Administrative regions of Greece

It’s supposed to be Athens’ old quarter district, a neighborhood tucked away under the north slope of the Acropolis.

By Ilias Bellos

The tender process for the Thriasio freight center is about to restart, with candidate investors set to receive the terms so that there may be tangible progress by end-June.

The owners of private islet close to the celebrated archeological site of Sounion,  southeast of greater Athens, have sued the Greek State to the tune of … 400 million euros over what they charge is the indirect confiscation of their property.

By Yiannis Papadoyiannis

Piraeus Group announced on Thursday the sale of 98.5 percent of its Egyptian subsidiary, Piraeus Bank Egypt, to Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) for $150 million.

The statement noted that the price agreed amounts to 1.5 times the Egyptian lender?s equities.

The fifth Open Walk Athens (OWA), an initiative by the urban group atenistas, is focused on lesser known parts of Athens. This time, the focus is on Byzantine Athens, with free admission to a number of Byzantine monuments from 11.20 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.

After 11 years of construction work plagued by bureaucratic, financial and legal obstacles, Athens?s nearly-completed National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), at the former Fix brewery on Syngrou Avenue, opened its doors to the media for the first time on International Museum Day, Saturday.

The Athens Concert Hall has planned a free tour, for the 16th and 17th of May, between 12:00 and 18:00. This action is titled “Open House Athens 2015″ and is undertaken by the Open House Greece NGO.

The beaches of southeast coastal Athens are expected to become a holiday favorite once more.

The Vouliagmeni resorts will keep its ticket prices the same for the fifth concurrent year (see recession etc).

Other beaches include:

Schinias

The Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport (Attiki Odos, Spata) presents two important exhibitions; the first presents the history of Athens and its environment, as well as the history of modern art in the public space, and the second presents video-projects by five known contemporary Greek artists on the theme of “the journey”.