Polis

The Acropolis of Athens stands as one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world, an enduring symbol of Classical Greece, European culture, and of the social and political achievements of the ancient Athenians, the progenitors of Western democracy.

The illumination of the castle town of Monemvasia, southern Greece has divided locals, with some saying the project will highlight the landscape and monuments, while others insist it will alter the area's character and increase its touristification.

The state created in America reflected a paradigm inspired by the community structure of the ancient Greek polis – city-state

"The General Assembly of the Association of Greek Archaeologists has unanimously rejected the conversion of state-run museums into legal entities governed by public law (NPDD), for ideological, legal, political and practical reasons." 

Initiated by Athens Partnership (a non-profit organization founded by the Mayor of Athens, Giorgos Kaminis), a program titled "This is Athens - Polis," aims to clean up the city's historic center by eliminating tags and other vandalism on the city's walls, and at the same time add a new creative touch, for which an open call for artists has been issued.

Centuries later, the ancient theater of Metropolis, the city of the Mother Goddess, has rejoined one of its most precious artifacts: The seat of honor with griffins from the Hellenistic period.

The third annual Athens Coffee Festival returns to the Technopolis cultural complex in Gazi from Saturday, September 29, to Monday, October 1. The event will feature an array of brands and trends as well as seminars and workshops for all coffee-lovers. Admission costs 5 euros per day.

Koukaki, the central Athens neighborhood at the foot of the Acropolis, has been living in a parallel economic universe compared to other parts of the capital, thanks to the boom in short-term leasing becoming part of the investment plans of foreign investors.

I remember coming home a couple of summers ago and finding a large package in the post. Inside was a volume titled "Greece in the 1980s: A Social, Political and Cultural Dictionary" (published by Epikentro) that was edited by two academics, Vassilis Vamvakas and Panayis Panayiotopoulos.

Director Jevan Chowdhury’s “Moving Cities: Athens” is just one of many installments where dancing in public spaces gives a view of the city. Chowdhury first launched the Moving Cities project in 2014 to show a collection of cities that are interesting or significant today.