Aiolou Street

Traffic restrictions in central Athens for New Year celebrations

Traffic restrictions will come into effect in Athens on New Year's Eve as the capital celebrates the arrival of the new year and new decade.
Syntagma Square and all the roads around it will be closed off from 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening until the end of celebrations late into the night, which include a two-stage musical event and a New Year welcome by Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis.

Athens's first supermarket still in business

The stories of "firsts" are testaments to the forward-thinking mind-set and courage of those who decide to try something new, despite the risks. The story of the first supermarket in Athens is no different. The Thanopoulos family business became the catalyst for the modernization of the wholesale and retail trade of food and non-food items in Greece.

Campaign to discourage waste ahead of World Food Day

Volunteers prepare salads on Saturday as part of a joint campaign between Athens municipal services and Skai's Oloi Mazi Boroume (Together We Can) campaign ahead of World Food Day Monday. The campaign, which aims to discourage the waste of food, involved food handouts on central Vissis and Aiolou streets.