Breathtaking highlights

Athens Photo Festival, organized by the Hellenic Centre for Photography, is the annual festival of photography and related media in Greece and a premier cultural event in Athens. The Athens Photo Festival 2012 edition celebrates festival′s 25 years of active and creative presence, expanding continuously its role in a changing society through a variety of projects and initiatives that enable people to experience and enjoy photography.

12th International Fashion Week Athens Xclusive Designers Week will give the opportunity to all attendees, from October 20-23 2012 at the Ethniki Asfalistiki Conference Center, to watch the Spring-Summer 2013 collections of Greek and international fashion designers.

This year, from the 19th until the 30th of September, the capital's favorite cinema institution launches a very promising new collaboration with COSMOTE. Its name changes into Athens International Film Festival Opening Nights COSMOTE while it celebrates its coming of age with 12 days full of cinema and fun in the movie theaters Odeon Opera 1 & 2 (57 Akadimias Street), Danaos 1 & 2 (Kifisias Avenue 109) and Ideal (46 Panepistimiou Street).

Coming this October at the Peace and Friendship Stadium!!

The Monster Energy Athens Supercross 2012 will take place the weekend of October 6-7.

With the participation of top American, European and Greek riders and the support of Monster Energy, this year's event is going to impress the fans that will attend the dirt track built in the Peace and Friendship Stadium presenting a spectacular show.

 A Greek initiative for Europe's youth

Greek culture shares a strong bond with the Olympic spirit, given Greece is the origin of the Ancient Olympic Games, while Athens was the host-city of the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896, and welcomed the Olympics once more in 2004.

George Nasioutzik's private art collection is of major importance for the outstanding character of his museum. More than 2.000 objects of unparalleled historic, artistic, and aesthetic value captivate his guests in the mystical atmosphere of past eras.

"Last year we talked about finding order in pessimism. So what should we talk about now that we are one step further on, or rather one step further down? About rage or indignation or both? Or maybe, despite everything, about hope?   Is one step further far enough? Can art really help? Is it necessary?

There are those who are superstitious enough to deem number 13 as unlucky... but not us! We reckon ourselves influentially subversive!

The 13th European Music Day overcomes the crisis and comes out stronger. Why? Because passion can't be expressed in numbers, people can do what numbers can't, love needs no profit and friendship is selfless.

Against All Odds project

The Exhibition ECOSMOSIS that will take place at the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Centre in Athens, Greece from the 30th of May to the 30th of June, brings to a close the Against All Odds series of actions and events under the title Ethics / Aesthetics. All AAO activities, including the present exhibition, are organized by the Non-profit Organization 4 life Strategies. The concept and creation of the exhibition is by the architect Lina Stergiou.

The story continues!

For more than half a century Athens,Greece remains faithful to its appointment with major sport events. The heart of the World Rally Championship keeps its beat for a week every year with the conduct of the Acropolis Rally!

All the main contenders of the World Rally Championship are in the entry list of the Acropolis Rally 2012!