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Tuesday, 06 November 2018 20:37
November 6th - A City Of Culture
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!
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Friday, 30 November 2018 20:29
October 30th - Explore More In Greece
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!
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Thursday, 22 November 2018 07:00
Pallas Theater To Introduce English Supertitles
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.
Soon, foreign visitors will have the opportunity to expand their cultural scope and enjoy great performances in one of the city's best theaters.
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.
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Tuesday, 20 November 2018 07:00
Second Edition Of Athens Digital Lab ~ Calling For Entries
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.
After an evaluation process, the selected teams will have the chance to work in a specially designed, fully equipped lab and transform their proposals into viable digital solutions. Applications for the contest are open until December 17th, 2018.
Additional information about the Athens Digital Lab, can be found here. (Greek Only)
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Monday, 19 November 2018 20:40
Irene Skylakaki Live At Six D.o.g.s
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.
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Saturday, 08 December 2018 20:13
Kids Comedy Club: Xmas Special
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.
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.
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Monday, 19 November 2018 07:00
Archaeologists Believe To Have Found The Lost Ancient City Of Tenea
A team of Greek archaeologists has discovered the first tangible remains of the lost city believed to have been founded by captives of the legendary Trojan War in the 12th or 13th century BC.
A ministry statement said that the excavations that took place in the southern Greek region of the Peloponnese from September to early October revealed “proof of the existence of the ancient city” of Tenea, which until now was known mostly from ancient texts. To date, archaeological finds include household pottery, bone gaming dice, marble and stone floors, and more than 200 rare ancient coins. Little is known about the city of Tenea, apart from ancient references to its reputed link with Troy and that Teneans were among the people who established the Greek colony of Syracuse in Sicily.
Tenea survived the destruction of the neighboring city of Corinth in 146 BC, but appears to have suffered damage during a Gothic invasion in the late 4th century AD and may have been deserted around the time of Slavic conquests two centuries later.
To read this article in full, please visit: ekathimerini
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Sunday, 08 December 2019 12:35
Christmas Factory 2019
Experience Christmas magic at the largest and most exciting festive village in Athens! Join our social media competitions on Facebook or Instagram and win free invitations for select dates during December & January!
The Christmas Factory, the biggest Christmas park in Athens, returns for yet another year with plenty of games, treats, activities, and gifts!
The elves have decorated Technopolis once again with festive lights and delicious candy everywhere! From Santa's House to four Christmas factories! Get ready for 12 different interactive workshops, a market with 30 different stores and a food market with 15 delicious ''tasty corners''!
Over 250 events, theatrical performances, puppet theaters, choirs, lasers arenas, live cooking workshops and many more await children and parents to spend an unforgettable Christmas holiday!
The elves have decorated Technopolis once again with festive lights and delicious candy everywhere! From Santa's House to four Christmas factories! Get ready for 12 different interactive workshops, a market with 30 different stores and a food market with 15 delicious ''tasty corners''!
Over 250 events, theatrical performances, puppet theaters, choirs, lasers arenas, live cooking workshops and many more await children and parents to spend an unforgettable Christmas holiday!
The four Christmas Factories
Santa's House: The beloved workshop of Miss-Vasilena returns with new activities and calls you to create your personal Christmas memorabilia! After that, everyone can head over to Santa's Post Office and write a letter to Santa who will also be there for some festive photos!
Santa's House: The beloved workshop of Miss-Vasilena returns with new activities and calls you to create your personal Christmas memorabilia! After that, everyone can head over to Santa's Post Office and write a letter to Santa who will also be there for some festive photos!
Toy's Factory: A place where games have no limit! Children will be able to learn magic tricks, play with a wide variety of toys, watch kid's shows and even make their own little robots and 3D designs on the weekends!
Sweet Factory: The Face Painting and Choco Painting workshops are back, but this time the elves are painting kid's faces with delicious chocolate! You can also find pilates sessions for children and parents, as well as pastry and baking workshops for some Christmas creations!
Fun Factory: The biggest inflatable playground we've ever had at the Christmas Factory is waiting for endless hours of playtime! While for our even younger friends, the Imagination Playground has special games for children aged 2-10 as well as a wide variety of board games for everyone!
The big opening will take place on November 30th in collaboration with Make-A-Wish, where the purchase of a Christmas hat marks the beginning of the event and part of the revenue will be donated to charity.
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Friday, 16 November 2018 00:09
Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2018
November 23rd-25th 2018, Impact Hub Athens and Kypseli Municipal Market will host the 5th Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2018.
The Social Entrepreneurship Forum (SEF) - a Forum exclusively dedicated to Social Entrepreneurship - is organized for the fifth year in the row in Athens with the participation of initiatives and enterprises active in Social Solidarity Economy. SEF 2018 is an open collaboration platform for the further advancement of social entrepreneurship perceived as a base of values, principles and common visions, in which every type of social enterprise, cooperatives, initiatives and interested parties could participate actively.
This year’s event will take place at the premises of Impact Hub Athens and Kypseli Municipal Market, and the following activities will be organized:
- Workshop: "Setting up Energy Communities: Good practices and Challenges", Friday 23/11, 14.00 to 17.00 at Impact Hub Athens(28, Karaiskaki str.).
- Workshop: "Social Financing: where we stand and where we are heading",Friday 23/11, 18.00 to 20.30 at Impact Hub Athens.
- Workshop: "Support centers and learning tools: building support networks and common learning pools»,Saturday 24/11, 10.00 to 15.00 at Impact Hub Athens.
- Public discussion: "Legal framework and public policies for SSE: assessment, challenges and necessary reforms", Saturday 24/11, 17.00 to 20.00at Impact Hub Athens.
- Exchange meeting: "SSE markets in urban areas: Pilot cases in the municipality of Athens", Sunday 25/11, 11:00 to 14:30at Kypseli Municipal Market (42, Fokionos Negri).
The event is co-organized by: Social Cooperative Enterprise "Wind of Renewal", Development Agency of Karditsa, Network of Social Cooperative Enterprises of Central Macedonia, ERGANI Center, Impact Hub Athens, Heinrich Boell Foundation Greece.
Impact Hub Athens
Impact Hub Athens is an international platform to strengthen and promote social entrepreneurship. Our vision is to create an ecosystem that connects people who can bring change through responsible and sustainable initiatives. With a presence in more than 110 cities, linking over 15,000 members around the world, the Impact Hub is one of the fastest growing social economy players, based on positive impact and collaboration.
The purpose of Impact Hub Athens is to act as a catalyst for business synergies and academic, private and public institutions, investors and media, creating the right environment for ideas to become reality and for actions to take place.
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Thursday, 15 November 2018 07:00
Ryanair To Add More Routes From Greece To Cyprus
Ryanair is interested in developing more routes from Greece to Cyprus. The airline recently announced a new route connecting Paphos and Mykonos for the summer of 2019, while maintaining the routes of Paphos-Thessaloniki and Paphos-Chania.
“We are always interested in new routes from Paphos and Larnaca, including to Greece, in accordance to demand and which provide available aircraft capacity, a viable airport deal and see that required operational needs are being met,” Nikolas Lardis, Ryanair's sales and marketing manager for the Eastern Mediterranean, told GTP Headlines recently.
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