Athens to transform Syntagma Square
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You’d be forgiven for letting your eyes wander from the screen at the Hotel Grande…
To commemorate the Greek Genocide of Pontus, the famous Evzones soldiers at the Tomb of…
The Greek Parliament building will be lit up to mark the anniversary of the Pontic…
“The Atrium of Alexander’s Lounge” is located on the first floor of the Hotel Grande Bretagne.
Thousands of striking workers blocked traffic in the centre of Athens on Thursday to mark…
For the next ten days, from 9pm to 11pm, a ten-minute video depicting figures and…
Final preparations are underway for the events commemorating the 200th anniversary of the 1821 Greek…
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have been invited by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to participate in the events marking the bicentenary of the Greek War of Independence and will be attending a reception at the newly re-opened National Gallery of Greece on the evening of March 24.
Cleaning works are being carried out at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens,…
Last week, GCT followers had an exclusive first look at ‘The Evzones Collection’ by Nick…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and in that case, the work…
There’s something oh-so enchanting about Greece’s capital city blanketed in snow. According to the National…
Very low temperatures, even in the centre of Athens, means that the Evzones at the…
The lights were officially lit on the giant Christmas tree at Syntagma Square, in front…
Twinkle, Twinkle. The city streets are decorated with lights, the Christmas tree goes up in Syntagma Square…
On December 3, 1944, the first Dekemvriana (Δεκεμβριανά) shots were fired in Athens, beginning one…
The tram service to and from Syntagma Square will recommence on Friday, November 20. Syntagma…
The Evzones guards are a true living attraction of the city and an eternal symbol of Greece, synonymous to valour and heroism. The Athens City Museum is dedicating its new exhibition to these elite soldiers, with portraits, sculptures, embroideries and works of contemporary Greek art, as well as souvenirs, rare photographs, archival material, unreleased historical relics and collectibles from public and private collections that aim to tell the story of Evzones throughout the years of the Greek revolution.
Following a successful test run earlier this week, the Athens tram line between Vouliagmenis Avenue…