again and again at Technopolis, and from there straight to your screen regardless of where you may be!
TechnopolisCity of Athens, the ultimate musical destination for yet another summer, invests in new technologies and modern tools and introduces us to its new service: live streaming!
Are you far away from Athens, or perhaps in Athens and you’d love to be there but for some reason, you can’t? Are you abroad, on an island vacation, in the Sahara, in the Caribbean, in the Amazon Jungle, in the depths of Asia, in Antarctica, in New Zealand, underneath the water or floating somewhere.... in space? Wherever you are, Technopolis brings for the very first time its stage to your home screen! It allows you to enjoy fascinating nights filled with music as well as your favorite artists by watching live performances from the leading music stage of the city on the screen of your smartphone, tablet, or laptop from anywhere you may be (no matter how far...).
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Monday, 20 July 2020 21:13
The Importance Of Letting Children Rest During The Summer
Summer is the season children enjoy most because they have a lot of free time. So much so that they often spend several hours in front of a screen. I get lots of questions from concerned parents asking me how to handle this, how to set a schedule. After all the pressure children faced during the quarantine period parents are a bit confused. Should they push their kids or should they just let them free to do what they want?
So what do you do? I’d say “yes” to a flexible schedule. What does that mean? Make a relaxed daily program but do not push your children or yourself. No need to follow it to the letter, just have fun. We all need vacation; we all need to relax!
It’s an absolute must to “plan” free time without activities during the day. We leave time so that both kids and parents get bored. This way we will all get into the process of thinking about what we like, what we want to do, and actually get into doing what we want. Leaving our imagination free we can relax and at the same time get ideas, find solutions.
"But then my child won’t study at all during summer and he/she will forget everything" is a typical comment I often get. I’d say another big “yes” to reading extracurricular books that attract their interest and let their imagination run wild! But children need rest, just like adults do. Would you want to work during your vacation? And please do yourselves a favor and go back to the time when you were a child. Do you remember how you enjoyed spending your summer vacation? Let them play, run, bike, enjoy the sea, the mountains. This way they will “recharge their batteries” so they’ll be ready to go back to schooling and studying from September onwards.
Summer also offers an excellent opportunity to observe your child as a personality without time or school restraints. What is the activity or activities they choose to spend more time with? How does he/she behave when they are relaxed? How does he/she like to be treated? What are the areas they need your help with and what not? What do they like to do together with you?
Summer gives us a good opportunity to get to know our children better and to help them become independent and make their decisions on some of the issues that concern them.
If there’s a topic you’re interested in and would like to learn more about you may contact me via email. For more information about me and my work check the XpatAthens Directory or visit my website. Because this is your life!
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Monday, 20 July 2020 14:40
Epidaurus Theater To Globally Live-Stream Ancient Play For The First Time
Aeschylus' ancient Greek play "The Persians," is the first ancient Greek drama production to be live-streamed to a global audience. The performance will be presented in remembrance of the 25th centennial of the Battle of Salamis. "The Persians" dramatizes the naval battle of Salamis–one of the most critical battles in human history and is Aeschylus' most pacifist play.
The play will be streamed live on July 25 at 21.00 Athens time (GMT +2), in partnership with Google Greece, and will be available worldwide–except Greece–exclusively through YouTube. The screening is free of charge; however, donations are welcome. Proceeds and donations will go to the National Theatre and the Greek actors who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The play will be perfomed in Greek with English subtitles and will be available through livefromepidaurus.gr, the National Theatre of Greece, the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, and the National Theatre of Greece's YouTube channel.
This content has been prepared by Codico Lab with information from amna.gr
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Saturday, 18 July 2020 20:42
National Theatre Of Greece: My Mother's Sin (In English)
The National Theatre of Greece presents a masterpiece of Greek Literature entitled “My mother’s sin” by Georgios Vizyenos, adapted as theatrical play and performed in English. It is presented as part of the new initiative by the Greek Ministry of Culture “All of Greece, one Culture”, in a number of awe-inspiring ancient theatres as well as impressive archaeological sites in Attica and Peloponnese (Eleusina, Salamina, Nafplio, Epidaurus, and Mycenae).
Georgios Vizyenos’ short story My Mother’s Sin (1883) is presented in English in order to bring this masterpiece of modern Greek literature to a wider audience. Vizyenos’ material draws on personal and family memories, and the traditions and experiences of ordinary life in Eastern Thrace, interpreting them through the prism of his own intellect and education.
