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37.979792 23.716564 | 1 When the Athens Carnival is in town, entertainment includes everything from Greek dancing to mandolin music. Many performers dress in traditional costumes adorned with bells. Head for Central… |  |
37.975885 23.74036 | 2 Travellers in Greece (1900-1950) Presenting books written by Greek and foreign travellers who toured Greece from 1900-1950, Travellers in Greece, at Athens's Benaki Museum, explores early-20th century Greece through sketches… | |
37.972316 23.737034 | 3 Over 100 Greek wine producers and around 5000 visitors flock to the Dionysia Wine Tasting Event in Athens' Zappeion Hall. Contemporary wine-making facilities have led to new varieties gaining… |  |
4 Now in its tenth year, the International Cycling Tour of Rhodes attracts competitors from all over the world. The race takes place over a prologue and four stages, covering about 600km and… | ||
37.979792 23.716564 | 5 The first day of Lent, known as Kathara Deftera, or Clean Monday, is cause for great celebration and rich pageantry in Athens. Colourful kites and traditional Greek music fill the air, as does… |  |
37.975885 23.74036 | 6 Athens's Benaki Museum celebrates the centenary of the birth of the important Greek artist, Yannis Tsarouchis, with this major exhibition. The first Tsarouchis retrospective in Athens, it… | |
39.4786 22.5915 | 7 Crete's grandest carnival is celebrated in Rethymno Town, a vibrant showcase of Greek culture that incorporates art, theatre and dance as well as traditional Greek customs, games and… |  |
40.632347 22.940883 | 8 Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival Greece's major annual documentary film festival, entitled Images of the 21st Century, takes place at the Olympion Cinema, focusing on contemporary social and cultural issues. |  |
37.042881 22.11141 | 9 Kalamata was the first city to shake off the Ottoman rule,and every year it celebrates its liberation with battle re-enactments that have visitors putting their hands over their ears as… | |
10 Greek Independence Day & the Feast of the Annunciation Parades, military marches and church celebrations take place throughout Greece to mark this dual holiday. It marks Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire and the day of Angel Gabriel's… |  | |
39.4786 22.5915 | 11 On most days of the year, the tiny windswept island of Tinos (eight hours from Athos by ferry, in the Cyclades archipelago) offers a haven of peace and tranquillity, untouched by the tourists… | |
12 On 25 March every year Crete's army officers, followed by the rank and file, take to Heraklion's main street to commemorate the Greek uprising against Ottoman rule in 1821. Many of the city's… | ||
13 International Cycling Tour of Kefalonia Run over hills with amazing sea views, the International Cycling Tour of Kefalonia winds across the island. Cycling veterans, champions and Olympic winners all take part in this race around… |  | |
39.65672 19.798049 | 14 If you're looking for a less austere Easter celebration, look no further than the Greek island of Corfu, where a smashing time is had by all. The island's inhabitants celebrate Easter Saturday… | |
37.975999 23.742356 | 15 Eros: From Hesiod's Theogony to Late Antiquity Eros was the Greek God of love and fertility and this major new exhibition at Athens's Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art offers examines his place in Ancient Greek society. Hundreds of… |  |
37.978777 23.732564 | 16 Every April the French Institute of Athens celebrates French cinema. It offers an opportunity to see French films released in the last year, along with retrospectives of important French… |  |
37.97306 23.743085 | 17 Chronis Botsoglou, Á Retrospective Athens' National Museum of Contemporary Art presents a major retrospective exhibition of Chronis Botsoglou, one of Greece's most important painters. Comprising over 170 works crafted from a… |  |
38.426697 26.132354 | 18 The beautiful village of Vrondados lights up with a Rouketopolemos, literally a rocket war, during midnight mass, just before Easter Sunday. Rival congregations launch rockets across town… |  |
40.400002 23.883301 | 19 Ierissos Line Dancing and Easter Celebrations Greek Orthodox Easter is not always "orthodox". Dynamite, dancing and merrymaking are a common highlight in some far-flung towns and villages. Easter in Ierissos, located in the north of this… | |
39.4786 22.5915 | 20 For most of the year, the tiny windswept island of Tinos is so sleepy that most of the locals forget what day of the week it is. But everything changes around Easter. Hundreds of devout Greeks… |  |
39.4786 22.5915 | 21 For the discerning tourist, the colourful town of Agios Nikolaos is an infamous treasure trove of archaeology, Greek history and myth. Its Anastassi, or Easter celebrations, culminate in an… | |
39.4786 22.5915 | 22 It is said that Saint John completed his writing of Revelations in Patmos. Every Easter Chora's Monastery of St John, a holy retreat dedicated to the memory of the disciple, hosts an… | |
39.4786 22.5915 | 23 Easter in Arachova sees just about everyone converge on the town and its environs for a jam-packed programme of entertainment. Expect uphill elderly races (don't fret, it's more humanitarian… | |
37.979792 23.716564 | 24 Easter is the most important religious festival of the year in Greece. During Holy Week, church bells and hymns can be heard all over the city and the intoxicating aroma of traditional Easter… |  |
