“Water is the source of life, purification and healing of the soul and body. It is the essence that has the capacity to depict, write over and carry the invisible mental energies as well as the emotions of the people“. Masaru Emoto. Read more
The diving champion Jenna Apokotos dives and takes part in the #MyBlue campaign.
‘Conservation only works if you fall in love with the sea’. Inspired by the life and legacy of legendary freediver Jacques Mayol, #MyBlue aims to raise awareness about our connection to the ocean and the need to protect it. The campaign is based on our personal, lifelong relationship with the sea, the emotions it brings to us, the beauty of the underwater world and the effects of water on our body and soul. Read more
Between the busy Mitropoleos and Ermou Streets, the tiny Petraki Street is becoming a favourite spot with many Athenians. It all started with the opening of the “Heteroclito” wine bar (corner of 2, Fokionos Str. & Petraki Str.) opposite the Metropolis, which continues to gather the city’s intellectuals who want to have a glass of quality wine at the tables set on the pedestrian walkway. Just across the street, the “Cherchez la femme” (46, Mitropoleos Str.) opened recently, with a nostalgic mood for the revival of the old cafés of Athens. Read more
This summer, on the historic Hill of the Nymphs and the National Observatory of Athens, you can take a different walk, reminiscent of a tour around an “urban jungle.” The occasion is provided by the large-scale in situ visual installations “The Theater of Disappearance” by Argentinean artist Adrián Villar Rojas that spreads out on an area of 4,500 square meters and is presented by the “NEON” Culture and Development Organization until September 24. Read more
When a historic warehouse turns into a neat industrial-style hotel, drawing inspiration from the industrial past of the buildings in the district of Psyrri and the neighborhood’s transformation into a hub of creativity, then “18 Micon Str.” is created; hence the tagline “Athenian hospitality redesigned,” which gives us a first indication of the hotel’s style. Read more
