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Cine Paris Roof Garden Cinema
PLAKA
22 Kydathineon
}210 32 22 071; www.cineparis.gr
Want to watch a movie, sip some wine, and enjoy a view of the Acropolis—all at the same time? Head to Cine Paris, an ivy…
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Odeon of Herodes Atticus
PLAKA
Dionysiou Areopagitou
}210 32 32 771; www.greekfestival.gr
On the south slope of the Acropolis, you’ll see a large, semicircular stone theater (no, not the Theater of Dionysus). B…
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Dora Stratou Dance Theatre
PLAKA
Philopappou Hill
}210 32 44 395; www.grdance.org
Throughout the city, you’ll likely see pamphlets featuring a row of masked dancers clad in white leggings, elaborate hea…
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Athens Festival
SYNTAGMA
}210 32 72 000; www.greekfestival.gr
Also known as the Hellenic Festival, this vibrant celebration of the arts takes place from early June to July, hosted at…
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Apokries
PLAKA
The Greeks hold this lively, indulgent carnival each year in the weeks leading up to Lent. Highlights of Apokries includ…
Nyxtes Komodias Comedy Club
MONASTIRAKI
48-50 Aiolou
}210 33 11 009; www.standupcomedy.gr
One of the few standup comedy clubs in Athens, Nyxtes Komodias is a fun social spot where the alcohol flows as freely as…
The National Theatre of Greece
OMONIA
22 Ag. Konstantinou
}210 52 88 170; www.n-t.gr
The National Theatre is a spacious, regal building with plush red seats and a gold-trimmed auditorium that stages everyt…
Peiraios 260
OUTSKIRTS
260 Peiraios
}210 12 34 567; www.greekfestival.gr
Among Athens’s many performance arts venues, Peiraios 260 is perhaps the most avant-garde. This sleek, modern building j…
PK Theater
OUTSKIRTS
30 Kasomouli
}210 90 11 677; www.pktheater.gr
After several years off the map, the PK Theater has reopened under the aegis of artistic director Pavlos Kourtidis. It p…
Virgin Mary Day
PLAKA
Virgin Mary Day is actually a three-day-long festival beginning on August 15, the day Greeks celebrate the birth of Mary…