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Athens at its

Summer Best

visiting Athens in a flash? Here are 2x3 of the best ways Located just behind Syntagma stars up-and-coming soprano

to experience the capital this summer. and the National Garden, the Lisette Oropesa in the leading
Museum of Cycladic Art role of love-struck courtesan
is dedicated to the diverse, Violetta, who is faced with an
extraordinary ancient cultures of impossible choice. On the slope
WALKING THE NEW AND THE OLD more greenery. There is also a playground, interactive the Aegean and Cyprus. Providing of the Acropolis, the iconic open-
If you’re in Athens for a few hours, a stroll of Dionysiou installations and rental bikes available. Head to the top of a different look into Greek history, air amphitheatre dates back to 161
Areopagitou Street will provide you with insight into the hill for panoramic views of the sea, the Acropolis and its exhibits go all the way to the 3rd AD and is an experience in itself, a
the fascinating historical past of the monument-filled the city. Completed in 2016, it is a new Athens must-visit. millennium BC. In addition to the remarkable privileged spot that captivates the soul with
capital. Alongside the foot of the Acropolis, walking permanent collection, the museum organises “Picasso its historical significance, views and grandeur. There
this pedestrianised city centre street is akin to visiting THE PAST AND THE PRESENT OF ART and Antiquity. Line and Clay” from June 20 to October will be subtitles in both Greek and English.
an open-air museum dotted with landmarks from the Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the iconic Acropolis 20, a rare exhibition of the master’s ceramics and If you’re in the mood for “something completely
Ancient Greek, Byzantine and even Roman eras as well Museum remains a captivating journey through time. drawings inspired by antiquity, placed in conversation different”, as the Monty Python film goes, John
as gorgeous neoclassical buildings. If you have time Conceived as a living, breathing museum, not only does with Ancient Greek works of art. Cleese live at the Acropolis could be just the thing.
to spare, continue along the path towards Thiseion it house some of the most impressive finds from Ancient Self-described as “writer, actor and tall person”, the
or turn left to explore picturesque Agios Dimitrios Athens and Greece but it interacts with its surroundings, ENTERTAINMENT IN A HISTORIC SETTING iconic man of comedy will lay bare his wit, charm and
Loumpardiaris church and Filopappou Hill. inviting visitors to engage, experience and feel. The HuGArd & vANovErSCHEldE PHoToGrAPHy © SuCCESSIoN PICASSo 2019 As part of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, the Odeon humour as part of the British Council of Greece’s 80th
Stretching across 21 hectares next to the seaside, views of the Acropolis are breathtaking, while you’ll be IMAGES: STAvroS NIArCHoS FouNdATIoN, GIorGoS vITSAroPouloS, of Herodes Atticus will host La Traviata by acclaimed anniversary celebrations. Taking place at the Odeon of
Stavros Niarchos Park is one of the largest green enjoying glimpses into the excavations that unearthed Greek choreographer and director Konstantinos Rigos Herodes Atticus stage on September 20th, it’s set to be
spaces in Athens. Part of the cultural centre of the same these treasures through glass floors. Among the events on July 27 and 28. This Greek National Opera production an evening to remember. •
name, which is home to the National Library of Greece, organised for the museum’s first decade is the “Chisel and
the Greek National Opera and the award-winning Memory. The contribution of marble craftsmanship to
charitable foundation’s offices, the park is vibrant and the restoration of the Acropolis monuments” temporary Left page: The Stavros Niarchos Park stretching in Kallithea. Top: Archaic Hall C at the Acropolis Museum.
green, featuring indigenous herbs, olive trees, pines and exhibition, on until the end of October. Bottom: Pablo Picasso. Three Fish and Lemon Slice (1957). Plate wheels, red clay.

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