Athens Marathon 2026: History, Route, Records and Race Guide
The complete guide to the Athens Marathon 2026, covering its remarkable history, demanding route, course records, race-day transport and the best places to.
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Tips, trends and inspiration for daily life in Greece as an expat, including Health & Wellness, Shopping, Beauty & Fashion, and What’s On in Athens and major cities.
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How Paris Invented Modern Advertising: The Belle Époque Comes to Athens
The Goulandris Foundation brings Belle Époque Paris to Athens with around 90 works by Toulouse-Lautrec, Mucha, Steinlen and other artists. Discover the exhibition,.
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Can Your Eyebrows Make You Look More Confident?
Raised eyebrows, closed eyes and a slight squint can change how confident someone appears. A University of Glasgow study reveals how facial movements.
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Why Did 370 People on Santorini Willingly Eat a Venomous Fish?
Santorini set a Guinness World Record as 370 people tasted lionfish, an invasive predator threatening Mediterranean marine life.
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The Pnyx: When the Birthplace of Democracy Becomes a Political Backdrop
Pnyx, Ancient Athens, Athenian Democracy, Greek History, Athens Archaeological Sites
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New Lighting for the Acropolis Promenade in Athens
New lighting brings a warm evening glow to Dionysiou Areopagitou and Apostolou Pavlou, with 125 new poles designed by Eleftheria Deko and funded.
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EMST Athens Wins the European Museum Academy Art Museum Award
Athens’ National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) has won the European Art Museum Award 2026. Here is why it was recognised, what to.
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Day of Spanish Cinema in Athens: El desencanto
Instituto Cervantes de Atenas marks the Day of Spanish Cinema with a free screening of Jaime Chávarri’s El desencanto on 6 October.
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Oktoberfest 2026 in Athens: Beer, Pretzels and a Taste of Bavaria in Marousi
Oktoberfest returns to the German School Athens on 10 October 2026 with beer, pretzels, German food and family-friendly activities in Marousi.
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Rachel Feinstein’s Fates: Greek Mythology Reimagined in Athens
Greek caryatids, ancient funerary steles and painted vase scenes inspire Rachel Feinstein’s first exhibition in Greece. Fates brings sculpture, mirror paintings and works.