From iconic open-air concerts to nostalgic cinema nights, art installations, jazz under the stars, and folk festivals in shaded corners of the city, Athens is anything but quiet. Here’s your weekend plan—no ferry required.

“Greece, I love you so much—and I love MEGA too!” Minogue said, signing off with a heartfelt message to her Greek fans.

Debut directors, hidden traumas, and post-#MeToo reckonings shape this week’s most striking film releases — with female voices leading the charge

With a rich mix of established stars, exciting newcomers, and high-caliber productions, the 2025 Emmy Awards promise a memorable ceremony

This long-awaited revival transforms a place deeply embedded in the city’s collective memory and cultural identity into a vibrant gathering space once again, filled with light, music, and emotion

Last performance before three-year hiatus reportedly choreographed and directed by Dimitris Papaioannou, the artistic director of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games

With the Nike of Paros and the Gorgon as guides, sculptor Venia Dimitrakopoulou enters a dialogue across millennia at the Archaeological Museum of Paros

My goal is to have a frank conversation on the matter of the ownership of the sculptures with the Greek authorities and with the Greek scholars, which is not done behind closed doors

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed the landmark UNESCO decision in a post on social media.

In comments to To Vima, a representative of the British Ministry of Culture stated: “We have no intention of changing the law to allow for the permanent transfer of the Parthenon Sculptures.”

Despite the cancellation, the show on July 16 will go ahead with British rock bands Supergrass and The Damned, who will take the stage as planned.

The Ministry of Culture officially designated Karya’s railway station in Fthiotida, Central Greece, a historic site, preserving the memory of one of the Holocaust’s lesser-known chapters in the country

From museum rooftops to moonlit hillsides and beachy escapes, here’s how to make the most of the Buck Moon on July 10—without packing a single bag

While Paxos remains part of the narrative, new locations like Hungary are set to play a key role, hinting at an even more expansive, international perspective.

From the Saronic Gulf to the Northern Aegean, from islands just off the mainland to more remote outposts, this summer’s island-hopping doubles as a journey through art. Wherever you find yourself, exhibitions—archaeological, contemporary, sculptural, musical—unfold the narratives of the islands and the lives shaped by them, across time.

From riversides and lakesides to high mountain villages, Greece’s summer music festivals are not just about the music—they are immersive cultural and ecological experiences that celebrate the country’s natural beauty.

From a high-stakes Jurassic return to a poignant walk along Britain’s Salt Path and a bus hijacking that rewrote Barcelona’s urban map, this week’s cinema line-up balances spectacle, soul, and subversion — with re-releases by Newman, Almodóvar and Buñuel adding classic firepower

This moth, cool off in Athens' new art exhibitions, where feminine entities dominate mythic creatures, paper figures evoke silent celebrations in motion, and contemporary artists explore urban–rural contradictions in modern Greece

The initiative introduces five curated cultural routes, developed by the Ministry’s Directorates of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities and of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Antiquities.

Concerts, ethnic cuisines, discussions and art take center stage at the annual event which kicks off on July 4 at Goudi Park in Athens.