📚📚The 13th Thessalian Poetry Festival opens its gates from 25 to 29 August 2025, with a multi-dimensional programme that includes #poetry readings by more than 70 Greek and international #poets, live music, #book presentations, a visual art exhibition curated by Antigoni Kapsali, and multimedia poetry performances.
This year’s Festival has “Hope” as its central theme, the belief that something good will happen — a prediction we make with greater or lesser certainty, whether based on reason, feelings, intuition, or our circumstances.
The 13th Thessalian Poetry Festival opens its gates from 25 to 29 August 2025, with a multi-dimensional programme that includes poetry readings by more than 70 Greek and international poets, live music, book presentations, a visual art exhibition curated by Antigoni Kapsali, and multimedia poetry pe...
The Greek summer has always been more than just a season—it’s a cinematic state of mind. From the sunlit islands to the sweltering streets of Athens, filmmakers have used it as a backdrop to tell stories of love, loss, obsession, and rebirth.
☀️🎬 We go on a journey through 10 unforgettable Greek films—from the poetic loneliness of "Οι Απέναντι" (1981) and the childhood nostalgia of "Το Δέντρο που Πληγώναμε" (1986), to cult favorites like "Φτηνά Τσιγάρα" (2000), the unsettling "Suntan" (2016), and the tender, dreamlike "Κιούκα" (2024).
Each film paints the Greek summer in a different light—sometimes idyllic, sometimes harsh, but always deeply human. 🌊🍉🏖️
Which Greek summer film lives rent-free in your memory? 💭
Exhibition “Nelly’s: Santorini between the Wars” at Kastelana Photography Centre in Pyrgos. About 100 years ago, Greek photographer Nelly’s captured the Aegean’s unique light, shadow & geometry #BenakiMuseum#Santorini#Kastelana
About 100 years ago, Greek photographer Elli Souyioultzoglou-Seraidari (1899-1998), –better known by her professional name of Nelly’s, visited Santorini (Thira) and captured the island’s daily life and landscapes through her camera lens. Her black-and-white photographs reveal the uniqueness of...