Greek Maritime Golf Event, returns for the 8th year with the participation of distinguished executives of the Greek and global maritime industry, on September 8-11, 2022, at Costa Navarino, Messinia. 

 

The best golf tournament in Greece, as it has been distinguished in recent years, will present for the first time a new competition format, as its participants will compete on a team level, in a two-day shotgun scramble on Friday, September 9, at The Hills Course and on Saturday, September 10 at the International Olympic Academy Golf Course. More information on the competition format can be found here.

 

More than 100 leading executives from the maritime industry will play at the two new 18-hole signature courses and “cross” their golf clubs to win the top three positions in the overall standings, whereas special awards will be given to individual players who will achieve the best scores in the “Longest Drive” and “Closest to the Pin” categories. It should be noted that the final results will materialize after the completion of the event’s 2nd day of competition on Saturday, September 10.

 

Golf & Maritime Industry join forces for a good cause

The Greek Maritime Golf Event is a tournament that is always distinguished for its social work, amongst other things. This year, the leading golf event will strengthen through its actions the Non-Profit Company HOPEgenesis. More specifically, during this year’s award ceremony to the winners, and winning teams respectively, on Saturday, September 10, participants will have the opportunity to directly contribute with their desired amount at the designated area. The total amount to be collected will be given to the Non-Profit Company HOPEgenesis, operating in the health and social welfare sector, which aspires to reverse the trend of declining birth rates in Greece with the aim of providing complete medical care to women, from the moment they become pregnant until the day of their birth. For more information about HOPEgenesis: www.hopegenesis.org

 

In the context of this year’s event, HOPEgenesis Chairman, Dr. Stefanos Chandakas said: “We thank the Greek Maritime Golf Event for the valuable collaboration aimed at supporting families in Greece and especially women living in remote areas and remote islands of our country, to give birth to their children. We know that the organizers’ social awareness is long-standing and significant, and we are grateful that this year they chose to contribute to our work against infertility”.

 

IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry is the event’s Platinum Sponsor.

Mainline Shipping Company, Jotun Hellas and Onego Shipping Company are Golden Sponsors. 

DNV, Arrow Hellas and Marine Tours are the Silver Sponsors. 

Optima Shipbroking is the Official Sponsor.

Poseidonia Restaurant is the event’s Official Supporter.

Karalis Beach Hotel and Kayak are the event’s Partners. 

Boo Productions is the Audio Visual Partner.

 

Greek Maritime Golf Event is organized by Birdie Events, through an initiative of the recognized Greek PGA golfer, Mr. Thanos Karantzias. The award-winning sports marketing agency of ActiveMedia Group has undertaken the event’s Golf Production. The tournament is addressed exclusively to distinguished executives of the Greek shipping community.

 

The event will be held under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and the Hellenic Golf Federation.

 

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The Meet Market returns to the old Amaxostasio, right in the heart of the city center, on June 25th & 26th!

Join us for a super summery weekend of meets, market, dj sets, kids activities and street food, all under one industrial roof.  Expect to find exquisite creations and innovations from 100+ local designers, artists, collectors and producers from all over Greece as they leave their workshops, studios and ateliers and head to the Meet Market to meet you all in person and share their talents.  You can find a bit of everything in this summer edition event including a wide range of style and techniques in jewelry, clothes for the beach or daytime or night time partying, accessories such as bags and shoes and sunglasses and more, furniture and deco for your home, kids products for our little friends, vintage & retro collectables, tasty tidbits to savour, art, prints, books and lots more…

There will also be plenty of refreshing cocktails and summer spritzes, locally brewed beer, savory street food from Greece and abroad, and some sweet treats to treat yourselves too.  Non-stop back to back djs sets from our beloved DJs will keep the vibe festive and don’t forget to bring your little friends, because we have all sorts of free inter-activities for them to join throughout the weekend.

