Athens might not be a fashion capital, yet many global luxury brands maintain their standalone boutiques on prestigious Athenian addresses. Downtown, prime shopping locations include the pedestrian segment of Voukourestiou street, the…
The advent of Covid-19 signaled for Greece and the whole world a shift towards more private forms of leisure and entertainment. Following related hygiene protocols, acclaimed private dining chefs can graciously serve…
As we explained in the article on the Athenian concert venues, Athens has been a cultural epicenter since ancient times. 5th century BC is described as the Golden Age of sculpture and…
What each luxury-lover is expecting from a great hair salon is based on a completely unique set of criteria. In Athens many hairstylists are masters of the latest techniques, with colorists standing…
Athens is bustling with cultural activity year-round. It has always been like that, and during the last decade’s financial crisis, artists from all over the world started flocking to the Greek capital.…
In a city like Athens which is quite known for its free spirit, casual manners, and grungy flair there are many upscale restaurants and impressively decorated bars, but very few fancy bars…
Winter vacation in Athens, the vibrant and versatile capital of Greece, sounds like an unconventional choice. Greece is often associated with summer fun in the islands. Having said that, over the last…
There are over 30 5-star hotels in Athens, most of them located downtown, close to the historical center, and a few of them spread in the suburbs to the north and the…
Greece might be home to 7,500 species of plants, 850 of those to be found nowhere else in the world, and many being used in formulas for Greek cosmetics by companies like…
Athens never counted as a fashion capital but has always been a designer inspiration. Greek culture and imagery produced since antiquity have been an infinite source of creative ideas for the global…
Peloponnese is a picturesque peninsula in the southern part of the Greek mainland, looking more like a big island, yet connected to the rest of the Greek mainland with a narrow stretch…
This city graced with a long history, important monuments, and vibrant cultural life is filled with interesting museums with a rich calendar of exhibits and events. The vast majority of the archeological…
Halkidiki, also spelled as Chalkidiki, is a 3-fingered or 3-legged peninsula to the northeastern part of the Greek mainland. On the map, it also looks like Poseidon’s trident, a 3-pronged shape that…
Before leaving Athens make sure you experience shopping around Syntagma Square and the posh area of Kolonaki where retail spots are refined, fun, and easier to locate. In the realm of luxury,…
As we mentioned in our article on yachting the actual number of inhabited Greek islands ranges from 166 to 277. 80 of them have more than 100 residents, and around 30 Greek islands…
Back in summer 2020, Greece was gradually and relatively early opening up to international tourism despite all adversity related to Covid-19. The strategic moves against the pandemic were orchestrated and curated by…
A magnificent 40-mile long coastal stretch of land that has been described in the media as an equivalent to the French Riviera since the 50s, is part of the city of Athens…
Along with theater, democracy, geometry, philosophy, cartography, the Marathon, and the Olympic Games where enviably toned bodies such as those immortalized in Ancient Greek naked statues were competing in various sports, Greece,…
When the temperature goes above the 22°C/71.6°F mark in the daytime around Athens – most definitely by early May – the nearby islands that are not connected with flights are the ideal…
When the temperature goes above the 22°C/71.6°F mark in the daytime around Athens – most definitely by early May – the nearby islands that are not connected with flights are the ideal…
