So modern and so ancient..
It's a fact, when we visit a museum, we don't really stand and observe or even take a look of the inscriptions. The most of us usually try to see the most known or impressive objects, quickly check out the explanation and take, of course, a picture of the moment.
Free entry every 1st Sunday of the month
November is slowly coming to its end and December is going to take its place. The visits though of the archaeological sites and museums are still going on, without giving the feeling that the tourist season is over, since it's winter.
National Glyptotheque
The National Glyptotheque is one of the important, but not much known museums of Athens. It's located in Athens, in an area of 6500 m2 in the Army Park in Goudi. It's an annex of the National Gallery of Greece.
International Conference Greek- Spanish Literature
September started with lots of events happening in Athens. From the 30th of August until the 2nd of September was held the International Conference Greek- Spanish Literature with the title "Ecos y Resplandores Helenos en la Narrativa Hispana".
The myrtle plant (myrtus communis)
The myrtle plant (myrtus communis) symbolised beauty, youth and pleasure in antiquity. Its exquisite blooms, evergreen leaves and captivating fragrance is related to the goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite who hid behind a myrtle bush to cover her nudity, when she rose from the sea on the island of Cyprus.
Misleading advertisements promising tickets that offer “Skip the line” service for the entrance to the Acropolis
Association of Licensed Tourist Guides Athens-Greece concerned for the right awareness of the visitors, national and international, forwards the following announcement of the Ministry of Culture:
The National Garden, an oasis in the heart of Athens
A unique gem of 15.5 hectares in the heart of Athens, the National Gardens provide locals and visitors with shelter, shade and opportunities for recreation and exploration. However, exactly like everything else in Athens, the Gardens have a long history that, exactly like the paths inside, is not at all linear, but rather winding…
Red... The colour of spring in the Greek countryside!
The best way to welcome May is with one of the most characteristic flowers symbols of spring, the poppy!
Municipal Theatre of Piraeus
Piraeus, the port of Athens for the past 2500 years and the biggest port in the country. It's 8 km in the Southwest of Athens and has got a population of 163.688, when the whole urban area 448.997. That makes it the fifth largest municipality in Greece and the second largest (after the municipality of Athens) within the Athens urban area.