So head on down before you head off for holidays to our summer edition Meet Market at Amaxostasio.  And make sure you stop by the central info point to pick up a poster or a pin, or try your luck at the grand raffle prizes featuring 3 HUGE baskets full of goodies from our makers, for 3 lucky winners.

Shop small & support local.

Opening Hours: Saturday 16:00 – 00:00 / Sunday 15:00 – 23:00

The award-winning musical that has been loved by millions of viewers around the world, for the show itself, but also for its great songs, one of the most entertaining feel-good musicals of all time, is coming this summer at the City Garden Festival.

The sunny, happy, and moving story by Catherine Johnson unfolds on a Greek paradise island. Donna's daughter, Sofia, is about to get married but before that, she needs to discover the unknown identity of her father.

Secretly reading her mother's diary, she realizes that she has 3 potential dads whom she invites to her wedding to find out who the real one is. A fascinating story with plenty of ABBA songs and music!

Love, joy, laughter, friendship, and emotions are entangled in a seductive story that, through the lyrics and timeless music of ABBA, invites spectators to a unique summer party!

Starring: Nadia Kontogeorgi, Alexandros Bourdoumis, Aphrodite Liantou, George Chraniotis, Ivan Svitailo, Doretta Papadimitriou, Penelope Anastassopoulou, Ian Stratis

In just a few days, on June 23 and 24, SNF Nostos Health will be here, inspired by the SNF Health Initiative to focus this year on humanity’s most valuable resource: health.

In 2016, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) initiated a process of investigating areas of possible support for public health in Greece. Building on a long track record of grantmaking in the area of health since 1996, SNF engaged experts to identify and map community needs and held dedicated discussions with the Greek state. As an outcome of the latter, in September 2017, SNF officially announced its intention to fully support a series of major projects to enhance the country’s public health sector. On March 21st, 2018, SNF and the Greek State signed a Memorandum of Understanding marking the start of SNF’s Health Initiative in Greece.

To date, the Health Initiative encompasses 17 constituent projects, with the Health Initiative S.A. serving as the special purpose vehicle set up by SNF to facilitate their coordination and implementation as well as a transparent and participatory process at every stage.



To learn more about this new initiative visit snfhi.org

Summer is already here, and the summer holidays are fast approaching. So, if you plan to enjoy them with your family, it would be great to have some activities planned. As you know, children (and adults!) tend to get bored easily, so if you have a pre-planned activity program, you can enjoy quality time together and break your cell phone addiction! 

 

Of course, this does not mean you have to stress over doing everything on the list. Remember that a trip with the whole family can be challenging, so you don’t need the extra stress. Just slow down, relax, and embrace the summer season with your loved ones! 

Beach Picnic

 

Sea whets the appetite, so a picnic on the beach provides the perfect opportunity to enjoy a meal together and refuel your bodies after a swim!

Swimming

Muscle strengthening, improving the cardiorespiratory system, relieving stress, and promoting socialization are just a few benefits of swimming.

Visiting Museums & Archeological Sites

With children entitled to reduced admission to most museums, visiting museums and sightseeing, in general, is both educational and economical for children and parents!

Sailing

Sailing is a great sport for children to learn to love the sea and overcome their fear of water.

Reading

Reading is not just an individual activity. You can read a book together, as a family, one chapter at a time. Reading will automatically become more interesting for both you and the children.

Board Games

All-time classic, beloved, mystery, strategy, or fantasy, board games sharpen the mind and encourage fair play.

Cooking

Cooking is a great way to spend time together and help children express their creativity and feel that they contribute to the family dynamic.

Hiking

Hiking is one of the best hobbies you can start as a family, as it allows you to explore breathtaking places and improve overall well-being by promoting physical activity.

Open-air Cinema

In Greece, every neighborhood has an open-air cinema, ideal for those who want to enjoy a movie under the starry sky.

Diving

Diving is an exciting activity for everyone. You and your children, accompanied by a professional diver, can become underwater explorers and discover the seabed's magical secrets.

