An iconic building in the center of Athens, the old OSY depot in Gazi, is transformed to facilitate an unforgetable experience.

Leonardo Da Vinci - 500 Hundred Years of Genius will fully exhibit all of Da Vinci's creations in an attempt to honour one of the brightest minds in history, 500 years after his death.

Experts and museums from Paris and Rome put together 3 exhibitions in order to create the most complete one in the world about Leonardo Da Vinci:

- Leonardo's Engineering Inventions
75 models of his inventions displayed in real size, interactive machinery, copies of his famous codes and over 200 exhibits in collaboration with the Leonardo Da Vinci museum in Rome.

- Da Vinci Alive - The experience
A mindblowing audiovisual experience presenting the life and creations of this great artist and inventor.

- Mona Lisa's Secret
The secrets of the most famous painting in the world are unveiled for the first time by Pascal Cotte and the Lumiere Technology Institute.


Time Schedule:

- Monday to Friday from 13:00 to 22:00
- Weekends from 10:00 to 22:00

 

In a combination of installation and performance, artist Panajotis Daramaras and performer Sania Stribakou explore the dichotomy between mythical and scientific thought, using printed material as metaphor for the set of cultural and political elements that shape our cognitive activities. In pursuing the tension between myth, which denies temporality, and knowledge contained in the printed book, which rests on the idea of chronological sequence, the artists produce a decoding and critique of the concepts of knowledge.

Throughout the show’s duration, the artists Katerina Bella, Sania Strimbakou and Panajotis Daramaras will develop a dialogue with the works of the installation, resulting in a final performance on Saturday, December 22 at 20:00. Lighting Design for the entire show by Apostolos Stratzalis.

Panajotis Daramaras is a visual artist who lives and works in Athens. He studied at the Stavrakos Film School, attended Modern Dance and Conducting lessons, and later graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Athens. He has designed sets for films and theater, and has participated in many group art exhibitions. In 2013 he choreographed and interpreted the work "Traces" in collaboration with Aggeliki Papadatou.

Sania Stribaku is a dancer and dance teacher. A graduate of the State School of Orchestral Art, she continued her research in Paris and New York with a scholarship from the Onassis Foundation at the studios DanceSpaceCenter and Movement Research. She has danced with the Amalgamas, Yelpdanceco, Quasistellar, Ypsilon, Fingersix/Athens, among others, and worked with choreographers GosiaHaduch and the UnfinishedCompany, MarcelaGiesche, PereFaura, LilyKiara, Filolouvari, Giorgos Sideros Deligiannis and others. She has choreographed the piece “Passe-partout” in collaboration with Maria Mavridou, the Nota(c)tion project, and a piece which opened the University of Peloponnesos event "Taste and Memory".

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 apartment has been transformed into an open space that 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

Opening: Saturday, 8 December 2018, 19.00
Opening hours: Thursday to Saturday 17.00 - 20.00.
Performances: Saturday 8, 15, 22 December at 19:00

Jackie Chan and his team of warriors for the first time in Greece!

After countless films that established him as the greatest martial arts star, Jackie Chan, who in 2016 received the "honorary" Oscar for his "great achievements" made his dream come true. He created his own team of kung fu warriors - the "Jackie Chan Long Yun Kung Fu Troupe"!

The Kung Fu legend and his warriors will present an impressive performance with breathtaking aerial movements and unique video projections in an impressive cinematic atmosphere that only he could create!

A world-renowned Greek-Australian neuroscientist has discovered a new, previously unmapped area in the human brain. Professor George Paxinos, a researcher at the Neuroscience Research Australia-NeuRA, suspected the existence of this area in the human brain for the past 30 years, however today’s better detection and imaging methods made it possible for him to finally prove its existence.

Named the ‘Endorestiform Nucleus’, this part of the brain is located in the lower cerebellum section, an area that combines sensory and kinetic information to correct posture, balance, and fine motor skills.

 

"What remains to be done is to determine the function of this newly discovered brain region. Now that it has been mapped, it will be possible for it to be studied by the wider research community," he added.

 

Source: AMNA

Almost 400 runners joined the 2018 Castle Run in the town of Nafplio on Sunday, November 25. The Castle Run is a unique sporting event that aims to attract runners from all over Greece while promoting Nafplio’s natural beauty, cultural heritage, and historical significance. The event was organized by the Municipality of Nafplio in cooperation with the Regional Union of Argolis, Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, and the Sports Club of Argolis; under the auspices of EOT and Alliance For Greece.

 

The first part of the demanding race involves the steep climb up the 999 steps to the historic Palamidi Fortress that overlooks the town, while the second part is about 4km-long and takes place in the paved streets of the town. The Nafplio Castle Run is one of the hardest races in Greece and is addressed to experienced runners.

To read this article in full, please visit: Greek Reporter

Photo Credit: Nafplio Castle Run

Welcome to Yi (Γή)! Literally meaning ‘earth’, this unique eatery in Glyfada is one of the best places in Athens to taste healthy, vegan, delicious food. The restaurant offers a refined atmosphere, warm and welcoming interiors, and numerous options for a delightful vegan meal.

 

You don’t need to be vegan to enjoy Yi; chances are you’ll enjoy the food just as much as you would in a non-vegan restaurant and maybe more. There are so many things to choose from: appetizers, salads, wraps, main courses, pastas, dips, desserts. Yi’s amazingly creative menu re-invents  vegetarian food and serves interesting intense flavors and unique combinations of ingredients. We wish we could have tried everything but so far our favorites are the no-meat, no-bread mushroom burger, the cold beetroot soup, and the Asian noodles. Desserts are great, too! Finally, the wine list offers a small but carefully selected variety of Greek wines as well as a couple of alcohol free options.

 

If you are vegan, Yi is a must visit restaurant; but even if you are not, you’re bound to thoroughly enjoy the creative, fresh and healthy dishes that the Yi team prepares for its health conscious clientele every day!

 

 

Address: 69 Grigoriou Labraki, Glyfada

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-24:00, Sat 9:00-01:00, Sun 9:00-24:00

“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!