Cyclades

The Gallery of the Cyclades on the island of Syros will be showing a new collection of work by New York-based Greek interdisciplinary artist Maria Fragoudaki in the exhibition "Transformation-Reconstruction-Composition," running to August 26.

The third annual Koufonisia Classical Music Festival continues on July 25 and August 1, 10, 18 and 28, organized by pianist Natalia Michailidou and oboist Vaggelis Christopoulos, both residents of the Cycladic island.

Archaeologists conducting restoration work at the Episkopi monument on the island of Sikinos, in the southern Cyclades, have found an undisturbed grave believed to contain the remains of an ancient noblewoman.

According to a statement by the Ministry of Culture, the grave contained rings, necklaces, bracelets and vases, along with a host of other items.

The Gallery of the Cyclades on the island of Syros will be showing a new collection of work by New York-based Greek interdisciplinary artist Maria Fragoudaki in the exhibition "Transformation-Reconstruction-Composition," running July 21 to August 26.

"Vanity - Jewelry Stories from the Cyclades" presents the story of jewelry-making in the Cyclades from the Neolithic period to the present through the prism of vanity and mankind's need for beautification and display. Some 230 archaeological discoveries from 19 Cycladic islands are exhibited beside the creations of 12 renowned Greek designers in a setting that resembles a jewelry box.

A trip around the Aegean is one of the best 50 journeys of a lifetime, according to international tour operator Flight Network.

The route selected in "The World's Best Journeys 2018" includes Athens, Aegina, Hydra, Kythnos, Kea, Syros, Myconos, Naxos, Paros, Ios (pictured), Sifnos, Santorini and Iraklio.

First presented at Athens's Byzantine and Christian Museum last winter, "Cycladic Snapshots: Monuments and their People" tells the stories of many of the archaeologists, photographers, art conservators and architects who worked at excavations on the sacred UNESCO World Heritage site of Delos in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Back for an eighth consecutive year, the Aegean Film Festival is taking place on Patmos from July 17 to 22 and Paros from July 24 to 29, hosting more than 70 films, documentaries and shorts by Greek and foreign directors. The program also features specialized workshops, seminars and musical events.

The Cycladic island of Syros is offering fans of film, artisanal beer and the salty sea breeze a little piece of paradise this summer, as the Syros International Film Festival returns for a sixth year, with another cracking program.

The third phase of an ongoing project to connect the islands of the Cyclades by underwater cable to the mainland's power grid has been put to a tender, grid operator ADMIE said on Tuesday.

Firms have until August 23 to submit their proposals for the project, whose budget is set at 115 million euros.