Athens

The so-called commercial triangle of Athens, which is marked by the squares of Syntagma, Omonia and Monastiraki squares, and includes very popular areas such as Monastiraki, Plaka and Psyrri, and the district of Koukaki are the Greek capital's most popular neighborhoods for short-term rentals.

The vision of the Ministry of Culture, the Municipality of Monemvasia, and the Peloponnesian Region is to transform Monemvasia into a unified monumental site—an open-air museum that is fully accessible to visitors.

Capital Link is hosting its 14th Operation Excellence in Shipping Forum this Tuesday. 

Titled "Best Industry Practices: Building Long Term Value Through Sustainability," it takes place at the Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel, 89-93 Syngrou, Athens. 

To find out more go to www.capitallink.com.

Police in Athens have arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of defrauding a 95-year-old woman of 1,300 euros by claiming they were accountants.

The pair are alleged to have approached the elderly woman in the Holargos district and, under the pretext of assisting her in obtaining a tax refund, entered her home, from where they stole 1,320 euros and left in a vehicle.

Filellinon Street, located between Syntagma Square and the Plaka district, across from Zappeion and the National Garden, near Nikis Street, and with the magnificent streets of Kydathinaion and Konstantinou Tsatsou forming corners, has the potential to become Athens' model street.

As part of the “This is Athens-City Festival” by the Municipality of Athens and the celebration of World Car-Free Day, traffic will be halted and parking prohibited on the following streets in central Athens from 8:00 PM on Saturday (21/9) until 10:00 PM on Sunday (22/9):

Iliana Magra, a journalist with Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the Greek government's latest decision to target short term rentals in Athens in an effort to tackle the ongoing housing crisis, and provide a look into how Greeks living in downtown Athens are reacting to this news. 

Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras outlined the progress of key projects at the 7th Infrastructure and Transport Conference - ITC 2024 at the Athens Concert Hall on Tuesday, which ends Wednesday.

Over the summer we've read about issues of water scarcity on Greece's islands, many of them struggling to find ways to meet demand during the summer - especially as tourists swarm to the islands.

Active fire protection systems will be installed at the sites and the museums of the Ancient Agora and Kerameikos in Athens as part of the Culture Ministry's program for the holistic promotion of the archaeological sites, budgeted at 6.5 million euros.