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The taxation of the peer-to-peer property rental market and the intensification of inspections by tax authorities from early 2018 are expected to discourage some property owners who use online platforms to lease their assets on a short-term basis to boost their income.

The historic center of Athens and the neighborhoods of Exarchia, Koukaki and Neos Cosmos are the areas with the greatest concentration of apartments available for short-term lettings in the Greek capital on Airbnb, according to data compiled by the independent monitoring service Inside Airbnb, which tracks the flow of ads on the online platform.

The remit of the Ephorate of Cycladic Antiquities may be the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, but its administrative offices are located in one of the most charming parts of old Athens. The entrance faces the Ancient Agora in Plaka. Ephorate director Dimitris Athanasoulis has a view of the Acropolis from his office.

Situated right at the foot of the Athens Acropolis, the Anafiotika neighborhood in Plaka was built by islanders from Anafi who came to the capital to work on the construction of King Otto's palace in the 1830s. On Friday, June 9, a tour will be provided of the picturesque neighborhood under the light of the first full moon of the summer. The tour will begin at 7.30 p.m.

Home rentals in Attica are evolving into a two-tier market: One side is fed by demand for short-term leases through popular online platforms such as Airbnb or Homeaway, and the other suffers from the decline in prices for conventional household rentals.

Milos is a volcanic island that has a rich landscape. It’s one of those places that people flock to in order to enjoy the peaceful, quiet side of Greece. However, don’t let the size of the island fool you. For holiday goers, there’s plenty of things to do. One of the highlights, however, will be exploring the many picturesque villages that are found throughout the island.

The Danish Embassy and Danish Institute in Athens present free screenings of critically acclaimed Danish productions. The selection on Tuesday, April 4, is of Nikolaj Arcel's award-winning "A Royal Affair," about a young queen married to a mad king who falls his love with the court physician and helps him start a revolution. The screening starts at 7 p.m.

Community Connect Athens meets on Wednesday, March 15, from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. at the Swedish Center in Plaka. Besides coffee, cake and conversation, participants can also stock up on used books, DVDs and CDs, as well as purchase quality secondhand garments, homemade preserves and handmade greetings cards. Proceeds benefit the Anglican Church and the charities it supports.

The Museum of Children's Art is organizing a virtual tour of the Pompidou Center in Paris to learn all about the Dada movement and a workshop on how to turn an ordinary object into art, on Sunday, February 12. The first session, from 11 a.m. to 12.20 p.m., is for children aged 4-6 and costs 17 euros for one child and one adult or 22 euros for two children and one adult.

The Jewish Museum of Greece is in a pretty, salmon-colored neoclassical building with gray shutters on Nikis Street, which links Syntagma Square and Plaka in central Athens. I had passed it many times without entering. I finally did so to see the exhibition "FORM/Less" by young artist Maria Fragoudaki. "I was invited by Saranna Biel-Cohen, an American curator who works with the museum.