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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Clean Monday
See video “Clean Monday “, Kathari Deytera, is the the beginning of the great Lent of the Greek Orthodox Easter also known as Pure Monday, Ash Monday or Shrove Monday. The common term for this day, “Clean Monday”, refers … Continue reading
Posted in Athens Food Tour, Athens News
Tagged "athens walking tours", "clean monday", "orthodox easter", acropolis, athens, fasting, food, food tour, Greece, kite, shellfish, yiannis
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How to Reach Athens From Piraeus Port
The port of Piraeus is located 7 miles (11 Kms) from the Athens city center. It is the chief port in Greece, the largest passenger port in Europe and the third largest in the world, servicing about 20 million passengers annually. … Continue reading
Posted in Athens News, Shore Excursions
Tagged bus, cruise terminal, cruisers, Free time plaka, metro, pick up, roundtrip transportation, shuttle bus, smallgroup, taxi transfer
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This is Home
No matter how difficult the financial situation becomes or how many noxious insults are flung, my city of Athens will survive. As a Greek-American living in Athens for the last 20 or so years I feel compelled to defend this … Continue reading
Posted in Acropolis, Athens city sightseing, Athens News, Athens Walking Tours, Culture & entertainment, Feedback, Usefull Tips
Tagged acropolis, ancient agora, athens, attica, culture, Greece, guide, plaka, thisio
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Learn About Athens Through Your Taste Buds
The 8th annual International Meetings & Incentives Conference (IMIC) with the topic “Tourism and Gastronomy in the Spotlight “ took place, with great success, at the Ledra Marriott Hotel in Athens on the 15th and 16th of February 2012. Naturally Athens Walking … Continue reading
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Tagged athens food tour, central market, food, food sampling, food specialist, spices, Varvakeios
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Protests in Athens
On February 12, 2012, in the very late hours of the evening, the Greek Parliament struggled but succeeded in passing new and more severe austerity measures, imposed by the EU, in order to avoid financial default. The measures are considered … Continue reading
Posted in Athens News
Tagged athens, athens safety, athens syntagma square, athens tours, athens walking tours
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Legendary Greek Filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos Dies
On Tuesday January 24, 2012 Greece and the world of cinema lost one of its favourite sons, director and filmmaker Theodoros Angelopoulos. Angelopoulos was struck down by a motorcycle as he was attempting to cross a busy highway while on … Continue reading
Posted in Athens News, Culture & entertainment
Tagged Angelopoulos, cinema, culture, filmaker
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THE ACROPOLIS MUSEUM
Many people call it the New Acropolis Museum to differentiate it from the old one but it is the only Acropolis Museum and there is no old museum any more. The previous Acropolis Museum was located on top of the … Continue reading
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