They say that love is a many splendored thing that lifts us up where we belong, yet there are some famous couples who have revealed love’s most cruel and stormy face. Check out the tour Love as Chimera, designed by Clio Muse, and explore some beautiful parts of Athens while following the hopeless romantic stories of old Athenian lovers. And if you’re totally fed up with the sappy “they met, they fell in love and lived happily ever after” scenario, these boys and girls will also remind you that lust can, at times, prove fatal… Read more …

Like all people living in a big metropolis, I am engaged in a brawling love relationship with Athens. Ask Athenians on a Friday evening what they love about their city and you will get a whole lot of excited answers; the hidden rooftop bars, the maze-like cobbled streets, the nostalgic neoclassical buildings, the summer cinemas, the quirky cafes, the street art scene, the ethereal view of the Acropolis… Ask the same question on a Monday morning and you will hear everybody whining about the traffic in the streets, poor urban planning, tagging walls, and so forth. Well, I guess cities are somehow like us, multifaceted and complicated, one minute looking cute and the next driving you mad. As everything in life is a matter of perspective, I decided to shift into a laid-back mindset and stroll around the corners I love the most! Read more …