“Oenokentrika” is a wine exhibition showcasing the wines of Central Greece. Organized for the third time in Athens, by the Winemakers Association of the Central Greece, it is open to the public on Sunday, November 25, at the Grand Bretagne Hotel, from 12:00 to 20:00.

More than 180 wines from 20 wineries will be on offer during this stand-around, all day tasting event. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet with wine producers and learn more about their wines and the wineries that are open to the public. Wines from Central Greece (encompassing two administrative regions, Thessaly and Continental Greece) are known for being rich and potent on the nose and full-bodied on the mouth, in other words ideal for the winter table.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to win magnum bottles of wine signed by their winemaker and make use of the show’s Photo Booth to take home a souvenir from their visit to the exhibition.

Following the dreadful wildfires in Mati, Neos Voutzas, and Kokkino Limanaki that killed more than 90 people last summer, a group of people – which wants to be called ‘the young people of Mati’– decided to send a message of support to the wildfire victims in California.

 

In an act of solidarity, the group took a series of black and white photos with the burnt-down Mati landscape in the background. Despite the destruction depicted on the photos, and the devastation the group experienced last summer, their message, is in fact, very compassionate: ‘we feel you California.” The group also wrote a moving poem for the victims of the California fires, called, "I Feel You California!."

Greece is a wonderful place to visit... and not just in the summer! Learn why, through a fascinating award winning tourism film and by pesenting you one of the best winter road trips you can take, just two hours away from Athens!

Athens once again proves how modern and vibrant it is. From winning the ''European Capital of Innovation'' award to succesfully hosting the 36th Athens Authentic Marathon for another year. What a week this has been for our city!

Capitals like Amsterdam are widely known for their cyclist-friendly attitudes and Athens also has plans to follow the same model. And who knew that our city has been shortlisted for the ''European Capital of Innovation'' award? Great things are coming this year!

Who would have thought that the most travelled person in the world is Greek? Well read all about the man who has travelled to both the freezing North and South Pole. And since we're talking about cold, let us guide you to the best Skiing destinations in Greece!

The management of Pallas, Athens’ historical theater, recently announced that English supertitles will be added to its main evening performances. According to Pallas’ management, out of almost 1,500 productions taking place in Athens every year it is important that at least some cater for English speaking audiences.

 

Pallas is housed in an iconic 1930’s building and at the time of its opening it was the most remarkable cinema in Athens. Following a major restoration, Pallas was converted into a theater in 2006.

The Athens Digital Lab (ADL) is a ground-breaking urban project that was included in the City of Athens' award-winning proposal for the prestigious "2018 European Capital of Innovation" award. ADL was founded in 2017 with an exclusive grant by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), with the cooperation of Athens Partnership, Cosmote, and Nokia and its objective is to support young entrepreneurs, technology enthusiasts, and start-ups through the incubation of innovative solutions and original digital ideas.

 

Following the successful first competition, Athens Digital Lab is launching the second edition of its competition and calling for digital ideas that will improve the quality of life of the city’s residents and visitors while addressing the real needs of the city. For this year’s competition, applicants are requested to submit proposals covering one of the following themes: Tourism, Resilience & Crisis Management, Cleaning, Mobility Data, Schools Infrastructure, and Open Theme.

 

 

At one of her few live performances in Athens, Irene Skylakaki will present her favourite pop-folk compositions on the stage of six d.o.g.s.

Accompanied by renowned Greek artists, Irene will play songs from all her 3 albums including ''Matterless''.

The special guest for the night will be Markos Koumaris from Locomondo and young singer Amalia, who will start the show. 

The Kids Comedy Club is the first Greek stand up comedy for kids, aged 6 to 12. Created by comedian, George Chatzipavlou, with a lot of Christmas spirit at the Athens Concert Hall.

Children will have the chance to get entertained through comedy and life topics they experience themselves, such as school, friends, hobbies, superheroes and many more!

On the other hand parents will also have lots of fun, since the stand up will take them on a journey back to their childhood and what it felt like being a kid.

Along George Chatzipavlou, songwriter Sofia Kourtidou will use a technique called live-looping, which produces songs through sounds and voices and turns Christmas songs into melodies!

Schedule

- Saturday, December the 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th at 18:00.
- Sunday, December the 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th at 15:30.
- Tuesday and Wednesday, December the 25th and 26th at 18:00.


Performances are in held in Greek.