Cycling

Everyone knows that some of the best childhood memories feature bikes as perfect companions for all of our adventures.

Camping

Nature, less screen time, spending quality face-to-face time with other campers, and the overall feeling of pure relaxation are a few reasons you should try this unique experience.

Ball Games

Sports are essential for the mental and physical health of children and adults. A family game of basketball, football, or any other sport, is a great way to promote sportsmanship.

Theater Show

Theatrical education should be an integral part of children’s extracurricular education as it positively contributes to increasing concentration, attention, and empathy.

Kayaking

Kayaking can be done on rivers, lakes, or the sea and is an experience you will surely love.

2021 has been a remarkable year for the startup ecosystem in Greece as the country climbed six places to 48th in the world according to StartupBlink’s “Startup Blink Global Ecosystem Report for 2022”. At the same time, Greek startups raised over €500M in 2021 -almost triple compared to last year’s disclosed investments- while the country entered for the first time the “unicorn” club. Unicorn companies are those that reach a valuation of $1 billion without being listed on the stock market and two Greek companies have recently reached this status.

StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Map

According to the StartupBlink world index, Greece ranked number 48 globally climbing 6 places since last year with an upward trend that is expected to be recorded in the next report. Greece’s rise is mainly due to the rising startup ecosystem of Athens, as the Greek capital is high on the list of the top 100 ecosystems in the field of recreation, in 51st place. Athens is the top-ranked Greek city in an index of 1,000 cities ranking at 132. Greece also ranks at number 18 for startups in Western Europe and is an ideal place to locate Social & Leisure, Transportation, and Foodtech startups.

According to the Startup Blink report, Greece remains resilient, despite the financial crisis of 2008 and the pandemic of 2020. Greece is an EU country located at the intersection of Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa having at the same time the advantage of a highly-skilled English-speaking workforce. In 2021 startup funding was increased and important exits were registered including two unicorn companies. This has attracted worldwide attention to the Greek startup ecosystem and its technological capabilities as the country has the potential to become a regional technology hub.

To read this article in full, please visit: greeknewsagenda.com

FokiaNou Art Space is pleased to present the group exhibition "On the Magic Mountain".

The well-known novel by Thomas Mann was the starting point for the organization of a group exhibition with 22 artists, curated by Panagiotis Voulgaris and Mary Cox.

From time to time we seek peace in a refuge away from the world around us, a place far from everyday life, sheltered from problems, a place where time is inactivated, a point of pause. A short visit to a sanatorium for the protagonist of the Magic Mountain evolves into a long stay and an orgiastic form of freedom, where philosophical pursuits, amorous adventures, poetry and nature becomes oblivion and rupture with the outside world. The artists in this exhibition reveal their own precious refuge of contemplation and creation and through their works take us to their own Magic Mountain.

 

Participating artists: Sofia Archangelou, John Bicknell, Maria Bourbou, Angeliki Douveri, Panagiotis Ferentinos, Andromachi Giannopoulou, Penny Geka, Dimitra Gounari, Chris Hawtin, Marietta Kallona, Vasiliki Kanellou, Kalliopi Kouklinou, Nina Kotamananidou, Apostolos Papageorgiou, Gioula Papadopoulou, Marina Rovithi, Geeta Roopnarine, Stella Sevastopoulos, Georgia Touliatou, Marios Trichas, Panagiotis Voulgaris.

Performance by Eleni Kolliopoulou, Saturday 18 June at 21.00.

Opening: Thursday 16 June, 18.00
Duration: 16 June – 2 July, 2022
Hours: Thursday – Saturday 18.00-21.00

 

FokiaNou Art Space is an artist-run project space in the intimacy of a small apartment in an old building in the center of Athens. The space encourages collaborative creative efforts between Greek and foreign artists, thereby promoting and supporting the local art community. The space hosts exhibitions, workshops and projects under the direction of two artists, Mary Cox and Panagiotis Voulgaris. www.fokianou247.gr

A recent study of the most “Instagrammed” beaches in the world revealed that Greece’s Navagio Beach, located on the island of Zakynthos, lands in the top five.

