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Located in the northern Aegean sea, the small island of Fourni will be the host of the first energy independent community in Greece. This comes after the news that Tilos is implementing an environmentally-friendly network of wind and solar powers.

The Fourni Korseon Municipality's aim with this new act, announced by the island's Mayor Ioannis Mourssis at the Thessaloniki International Fair, is to establish Fourni as a leading source in power self-sufficiency. The municipality will introduce technologies that will help produce, store, and manage renewable energy resources, benefitting the Fourni community.

Participating in this new act, already including the Fourni Korseon Municipality and the EUNICE Energy Group and Laboratories, will mean being both a consumer and producer that will allow for its participants to enjoy power independence and at the same time, reap the economic benefits by utilizing renewable energy resources.

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Photo thanks to: Turhan Akman
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 11:35

European Heritage Days 2018

Greece celebrates "European Heritage Days" on Saturday 29 September and on Sunday 30 September 2018 and during the weekend museums & and archaeological sites will be open to the public with free admission. 

Visitors of the Acropolis Museum will be able to enjoy the permanent exhibition areas and the temporary exhibition “From the forbidden city: imperial apartments of Qianlong”.
The Kypseli Municipal Market is the first social entrepreneurship market in Greece. The official re-opening will take place on Thursday, October 4th with the mayor of Athens attending the ceremony. 

A 3 day festival will follow with events for both children and adults, organised by the stores that will be operating on the market.

Stay tuned!
Joan and Paddy Leigh Fermor were united in a pact of liberty – sharing their lives, mostly in Greece, as lovers and friends. As photographer and writer, they were also artists of equal stature.

Joan was a restless rebel when she took brilliant images of the London Blitz as a symbol of all that she would be leaving behind. She met Paddy in Cairo in 1944 and soon he was following her to Athens. They travelled all over Greece before settling in the Peloponnese – in the beautiful house they built at Kardamyli and bequeathed to the Benaki Museum.

Between the 1940s and 1960s Joan took thousands of photographs of people and places as she travelled with Paddy round Greece. A few appeared in his books Mani and Roumeli; most remained unseen on her death in 2003. Her archive is held at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh.

In a new book and exhibition, Ian Collins and Olivia Stewart pay tribute to an elusive figure whose art is a revelation.

Opening Hours: 

Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 - 18:00
Thursday, Saturday: 10:00 - 00:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 16:00

 

It’s a comedy superpower summit!

Stand-up comedy superstar Angelo Tsarouchas is teaming up with one of the most prolific Greek comedians, Giorgos Xatzipavlou for a Greek Tour entitled “Stand Up Comedy Special”.

A once-in-a-lifetime comedy experience!

Giorgos Xatzipavlou has been winning over audiences throughout Greece for years now with this past season being one of his busiest, racking up over 140 shows including a 9-stop European tour! He’s currently writing his next comedy special, part of which he will be performing on this tour.

Sharing the stage with Angelo is not something that just happened. Giorgos has performed with various English language comedians (e.g. Alistair Barrie, Ben Norris and Paul Thorne) and is honoured that he will be joining Angelo to bring laughter to 4 very lucky audiences throughout Greece.

Who is Angelo Tsarouchas?

Angelo is a world-famous comedian. He has performed throughout the world, from Canada to Australia, either performing solo or as a guest for comedians such as Russell Peters or Vince Vaughan. He also combines an amazing career in stand-up with appearances in movies and TV shows such as: “Mad Men”, “Last Comic Standing”, “John Q”, “The Recruit” and “Cinderella Man.

Angelo is coming to Greece with his new show entitled “Appetite for Discussion” in which he “serves” his experiences living in both the Greek and American culture, “garnished” with lots of laughter. Amongst other things, he riffs on how different Greek family life is and how it is growing up in the diaspora.

Make sure to buy your tickets early for this stand-up comedy special which will undoubtedly be an exceptional comedy experience.