25 Easter is the most important religious festival of the year in Greece, so there are plenty of colourful celebrations. | ||
40.639561 22.93705 | 26 VideoDance, Thessaloniki's international festival of dance film, is held for the fifth time in 2004. After dance events are held in Athens, the films of the choreographies are screened at the… |  |
38.077318 23.822693 | 27 Come spring, various botanical shows take place all over Greece. The Kifissia Flower Show in northern Athens is the most spectacular and longest-running. The show is home to over 50 different… |  |
37.972451 23.737206 | 28 Every year, Greece surrenders to the arms of spring. Floral displays are set up in the heart of Athens and a series of celebrations take place in Syndagma Square, the National Garden and many… |  |
39.4786 22.5915 | 29 Every year, barefoot villagers of Ayia Eleni near Serres, and of Langada near Thessaloniki, get themselves worked up into a trance before walking over hot coals. It's all in honour of Saints… |  |
37.936717 23.690814 | 30 Art Athina was established by the Hellenic Art Galleries Association to promote and develop contemporary art in Greece and beyond. The exhibition at the Faliro Pavilion includes paintings… |  |
39.4786 22.5915 | 31 On the last Sunday in May every year, the townspeople of Rhodes take to the streets to celebrate the coming of summer with a spectacular floral parade. | |
39.4786 22.5915 | 32 The party island of Ios is quiet out of season, when this devotional cultural festival takes place. Legend has it that the great poet Homer, (supposed author of The Iliad) is buried on the island. | |
37.977897 23.713946 | 33 What started out as a small local jazz festival has now grown into an eagerly awaited annual Athens event. Top performers from across the continent perform at the free European Jazz Festival… |  |
37.980591 22.98082 | 34 FIA World Rally Championship: Acropolis The Acropolis Rally is a well-established round of the World Rally Championship (WRC). Despite being a tradition in Athens for the past 55 years, this car race sees a venue change in 2009 and… |  |
37.975935 23.740339 | 35 Greek electronic fiesta Synch mixes live music, interactive media and art installations at the Benaki Museum and nearby Technopolis in Athens. Expect music, digital movies and short films to… |  |
37.977897 23.713946 | 36 International Babel Comics Festival Every year, the Technopolis complex at Gazi is flooded with people for the International Babel Comics Festival. Displays of comic art, concerts, street theatre performances and animated film… |  |
37.979792 23.716564 | 37 Each summer solstice, members of the European Music Day network (aka Fête Européenne de la Musique) organise free concerts all around their cities. Athens takes the event to heart, with… |  |
37.975183 23.718602 | 38 Athens' annual Eco Festival promotes environmentally friendly living with music, theatre, exhibitions and other green activities. Since 1999 Clean Up Greece have organised this festival to… |  |
38.2 23.05 | 39 Aliki's sandy beach has its own midsummer celebration, where the fit and healthy jump over stacks of burning May Day wreaths and musicians play local songs with traditional musical instruments… |  |
39.4786 22.5915 | 40 The beautiful island of Rhodes plays host to a film festival with an eco twist. Documentaries, shorts and features with environmental and ecological themes are aired in various venues in… |  |
38.230696 23.838186 | 41 Rockwave Festival brings some of the best rock and punk classics and contemporary bands to Terra Vibe in Athens. More than music, at the festival you can watch acrobats somersaulting or try… | |
37.986075 23.734374 | 42 Cheap Art is a concept where art is both exhibited and made available for public purchase. The gallery in the bohemian neighbourhood of Exarchia hosts a free annual showcase exposing the work… |  |
43 Every July, the Municipal Garden hosts the Cretan Wine Festival to the delight of all imbibers. | ||
37.976231 23.7363 | 44 Athens hosts a three-day festival to raise awareness of worldwide human rights organisations and to recognise the work of immigrant artists living in Greece. |  |
45 Festival in the Shadow of the Rocks The annual Festival in the Shadow of the Rocks is held in the beautiful outdoor Theatre of the Rocks "Melina Merkouri". Drama groups from all over Greece perform a varied selection of ancient… |  | |
37.979792 23.716564 | 46 The annual Athens Festival offers an exciting programme of cultural events over the summer months. The city's most impressive venues embrace international performers of music, dance and… |  |
39.4786 22.5915 | 47 On most days of the year, the tiny windswept island of Tinos (eight hours from Athos by ferry, in the Cyclades archipelago) offers a haven of peace and tranquillity, untouched by the tourists… | |
48 Rethymno Renaissance and Wine Festival The mighty fortress of Rethymno was once instrumental in keeping Crete in Venice's Aegean Empire. The impressive battlements harbour a theatre in which a Renaissance Festival is held every year. | ||
49 The island of Samothraki celebrates world music as well as appreciating ecological issues. The eclectic programme of this summer bash includes whirling dervishes, workshops on sustainable… | ||
37.042881 22.11141 | 50 Kalamata International Dance Festival The Kalamata International Dance Festival features ten days of performances from local and international artists, along with workshops for aspiring dancers. Performances take place at the… |