The performance has been hosted with great success in leading academic institutions in the United States (Harvard University, Yale University, New Haven, Columbia University, New York, Tampa, and the University of Illinois at Chicago) over the last two years (2018-2019).
The events are offered free of charge by the Ministry of Culture and Sports. The only admission fee is the cost of the ticket to enter each site. Booking is mandatory and will be through the Digital Culture platform.
Program & Admission
Sunday, July 19th - Ancient Theatre of Thoricus in Lavrio.
Wednesday, July 22nd - Archaeological Site of the Lyceum of Aristotle.
Saturday, July 25th - Byzantine Monastery of Daphni in Chaidari.
Tuesday, July 28th - Greek Orthodox Church of St George in Galatsi. (Omorfoklisià).
Wednesday, August 5th - Fortress of Palamidi in Nafplion.
Tuesday, August 11th - Archaeological Museum in Salamis (Salamina).
Tuesday, August 18th - Ancient Corinth.
Thursday, August 20th - Little Theatre of the Ancient City of Epidaurus.
Saturday, August 29th - Archaeological Museum of Aegina.
Tuesday, September 1st - Plato’s Academy Archaeological Park.
Thursday, September 3rd - Archaeological Museum of Piraeus.
Saturday, September 5th - Roman Agora.
Tuesday, September 8th - Archaeological Site of Eleusis (Eleusina).
Friday, September 11th - Αrchaeological Site of Mycenae.
Thursday, September 17th - Monastery of Kaisariani.
Program & Admission
Sunday, July 19th - Ancient Theatre of Thoricus in Lavrio.
Wednesday, July 22nd - Archaeological Site of the Lyceum of Aristotle.
Saturday, July 25th - Byzantine Monastery of Daphni in Chaidari.
Tuesday, July 28th - Greek Orthodox Church of St George in Galatsi. (Omorfoklisià).
Wednesday, August 5th - Fortress of Palamidi in Nafplion.
Tuesday, August 11th - Archaeological Museum in Salamis (Salamina).
Tuesday, August 18th - Ancient Corinth.
Thursday, August 20th - Little Theatre of the Ancient City of Epidaurus.
Saturday, August 29th - Archaeological Museum of Aegina.
Tuesday, September 1st - Plato’s Academy Archaeological Park.
Thursday, September 3rd - Archaeological Museum of Piraeus.
Saturday, September 5th - Roman Agora.
Tuesday, September 8th - Archaeological Site of Eleusis (Eleusina).
Friday, September 11th - Αrchaeological Site of Mycenae.
Thursday, September 17th - Monastery of Kaisariani.
Booking Steps
1. Select the number of tickets
2. Click the Booking button (Κράτηση Θέσης)
3. Fill in the required Fields First Name (Όνομα), Surname (Επώνυμο) & Email
4. Click the required fields about Terms Agreement
5. Click on the Submit button (Ολοκλήρωση) in order to complete the booking process
* Keep in mind that the process has to be completed within 10 minutes while the countdown is on.
XpatAthens is proud to be a Media Sponsor of The National Theatre of Greece
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Friday, 17 July 2020 12:03
Athens Digital Arts Festival is ONLINE
The 16th international festival for digital arts of Greece, Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF), the pioneer longest living institution dedicated to digital culture in the country (est.2005), is launching the Online era.
ADAF is evolving, becoming even more creative and develops an online presence in addition to the phygital festival. The new, specially designed ADAF platform will be hosting daily for two months, works by artists, which will be available to everyone with just one click.
Online.adaf.gr will contain artworks on demand (available to the public from the beginning of the festival), as well as live streaming events (works that will be shown live, on specific dates and time, most of which, will remain on-demand afterwards ). Among the streaming events, the site will host many world premieres!
A constant journey of digital artistic pursuit, a large exhibition by more than 500 creators and ongoing events that will take place live, throughout the Online presence.
The ADAF 2020 program is consisted by choosing between more than 5.500 art proposals submitted by creators from more than 100 countries.
Video Art, Animation, VR (360o videos), Performances, Web Art, Games, Digital Image, Talks, Workshops, ADAF Kids for children & parents, Festivals of the World, as well as Installation complementary videos, will be shown in ADAF ONLINE.
For the first time, ADAF will present its own awards, ADAF Awards, connecting, even more, the audience and the artists. The audience will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite artworks and on September 10th, the awarded artists will be announced.
