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Dream Christmas in Greece
A festivity for the senses
A festivity for the senses
Let’s follow the “spirit” of Christmas and take a short trip in Greece - to places where old Yuletide customs are revived - and experience the festive atmosphere using all our senses. Live the magic!
A Christmas escape
Villages in the woods
Villages in the woods
Fairy-tale wooden cottages snuggled up to the woods or verdant alpine fields offer you comfort and relaxation in the heart of nature. If you are up for a winter holiday to remember...Just visit them!
Ski resorts
For skiing & endless snow fun…
For skiing & endless snow fun…
The heart of the Greek winter beats up in the mountains, in the snow-covered ski runs. Snow fans swarm in the white slopes to enjoy skiing, snowboarding, or even sleigh riding… This Christmas, opt for a “white” escape and live the ultimate adventure! Enjoy the experience!
Recipes giving off the taste of…
Christmas!
Christmas!
In a joyful atmosphere, families gather around the festive table to enjoy the mouthwatering delights of culinary tradition and pair the warmth in their hearts with delicious salty and sweet dishes. Let's get to know gastronomic customs Greeks drool over! Join them...
Upcoming events
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Christmas holidays events at the Acropolis Museum
With imaginative workshops for children, gallery talks for adults, Christmas and New Year tunes, treats and many more surprises, the Acropolis Museum will welcome visitors on December 21, 22, 28 and 29 2013.
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The Christmas of Sherlock Holmes at the Athens Concert Hall
The Athens Concert Hall presents a unique spectacle for the whole family from December 20, 2013 until December 22, 2013 and from December 25, 2013 until December 29, 2013 as part of this year’s events of Christmas at the Concert Hall.
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Christmas with Sylvie at the Athens Concert Hall
Sylvie Guillem, the world’s greatest dancer alive, will give 19 performances together with Akram Khan and his troupe at the Athens Concert Hall, accompanied by the Tokyo Ballet.
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Exhibition for Pyrrhus at the Archaeological Museum of Ioannina
The 12th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities will be hosting at the Archaeological Museum of Ioannina the temporary exhibition “Pyrrhus Leader King. Epirus of the Mediterranean and the Universe”. An exhibition in progress, which will be running until the end of December 2013.
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Birds and aircraft in parallel flights at the Athens International Airport
Passengers and visitors of the Athens International Airport can visit the photography exhibition on environmental and artistic awareness titled Birds and aircraft in parallel flights which will be running until the end of 2013.
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Archaeology behind battle lines in Thessaloniki
If you visit Thessaloniki, the charming city of Macedonia, make a stop at the Archaeological Museum hosting the exhibition Archaeology behind battle lines. In Thessaloniki of the turbulent years 1912-1922 until the end of 2013.
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Two original exhibitions dedicated to Ancient Greece
Two particularly interesting exhibitions about Ancient Greece, titled The most important inventions of the Ancient Greeks and Gods and Heroes of Greek Mythology, by contemporary Greek artists, are hosted until the end of 2013 at the Equestrian Centre of Goudi Olympic Complex.
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Greek Seas at the Benaki Museum
Voyage to insular Greece through the exhibition Greek Seas: A photographic journey in time held at the Benaki Museum (Peiraios Street Annexe) until January 5, 2014.
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Christmas and the New Year’s celebrations of the City of Athens
The City of Athens welcomes Christmas and 2014 with a rich and original programme of events with a focus on children and games.
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The Nutcracker returns to the Greek National Opera
After last year’s success, Tchaikovsky’s legendary ballet, The Nutcracker, is being restaged at the GNO for a run of 15 performances from November 23, 2013 until January 5, 2014.
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The Christmas Factory in Athens
This Christmas a special toy factory will be set up downtown in Technopolis of the City of Athens (Gazi), holding joy and magic in store for children and adults, from December 6, 2013 until January 6, 2014.
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Asterokosmos at Thessaloniki
Asterokosmos (StarWorld) the impressive Christmas Park at TIF-HELEXPO, invites families to the centre of Thessaloniki and promises to offer them countless hours of games, joy and fun until January 6, 2014.
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Seeking the ancient kallos at the National Archaeological Museum
Make a point of visiting the photography exhibition by Joshua Garrick titled ‘Seeking the ancient kallos’ which will be hosted at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens until January 8, 2014.
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Eyes by Christian Boltanski
The Onassis Cultural Centre will be hosting Christian Boltanski’s new installation which focuses on the eyes of the Athenians, until January 12, 2014.
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Exhibition at the Museum of Byzantine Culture
Visit the exhibition titled The veneration of Saint Mamas in the Mediterranean: A traveller, border defender Saint, to be held until January 19, 2014 at the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki.
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Martin Kippenberger Exhibition at the Museum of Cycladic Art
Visit the contemporary art exhibition titled A Cry For Freedom by the prolific German artist Martin Kippenberger which takes place at the Museum of Cycladic Art until January 26, 2014.
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Exhibition The Costakis Collection and the Russian Avant Garde
Celebrating the centenary year of the birth of Greek born collector George Costakis, the State Museum of Contemporary Art (Moni Lazariston) in Thessaloniki holds a large exhibition on the collector’s work, which will be running until the end of this year.
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Everywhere but Now at the 4th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art
Make a point of visiting the principal exhibition in the 4th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, titled Everywhere but Now, which will be running from September 18, 2013 until January 31, 2014.
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Basil Theocharakis Painting 2007-2013
The interpretation of nature and its regeneration constitute the main theme of the new works by the accomplished painter Basil Theocharakis, for the period 2007-2013, which is presented at the B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts & Music until February 23, 2014.
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Afresh, A new generation of Greek artists at EMST
The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST) presents the group exhibition titled Afresh, A new generation of Greek artists until March 2, 2014.
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Beware The Prince is Messy at the Greek National Opera
Nikos Kypourgos’s original comic opera, addressed to young and old alike, is titled Beware! The Prince is Messy. It is directed by Thomas Moschopoulos who also penned the libretto, and it will be performed at Olympia Theatre from November 2013 until March 2014.
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The Antikythera Shipwreck exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum
The National Archaeological Museum of Athens launched on April 6, a temporary exhibition entitled The Antikythera Shipwreck: The ship - the Treasures - the Mechanism, to run until January 12, 2014.
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Yannis Tsarouchis: Illustrating an autobiography
Make sure you visit Part I (1910-1940) of the exhibition Yannis Tsarouchis: Illustrating an autobiography which will be held until July 27, 2014 at the Benaki Museum (Peiraios Street Annexe).
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