Culture and Gastronomy

Easter traditions and festivities in Greece

Easter in Greece is a beautiful festival. In fact, it’s more widely celebrated than [...]

Easter in Athens: celebrations and practical information

Easter is the most important festival of Eastern Christianity. The Greeks celebrate this festival [...]

March 25: National holiday in Greece

March 25, Greek Independance Day, is one of Greece’s two national holidays. The second is on [...]

March 6: Melina Mercouri and Greek culture

Melina Mercouri, the famous Greek actress and politician, left her mark on her country’s [...]

Why Clean Monday or Pure Monday?

In Greece, Clean Monday, also called Pure Monday or “kathara deftera” in greek is a [...]

Martis: the March bracelet in Greece

Martis… Do you know this Greek tradition from the month of March? For my part, I discovered [...]

Patras Carnival

The Patras Carnival is one of Greece’s not-to-be-missed events. Little known abroad, the [...]

January 6: Epiphany in Greece

January 6, the day of the Epiphany(Theophania in Greek, meaning “Appearance of God”) is [...]

Public Holidays 2025 in Greece

Here are the holidays in Greece. Make a note of this before you plan your trip, because on these [...]

Christmas in Greece and New Year traditions

Greece is a festive country with many traditions. To better understand them, we’d like to [...]

Christmas and New Year celebrations in December and January in Athens

Christmas and New Year festivities are a highlight in Athens, although you may be surprised to find [...]

What to do in Athens in December? Our top 10

Are you coming to Athens in December and looking for ideas of things to do and see? If you’d [...]