By utilizing the goods that technology provides us in the best possible way, in an era of disconnection, ADAF unites people through a full of art Online platform! ADAF ONLINE provides the opportunity for everyone to be part of the Technotribalism experience, with no restrictions, always with security.
#ADAFgreece #ADAF2020 #Technotribalism #ADAFonline
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Friday, 17 July 2020 00:15
Onassis Digital Channel - Big Feelings. Small Screens.
This July we’re taking a dive into transportative images, powerful stories, and emotional thrills with a series of digital premieres screening exclusively on the Onassis Foundation YouTube channel. A screen, however small, is all you need to enjoy new experiences and moments as seen through the eyes of both accomplished and up-and-coming filmmakers. It is a window onto the world of great cinema, with award-winning films, collaborations with major festivals in Greece and around the world, and rare films being shown for the first time online.
Films from Lebanon are being premiered in collaboration with the Cannes Film Festival, along with short films created by ONASSIS FOUNDATION Scholars. Collaborations with the ATHENS International Film Festival Opening Nights and the Drama International Short Film Festival will be bringing us award-winning Greek short films from 2019. And this cinematic experience doesn’t end there: talks on the seventh art by acclaimed directors such as Werner Herzog, as well as a series of original works each created by up-and-coming artists – such as Vasilis Kekatos, Yorgos Zois, and Evi Kalogiropoulou – in 120 hours as part of the ENTER project, make clear that cinema at the ONASSIS FOUNDATION never stops surprising us, inspiring us, and carrying us away.
16-21 July
Giorgos Goussis - The Arm Wrestler
2nd Best Short Film Award at the 25th Athens International Film Festival Opening Nights, and the 2020 Hellenic Film Academy Iris Award for Best Short Documentary Film
Panayiotis is a 30-year-old champion in the sport of hand wrestling (bras de fer) and the owner of a cafe in a remote village. On the occasion of an upcoming match in Athens and his training for it, the film builds the portrait of a young man who oscillates daily between his dreams and the reality of life in the Greek countryside
Efthimis Kosemund Sanidis - All the Fires the Fire
Award for Best Actor at the 25th Athens International Film Festival Opening Nights (Nikos Georgakis)
Men set birds free in the mountains. Two grieving, estranged brothers try their marksmanship together with their sons. It’ s the hunting season. Can a bird’ s heart stop in the sky with no bullets coming through its body? “All the fires the fire” has been nominated and won awards at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival, the Clermont-Ferrand ISFF, the Athens Film Festival, the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, as well as for the Greek Academy Awards.
Efthimis Kosemund Sanidis - All the Fires the Fire
Award for Best Actor at the 25th Athens International Film Festival Opening Nights (Nikos Georgakis)
Men set birds free in the mountains. Two grieving, estranged brothers try their marksmanship together with their sons. It’ s the hunting season. Can a bird’ s heart stop in the sky with no bullets coming through its body? “All the fires the fire” has been nominated and won awards at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival, the Clermont-Ferrand ISFF, the Athens Film Festival, the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, as well as for the Greek Academy Awards.
Fokion Xenos - Heatwave
Jury Special Mention at the 25th Athens International Film Festival Opening Nights, and the 2020 Hellenic Film Academy Iris Award for Best Short Animated Film
In the summertime, a quirky crowd occupies a Greek Island beach. As the sun gets increasingly hotter, people get lost in their petty personal problems. Despite that, a little girl and boy dare to show everyone how to have fun.
Alkis Papastathopoulos - Hyped
Best Actress Award at the 25th Athens International Film Festival Opening Nights (Artemis Tzortzoglou & Anna Papageorgiou)
Vera is anxious about her first night out with Lola. Lola is trying to be there for Vera but gets easily distracted. While they’re both struggling to connect, their minds will escape to the beginning of the night, where things between them were still intimate. Hyped has been officially selected in the following festivals: Dominio Pubblico - La città agli Under 25, Athens Fashion Film Festival, 11th Merlinka Film Festival, 17th Festival International Signes De Nuit, 25th Athens International Film Festival.
Konstantinos Prepis - Ellinikon
Jury Special Mention at the 25th Athens International Film Festival Opening Nights
Sotiris is homeless, a victim of the economic crisis, and has found refuge at the abandoned Elliniko airport. He has been living there lately, among ghosts and memories of a not so distant past. What will happen when one day, Sotiris sees the airport being flooded with potential passengers who of course cannot travel (as the airport is abandoned) and who disrupt his daily life?