Money.co.uk, analyzed over 26 million Instagram hashtags to determine which are the most picturesque and beautiful beaches in the world.

The most Instagrammed in the world

The study ranked beaches’ popularity according to the number of Instagram posts made of them per meter of beach. According to the hundreds of thousands of posts of beaches on the social media site, Bali’s Kelingking Beach is the most popular beach in the world.


Credit: Shrigusti/Wikimedia Commons

The stunning Indonesian beach uploaded the most times on the platform per meter was Kelingking Beach. The beach itself stretches along only 80 meters (262 feet) of Nusa Penida in Bali. Despite the holiday spot’s relatively small size, Kelingking Beach has more than 338,193 photos of it on Instagram, meaning that for every meter of the beach there are 4,227 pictures uploaded to the site.

The findings also showed that half of the world’s most popular beaches to immortalize in picture form are located in Europe. However, the second most-uploaded beach could not be further away, in Sydney, Australia.

Bondi Beach ranked second on the list, with the mammoth 1.000-meter-long sandy crescent-shaped cove having 1,776 pictures per meter posted on the website. The beach’s name comes from the Aboriginal, meaning “water breaking over rocks,” and calls to both Sydney city-dwellers and tourists alike. 

Greece’s most popular beach on Instagram

The most exquisite beach in Greece features a stunning stretch of fine white sand that is 182 meters long; a staggering 403 pictures are posted on the social media site for each meter of the beautiful bathing spot.


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Navagio Beach was originally known as “Agios Georgios Beach.” On October 2, 1980, the Freightliner MV Panagiotis ran aground in the waters around Zakynthos Island during stormy weather and poor visibility. It has been rumored for years that the ship was smuggling contraband, including cigarettes and alcohol.

The Panagiotis was abandoned after running aground, and because of the extraordinary difficulty that would be involved in salvaging it, it still rests half-buried in the limestone gravel of the beach, which is now known worldwide by its nickname “Navagio,” or (“Shipwreck”).

To read this article in full, please visit: greekreporter.com

Image Credit: @ivanmln

Daily life in ancient Greece varied by the city-state. In Athens and Sparta, people lived according to such contrasting traditions that it almost seems as though they were from different countries entirely.

Despite the fact that they shared the same heritage and language, ancient Athens and Sparta were wildly different with clashing lifestyles, cultures, and values.

Often, the two city-states were not on the friendliest of terms.

The Spartans were warriors, disciplined and strong, and always ready to die for their homeland—hence the word “Spartan,” which is also used today, meaning someone who lives an austere life and is indifferent to pleasures and luxuries.

Athenians, on the other hand, were educated, and those who were not soldiers were philosophers, politicians, writers of tragedies and comedies, musicians, and sculptors.

Growing up in Sparta: a life of self-denial

Life in Sparta was one of simplicity and self-denial. Children were children of the state more than of their parents. They were raised to be soldiers, loyal to the state, strong and self-disciplined.

When a Spartan baby was born, soldiers came to the house and examined it carefully to determine its strength. They bathed the baby in wine rather than water to see its reaction.

If a baby was weak, the Spartans would throw it off a cliff (the Kaiadas) or take it away to become a slave (helot).

Life in ancient Athens was different than in the rest of Greece

Men were the only people considered citizens, so they were frequently seen around the town conducting their business along with slaves.

Men went to the market, met with friends to discuss politics, and went to temples to worship. Interestingly, it was men who did all the shopping and errands outside of the house. Athenian men had a special room in the house just for themselves. This room was for lounging around and entertaining male guests; no women except for slaves and entertainers were allowed inside this room. Contrary to Spartan men, the educated, well-to-do Athenians were very much interested in the arts, philosophy, and aesthetics.

To read this article in full, please visit: greekreporter.com