Tour dates:
  • Monday November 2 - Cinetheater Kolosaion (Thessaloniki)
  • Saturday November 3 - Cine Studio (Heraklion)
  • Sunday  November 4-  Act Theater ( Patra)
  • Monday, November 5 - Vembo Theater (Athens

After its presentation in Madrid, Paris, Krakow, Los Angeles and other major cities, Dissolving Localities project will be presented in Athens, at the Athens School of Fine Arts, on Monday 8th of October.

Dissolving Localities was created as an artistic platform to connect cities and art by taking the daily life of the cities' inhabitants and transforming them into artistic expression. The project was originally created in Jerusalem where artists from all over the world cooperated in order to collect audiovisual material of the city, which was then mixed live and presented as a performance.

The project then evolved into connecting Jerusalem with other cities around the world and it has already been presented in Madrid, Paris, Krakow, Los Angeles et al.

Emmanuel Witzthum, Thomas Köner and Arik Futterman the three basic members of project, in collaboration with Greek video-artist Eleni Zervou, will be hosted in Athens for a week. During this period they will explore the urban scene and collect audiovisual material of the city and its inhabitants. After this process, the material collected will be edited in audio-visual segments of the city, which will be mixed live on stage by the artists. By re-presenting the city to its inhabitants, the project will lead to raising new perspectives and views for audience and artists alike.
Tuesday, 25 September 2018 07:00

Wanderlust Greece - The Love-List Of Crete

After spending 15 days on the island of Crete, Discover Greece recently released their 4th season of Wanderlust Greece, promoting the island's extraordinary beauty. The aim of their campaign is to increase the average spending of tourists, as well as to encourage longer stays to see more of Crete. After watching this video, it wouldn't be hard to do just that.

The video below showcases Crete's greatest assets, including its mountains, ancient Minoan culture, and of course, the beaches. Check out the amazing video below.



Article source: Greek Reporter
Monday, 24 September 2018 12:58

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With over 11,000 exhibits at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, it's easy to feel overwhelmed trying to see it all! Luckily, Why Athens put together this list of 7 things you must see while you're visiting the largest museum in Greece.

The Kore and Kouros

The Kore (young maiden) and Kouros (young male) were discovered in Mirenda, south-east of Athens in 1972, with the female Kore being fully preserved and considered one of the most important pieces of Archaic art in existence. Both statues were created by the sculptor Aristion of Paros around 550-540BC.

Zeus or Poseidon

Zeus or Poseidon, the museum itself asks the same question as the experts can’t agree but the locals will tell you it is Zeus. Found in a shipwreck off the island of Euboea (Evia) the hollow cast bronze statue dates back to the early Classical period around 460BC and is one of the few original pieces in existence from this time.

The Horse and Jockey

Discovered in the same shipwreck as the statue of Zeus, the Horse and Jockey is one of the Museum's most famous exhibits. The statue is virtually life-size at 2.9 meters long and 2.1 meters high, and it is one of the very few sculptures depicting a racing horse.

The Antikythera Mechanism

Sponge divers found the Antikythera Mechanism off the coast of the island Antikythera in 1901. Considered to be the world's first computer, the Antikythera Mechanism comprises a complex system of over 30 mechanical gears and is the most complicated ancient item ever found, according to the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports.

 

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Photo source: Wikipedia
Hollywood movie star and heart-throb, Matthew McConaughey, recently appeared on Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' to promote his new film called 'White Boy Rick.' While they did talk about the film, what caught our attention was his mention of his love for Greece!

McConaughey and his family, including his mother, father-in-law, wife, and kids, as well as Woody Harrelson's family, recently spent 3 weeks in a house in Antiparos this summer, relishing the Greek lifestyle. In the funny clip below, McConaughey tells Fallon about how his family loved Greece so much, that they decided to extend their holiday. However, when his mom was prepared to leave as planned, it didn't take too much convincing for her to stay!

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