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 Explore the   Acropolis are breathtaking, while you’ll be enjoying glimpses into
 collections of   the excavations that unearthed these treasures through glass floors.
 the amazing
 world of the   Located just behind Syntagma and the National Garden, the
 Acropolis Museum.   Museum of Cycladic Art is dedicated to the diverse, extraordinary
 Middle: Enjoy a   ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus. Providing a different look
 summer dinner
 at the terrace   into Greek history, its exhibits go all the way to the 3rd millennium
 of the Acropolis   BC. In addition to the remarkable permanent collection, this year
 Museum’s   the museum invites American artist Brice Marden to present his
 restaurant with
 night views of the   work in dialogue with selected antiquities from the Museum’s
 Acropolis, under   permanent collections. The exhibition “Brice Marden and Greek
 the light of the   Antiquity” will be held at the Stathatos Mansion and will run until
 Full Moon.
 August 29, 2022. This is the first museum exhibition devoted to
 this renowned artist to be held in Greece, and is organized by the
 Museum of Cycladic Art in close collaboration with Marden and
 curator and artist Dimitrios Antonitsis.

 viSit the StavroS niarchoS foundation
 cultural centre
 If you are looking for proof that Greece is still very much a hub
 for arts, culture and innovation in Europe, give this place a
 visit. Designed by world-renowned architect Renzo Piano, the
 SNFCC houses both the National Library of Greece and the
 Greek National Opera. But there’s also the 210,000 m  Stavros
 2
 Niarchos Park, a modern landscape architecture project that
 has been designed with sustainability and nature in mind. It is a
 welcoming open space of typical Mediterranean character. The
 guided tour will let you in on this park’s secrets and wonders –
 keep in mind that it will take you up and down some steps, too.
 At the very end of the walk, you’ll be able to enjoy a panoramic
 view of the Bay of Phaliron and the city of Athens including the
 Parthenon and Lycabettus Hill.
                        A journey through the senses
 book a ticket for the athenS feStival
 Greece’s foremost cultural festival and one of the oldest performing
 arts festivals in Europe (since 1955), the annual Athens Festival
 presents numerous theatre, dance and music artists acclaimed in
 Greece and worldwide, attracting large audiences from around the   LIVE O Y STER B AR • SUSHI • C O Y O TE T AC OS C ORNER
 world. The Festival is held from June to August. The programme
 at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, also known as the Herodeon,
 stands out for its high quality and wide range. The Festival’s
 main performance venue stands right at the foot of the Acropolis.   Unique, joyful, seasonal, gourmet, award-winning...
 Throughout the years, it has welcomed some of the greatest stars in   Seaside Santorini is simply a must-try culinary wonder.
 the world, including the likes of Luciano Pavarotti, Frank Sinatra,
 Nana Mouskouri, Liza Minnelli and Maria Callas, to name just a
 few. This year, the Greek National Opera presents one of the best
 loved operas of all time, Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca at the Odeon
 of Herodes Atticus as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival.
 The work was first presented in Greece in 1942 by the GNO,  PHOTO: IRINI MIARI ©MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART.
 with Maria Callas in the title role. Performing the lead roles are
 “Brice Marden and Greek Antiquity” -Museum of Cycladic Art
 From left, clay basket-shaped vessel with two goat heads   the internationally acclaimed Greek and international soloists
 modelled in the round and incised linear decoration.   Kristīne Opolais, Cellia Costea, Ramón Vargas, Giorgio Berrugi,
 Early Cypriot I period (2500-2300 BC).  Dimitri Platanias, and Tassis Christoyannis. (Lead Donor of the
 Brice Marden Cisterna, 1971-198155 x 64 cm.
 Oil on wood. Collection of the artist.   GNO Stavros Niarchos Foundation). •  Perivolos/ Agios Georgios beach - Santorini, Tel: +30 22860 82801
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