Plaka

The Ministry of Culture presents an exhibition of photographs taken by professional and amateur German photographers during the Nazi occupation of Greece in 1941-44. Belonging to Vyronas Mitos and mostly comprising shots of Athens, the collection sheds light on the Nazi propaganda machine.

A 51-year-old man was arrested in central Monastiraki Square in Athens on Saturday for the illegal possession of an almost intact column capital. His arrest took place after police received a tipoff.

The Ionic-style capital, which was found and confiscated after officers searched his home, is dated to either the Classical or Hellenistic age.

The short-term rental market is booming in Greece, with an estimated 12,000 properties in the capital available to visitors via Airbnb. Nationwide, more than 50,000 rentals are hosted on the platform, 14,650 of which are in Crete alone.

The custom of the dowry, which has been largely dispensed with in modern Greece, is showcased in a fascinating exhibition at the Angeliki Hatzimichali Museum of Folk Art and Tradition.

Foreign buyers of property in Athens who are interested in advertising houses and apartments for short stays via online platforms such as Airbnb and HomeAway are now targeting alternative neighborhoods near the city center.

Athens is evolving into an international destination for small and medium-sized property investors, focusing mainly on homes, thanks to low sale prices and the prospect of immediate returns through short-term leasing on Internet platforms.

The Danish Institute is showing "Silent Heart," a 2014 drama by Bille August about a family gathering at the deathbed of the matriarch. The screening, which is a Danish Film Club event arranged by the institute and the Danish Embassy in Athens, starts at 9 p.m. and admission is free of charge. There will be English subtitles.

The Danish Embassy and the Danish Institute at Athens present Thomas Vinterberg's 2010 film "Submarino" on Thursday, March 22, in a free-of-charge screening that starts at 7 p.m. The drama is about two brothers who, after years of estrangement, cross paths at their mother's funeral and try to put their part behind them. The film is in Danish with English subtitles.

The Danish Institute is screening Susanne Bier's 2014 film "A Second Chance" on Thursday, February 22, at 7 p.m. In Danish with English subtitles, the thriller follows a police detective who puts himself on the wrong side of the law he's supposed to defend when he kidnaps a baby from abusive parents in order to replace his own child, who has died.

With red-carpet season well under way, the Danish Embassy and the Danish Institute in Athens have invited film expert Palle Schantz Lauridsen to deliver a talk titled "And the Oscar Goes To..." The event is part of the Danish Institute's Film Club, which consists of talks and screenings, and starts at 7 p.m.

Danish Institute, 14 Herefondos, Plaka,
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