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Thursday, 16 July 2020 23:54
Phoenix Athens ~ Out of the cube, Into the Green
Phoenix Athens is delighted to announce the opening of Out of the cube, Into the Green. The exhibition features works by Stefanos Kornilios and Pavlos Palourias of Nilware, Vasilis Galanis, Karl Heinz Jeron, Ioanna Lin, Eleni Tsamadia and Dimitri Yin.
The garden continues to be a source of inspiration as well as a sanctuary from the urban grind of daily life in the city and while the COVID-19 restrictions forced many cultural institutions and galleries to slow their pace, the gardens and green spaces in Athens have continued with their cycles of growth and decay. This reflects the ongoing creativity, innovation, and resilience of artists who are able to demonstrate their capacity to think outside the box and the asepticized white cube spaces of galleries and museums.
For this exhibition, the artists explore the garden as a physical as well as a metaphysical place where new ideas, forms, and perspectives may take root and grow. This exhibition aims to help us to re-evaluate our relationship with nature and re-imagine the gallery and the art space as a rhizomatic extension for public engagement where extraordinary discussions around society and the ecology are encouraged to take root and grow over time.
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Thursday, 16 July 2020 23:29
Santorini Experience 2020 ~ Running With A Breathtaking View
Santorini is the ultimate destination for every traveler around the world. Known for its iconic Cycladic architecture, unique sunsets, and distinctive sandy beaches formed by the volcanic activity, Santorini invites you to explore the island all year round. This October you have one more reason to discover all these features by combining your visit with the ultimate sporting experience of Santorini Experience.
The top sports tourism event returns for the 6th consecutive year from October 2-4, 2020. Through its exciting open water swimming and trail running activities, Santorini Experience, continues to attract the global interest of professional and amateur athletes on a yearly basis.
The races will have an eco-friendly approach, through a strategy that incorporates plastic-free actions, always with respect to the natural environment of the island.
Run along the Caldera with a view of the Volcano
The routes of Santorini Experience have been designed on the enchanting path that connects Oia with Fira, featuring breathtaking views. Runners will discover the totally white, majestic settlements built on the edge of the Caldera, with the picturesque cobbled streets and the impressive churches. Athletes will run at a maximum altitude of 334 meters above sea level, with a wonderful view of the clear blue waters of the Aegean and the islet of Nea Kameni while they will find themselves only a breath away from the sky.
The running races will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2020, with the background scenery of Imerovigli, Firostefani, and Oia. The 10km route is addressed to the most experienced in distances, while the “Aristides Alafouzos” 15 km route is ideal for those who prefer strength, endurance, and adrenaline. All routes start and finish at the desalination plant in Oia and the ground mainly includes parts of soil.
The exciting routes overlooking the volcano are designed by the former marathon runner, Greek classic route record holder, running trainer, and director of All About Running, Nikos Polias.
Take advantage of the early bird prices with a 25% discount. Register today!
Register today for the “Aristides Alafouzos” 15km and 10km running routes, as well as the 1.5 miles swimming route, and take advantage of the early bird prices with a 25% discount. The offer is valid until 31/7. The event, always prioritizing the participants themselves offers a refund of their registration costs until August 31.
As every year, the event will be held, in accordance with the strict standards set by the Greek Ministry of Tourism, the General Secretariat of Sports and all relevant sports Federations. Santorini Experience will be planned and delivered based on the protocol of races, which will ensure public health and safety of all parties involved. Moreover, the health and safety of all participants remains the event’s main priority. The 10km race will be organized along with AS Ifestos Thiras and EAS SEGAS Cyclades Region and approved by the Hellenic Athletics Federation (SEGAS). The 1.5 miles (2.4 km) open water swimming race will be held with the approval of the Hellenic Swimming Federation, according to FINA regulations.
Santorini Experience has joined the Greek actions of the #BeactiveHellas 2020 program of the European Commission and is held under the auspices of the General Secretariat of Sports.
The award-winning Active Media Group is responsible for the event’s Sports Production, while the event’s Official Hashtag #SantoriniExperience, has created its own unique trend on social media.
Discover accommodation packages and special offers here!
