Breathtaking highlights

Breathtaking Athens

Athens earns prize for its promotional film “Breathtaking Athens”

Breathtaking Athens

Athens was recognised from among 150 cities for its promotional film "Breathtaking Athens," taking third prize in the City Tourism category of the international Golden City Gate competition at the ITB 2010 trade show.

Word Famous Brands

Word Famous Brands at the Image Gallery

Word Famous Brands

Advertising posters from the last 100 years, including brands such as Coca Cola, Perrier, Bally and Maserati and designed by famous artists like Andy Warhol, Villemot and Grau, will be on display until 14 March at The Image Gallery in Athens, Greece.

Leonardo Cremonini

Exhibition of Leonardo Cremonini's paintings at Athinais Cultural Centre

Leonardo Cremonini

The exhibition Leonardo Cremonini Painting 1965-2005, consisting of 50 oils, was launched Feb. 23 at the Athinais Cultural Centre's new gallery and will run until 23 March.

breathtaking Athens

New promotional film "Breathtaking Athens"

breathtaking Athens

The gaze of the traveller in Athens, Greece is captivated by the image of the contemporary metropolis. The new promotional film "Breathtaking Athens," made by the City of Athens Tourism and Economic Development Company

Taste of Greece

Taste of Greece in London

Taste of Greece

Starting in February and until December 2010, 39 famous British restaurants will put on their blue-and-white Greek colours and host "Taste of Greece - Greek Flavours in Great Britain," inviting the British to try original Greek recipes, Greek wines and cocktails.

Nafplio

Nafplio, the cosmopolitan capital

Nafplio

Nafplio, or Anapli, is a small town lying peacefully in the recesses of the Argolikos Bay. The capital of the Prefecture of Argolida and the main port in the Eastern Peloponnese, it is one of the most picturesque towns in Greece, and was the capital from 1828 to 1833.

48-Hour Fashion Project

48-Hour Fashion Project

48-Hour Fashion Project

The most glamorous festival in Athens town awaits you. The 48 Hour Fashion Project is an original and competitive fashion festival at creation level, which will be held from February 12 to March 5, with the later dates being the most important.

National Museum of Contemporary Art

National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST)

National Museum of Contemporary Art

The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens, Greece began operating in 2000. It is the only state museum in Athens focusing on contemporary Greek and international visual arts.

Athens International Airport

Biodiversity at Athens International Airport

Athens International Airport

From 3 December to 28 February, 10 IPTV screens at the airport's Arrivals and Departures, will be displaying a short film produced by the Goulandris Natural History Museum, with images from the Greek nature and messages about the International Year of Biodiversity.

French 19th century boxes

"Boîtes de Luxe:" French 19th century boxes from the collection of Janine Nessi- Parmentier

French 19th century boxes

The Ilias Lalaounis Jewellery Museum brings a bygone era of elegance and luxury back to life through an exhibition dedicated to the refined decorative art of boxes from French 19th century culture.