Pedion tou Areos welcomes the holiday season with the return of the Christmas Village—an illuminated park filled with music, performances, festive flavors and winter magic. The festivities launch November 28, with the park’s tree-lighting ceremony at 7pm

Athens celebrates literature with the city’s biggest book festival, bringing together 210 publishers, 285 stands, and more than 200 cultural events from September 5 to 21

Whether you're visiting Athens or living here, this is the season to savor the outdoors. And what better way than by spreading out a blanket under the jacarandas and letting the city fade quietly into the background?

Hosted at Pedion Areos park from September 6th to 22nd, visitors to the 52nd Book Festival can explore a wide variety of books, cultural events, and musical performances, with some publishers offering English-language books