Up to this point and in these difficult times, this year’s event is supported with amazing offers and prices by the following hospitality sponsors: Athina Luxury Suites, Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa, Canaves Oia, Andronis Arcadia, West East Suites, K&K Unique Holiday Homes, Marvarit Suites, Folia Bianca, Iriana Suites, Nefeles Luxury Suites, Sienna Resort, Memories Hotel, Uma Ray Suites, Santo Houses, 270 Oia’s View, Fanouris Condo, Monolithia, Epavlis Hotel, Loizos Stylish Residencies, Iokasti Villa, Olive Cave Houses, Panorama Boutique Hotel, Cori Rigas Suites, Esperas Santorini and Santorini Hospitality. Whether you wish to stay in the Caldera, Fira, Imerovigli, Oia, or in the beautiful Pyrgos, Monolithos, Akrotiri, Kamari, Messaria, Emporio, Megalochori or at the endless beach of Perissa and Perivolos, Santorini has everything. Participants may opt to stay in a room for two people, in a house for 4-6 people or in a villa with a pool for 4-10 people, amongst the many other options of Santorini.
Discount on the already low fares of ferry tickets
All those traveling to the island by ferry for the 6th Santorini Experience will be able to enjoy the safety and comfort of Blue Star Ferries once again this year. The top Greek shipping company offers a 40% discount on the ferry tickets from/to Santorini and a 30% discount on vehicles to all those visiting the event and the island during that period. Each person who has completed his/her registration is entitled to the same discount for 3 more people if these are his/her escorts, or for 4 people if these are family members. With consistency and responsibility, Blue Star Ferries continues to implement all necessary measures on all its ships before and during the trip, in order to ensure the health of both their passengers and their staff.
Discount on car rentals
The top Greek rental company Avance, as the event’s official car rental partner, provides participants of Santorini Experience with an opportunity to make their reservation, with a 15% discount on the official price list, for any vehicle of their choice regarding their travel to the island during the period of the event. In terms of bookings, participants need to send an email to reserv(at)avance.gr
Santorini Experience is co-organized by the Municipality of Santorini, Municipal Sports Cultural Environmental Organization of Santorini (DAPPOS), and Active Media Group.
Athina Luxury Suites and Blue Star Ferries are the event’s official sponsors.All those traveling to the island by ferry for the 6th Santorini Experience will be able to enjoy the safety and comfort of Blue Star Ferries once again this year. The top Greek shipping company offers a 40% discount on the ferry tickets from/to Santorini and a 30% discount on vehicles to all those visiting the event and the island during that period. Each person who has completed his/her registration is entitled to the same discount for 3 more people if these are his/her escorts, or for 4 people if these are family members. With consistency and responsibility, Blue Star Ferries continues to implement all necessary measures on all its ships before and during the trip, in order to ensure the health of both their passengers and their staff.
Discount on car rentals
The top Greek rental company Avance, as the event’s official car rental partner, provides participants of Santorini Experience with an opportunity to make their reservation, with a 15% discount on the official price list, for any vehicle of their choice regarding their travel to the island during the period of the event. In terms of bookings, participants need to send an email to reserv(at)avance.gr
Santorini Experience is co-organized by the Municipality of Santorini, Municipal Sports Cultural Environmental Organization of Santorini (DAPPOS), and Active Media Group.
Luanvi is the event’s official sports supplier for another year.
Boatmen Union Santorini is the event’s official supporter.
Avance is the official car rental partner.
Red Swim Academy, Swim Academy, Leandros and Swimmingclub.gr are the athletic partners of Santorini Experience.
The event is assisted by Lifeguard Patrol, Voluntary Lifeguards of Santorini, Atlantis Dive Center, Santorini Nautical Club, and Caldera Yachting.
Tangopapas.com is the event's travel partner.
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Tuesday, 14 July 2020 15:15
Ultra Car Entirely Made In Greece About To Become A Reality
Acclaimed automotive engineer Spyros Panopoulos, aspires to launch the first Greek supercar and introduce a brand new category of high-performance vehicles, called the "Ultra Car."
Panopoulos runs a successful Athens-based company specializing in the design and production of high-specification performance car parts with cutting-edge internal combustion engine technology. His skills, expertise, and his love for Greece have led him to start an original car manufacturing project.
The prototype that Panopoulos plans to bring to life called chaos after the ancient Greek word, which signifies a pre-cosmogony abyss. With its never-before-seen horsepower of 3000 and other breakthrough features, chaos will become a game-changer for the international automotive scene.
Until now, the project has been self-financed by Panopoulos, but he is negotiating for a bank loan to help him set up the colossal infrastructure required for a production unit. Even though Panopoulos has received financing offers from abroad, he declares his commitment to keeping the project completely Greek.
Chaos' exterior and engineering have been finalized, while the interior is currently being manufactured. Panopoulos aims to take his car to the prestigious Geneva International Motor Show in 2021!
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