Archive for May, 2008
Athens 2011
The International Special Olympics of 2011 will be hosted by Athens (June 25 – July 4). 7,500 disabled athletes from 172 countries, 2,500 coaches, 3,000 officials and 25,000 volunteers, will participate in the games and the overall organization. At Zappeion Hall there was organised a ::More
Posted in Athens by Greece Travel Blog
Lambert-Gocs : French Cabernet wine comes from ancient Greece
Did ancient Greeks and Gauls knew cabernet wine? In his book�Desert Island Wine Miles Lambert-Gocs claims that balisca wine, which Pliny identified as Greek, had a key role in the evolution of grapes in southwest France, including Bordeaux, and is the oldest specifiable source of ::More
Posted in Greece Abroad by Greece Travel Blog
Festival of Philippi in Kavala
Kavala Philippi Festival opens on July 4 in the ancient theater. It includes performances of ancient drama and comedy, concerts, classical dance and music performances, and performances by orchestras and groups of international repute. Highlights: the Camerata-Friends of Music orchestra, ::More
Posted in Kavala by Greece Travel Blog
The New Museum of the Acropolis – Soon a new destination
The New Museum of the Acropolis – Soon a new destination, is an exhibition on the construction and exhibits of the new Acropolis Museum, providing a foretaste of the museum (to be open for the public in the Autumn). The exhibition is in the departures area of Athens airport and will run ::More
Posted in Athens by Greece Travel Blog
Visiting Athens
Late May and June is a good time to visit Athens: temperatures are already as hot as the average English summer, but without any hint of the blistering heat that will follow in July and August. The Athens Epidaurus Festival begins in late May and runs throughout the summer, with a variety of ::More
