Cyclades

On the 100th anniversary of the death of Greek sculptor Dimitrios Filippotis, the Museum of Marble Crafts on Tinos is hosting an exhibit honoring the work and life of the great artist.

Dolphin Capital Investors has started carrying out tourism investments totaling 600 million euros on the Cycladic island of Kea and near the village of Kilada in the eastern Peloponnese.

Work is expected to begin in early fall on the construction of a new resort at Kilada, which will be named Kilada Hills and has a budget of 420 million euros.

Holiday home transactions on selected islands of the Cyclades recorded a 54 percent annual increase in the first half of the year, according to an analysis of data from the Property Transaction Value Register of the Finance Ministry's General Secretariat of Information Systems.

The antithesis of business-driven events, the Syros International Film Festival (SIFF) invites the public to discover restyled venues and get lost in moving pictures in the cool of the evening after hot summer days between July 16 and 21 in the capital of the Cyclades, and to explore the connections between nature and film.

Organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, the 2019 Paros Festival spans three days and dozens of venues across the port town of Parikia. An exhibition titled "Collecting Stories, Telling Histories" will be on display throughout the event, showcasing archives, artifacts and photographs that detail Paros' history.

Catering to high-end and discerning tourists, app developer Memos Katapodis has released a free lifestyle application for Paros, a popular destination for Cycladic island-hoppers.

Luxury Paros, available on Apple and Google products, includes beach, hotel, restaurant and transportation recommendations, as well as a comprehensive map for visitors looking to get around the island.

The Ephorate of Antiquities for the Cycladic Islands and the NEON cultural organization present "The Palace at 4 a.m.," an exhibition of works by 13 artists from different parts, inspired by Delos, one of the ancient world's most cosmopolitan and sacred locations, and the collection of the Myconos Archaeological Museum.

A 62-year-old Greek-American tourist was injured on the head on Thursday when the yacht he was onboard with six passengers and two crew members run aground off Kitriani, a tiny islet located next to the Cycladic island of Sifnos.

The Greek Culture Ministry's advisory body on the protection of antiquities, the Central Archaeological Council (KAS), ruled that the small, uninhabited island of Makronissos is an area of archaeological interest.

The proposal came from the Cyclades Ephorate of Antiquities which is conducting field expeditions on the island in the past few years and the decision came on July 2.

"The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is; it's to imagine what's possible." These words, written by American author and trailblazer bell hooks, form the guiding principle behind "Phenomenon," a biennial artistic project taking place for the third time on the island of Anafi.