Athens – Dates & Venues

Athens Epidaurus Festival 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:22:37 +0000

Once a year, from late May to the mid August (various dates), several culture events take place. Culture events as theatre plays, music, dance and other productions according to Greece’s ancient tradition. Athens Epidaurus Festival is known as one of the leading classic culture event in the world. It is held mainly in the ancient theatre […]

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Spartathlon – Ultramarathon Race (Athens to Sparta) 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:23:57 +0000

Every year, on the last Friday of September, the Spartathlon race starts from the Acropolises foot square in Athens (fFrom Athens to Sparta). This is an Ultra marathon with the participation of more than 200 runners from all over the world. The race perpetuates the heroic story of Pheidippides the messenger of the Greek army. According […]

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Oxi (No) Day in Greece 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:22:44 +0000

October 28th is, according to modern Greece history, the day when Greece demonstrated its national coherence and fighting as an independent nation for the freedom and liberty of it citizens. On October 28th 1940, Greece Prime Minister, Ioannis Metaxas, refused to accept the ultimatum of Benito Mussolini, the ruler of Italy, which demanded that the […]

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Athens Marathon 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:23:56 +0000

Athens Marathon In contrary to the Marathon races in various cities worldwide, the participants of the Marathon race in Athens take part in perpetuation the heroic story about Pheidippides, the messenger of the Greek army who was sent from Marathon to Athens in order to inform the victory of the Greek army upon the Persian […]

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Christmas in Athens 2025

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:23:03 +0000

The City of Athens is decorating with Christmas cheer, staging a series of cultural events and utilising innovative ideas to create a festive atmosphere. The aim is to revive the spirit of the season by generating feelings of love, solidarity and humanity. The City endeavours to unite one and all this Yuletide season, bring joy […]

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Athens Central Market (Varvakeios Agora)

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:23:07 +0000

The central market of Athens ”Varvakeios Agora” is located in 42 Athinas Street. It is looked upon as one of the original and beautiful markets in the world. The markets’ stands are placed in a roofed building built especially for the market. The stands are set in long parallel rows where in every row a […]

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Athens Carnival 2026

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:23:40 +0000

High spirits, creative expression, wild colours and fantasy to spare are the driving forces behind this year’s Athens Carnival, which kicks off on Tsiknopempti (Smoke Thursday). The aim of this year’s Athens Carnival is to encourage all citizens and visitors to be a part of a lively, fun-filled celebration that will take place at the […]

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Changing of the Guard in Athens

Eyal — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:23:55 +0000

He, who visits Syntagma Square at the foot of the parlament buliding near the tomb of the unknown soldier, can’t ignore the guard soldiers with their traditional uniforms, skirts and shoes with pompons. On every Sunday, on 11 o’clock, a military parade accompanied with military bands takes place. The guards march to the Parliament building […]

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