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Heiner Goebbels | Elefsina | To April 23
Inspired by Elefsina's ancient and post-industrial history, as well as its architecture and overall esthetic, German multimedia and performance artist Heiner Goebbels presents a project titled "7 Columns" at the West Attica town's Old Oil Mill (1 Kanellopoulou) as part of ongoing events for Elefsina European Capital of Culture 2023 (2023eleusis.eu).
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Drunk man crashes car into the sea
A 47-year-old man crashed his car in the sea area of Akti Vassiliadis, near Gate E1 of the central port of Piraeus on Tuesday.
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The West’s new interest in infrastructure
How things have changed in 15 years! In 2008, a Chinese state company, Cosco, bought the port of Piraeus, outbidding a Hong Kong-based multinational. No Western firm showed an interest in Greece's biggest port.
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Centuries-old blessing of land custom submitted to UNESCO
The Culture Ministry has submitted a request to UNESCO to inscribe a traditional Greek custom blessing the bounty of the land on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, it announced on Thursday.
Strong winds keeping ferries tied up at port
Ferries scheduled to depart from Piraeus port this morning will be delayed due to strong winds.
Passengers who are planning to travel are advised to contact the local port authorities or the shipping companies for further information.
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Cultural Capital Opening Ceremony | Elefsina | February 4 & 5
What else but the Eleusinian Mysteries could have inspired the opening ceremony of Elefsina's year as a European Capital of Culture?
Elefsina, European Capital of Culture
What can visitors expect when they head to Elefsina on Saturday and Sunday (February 4 and 5) to attend the festivities for the West Attica town's inauguration as a European Capital of Culture? Filmmaker Filippos Koutsaftis plans to be among them and is looking forward to the rich two-day program of exhibitions, concerts, DJ parties and parallel events.
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The Faliro saga
The interminable delays and setbacks in the radical reconstruction of the broader Faliro Bay area and particularly the road network along the capital's southern coast are indicative of the slipshod manner with which many major public investment projects are still being treated.
When the regional administration changes, planning also changes.
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Teen gang stealing from shops dismantled
Police said on Wednesday they had dismantled a gang of minors accused of systematically stealing from shops in areas of Attica.
The gang has been linked to 26 cases of theft from shops in Omonia, Kypseli, Galatsi, Ambelokipi, Palaio Faliro, Peristeri, Aegaleo and Nikaia and one house. A 16-year-old Greek and two Albanian nationals, aged 15 and 17, were arrested on Tuesday.
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Mystery 29 | Athens | To February 19
Curated by architect and museologist Erato Koutsoudaki, the exhibition "Mystery 29_ Elefsina: Raw Museum" looks at the West Attica town's important role in the ancient world, its transformation by migration in modern times and its more recent decline into an industrial wasteland, before its rebirth as the 2023 European Capital of Culture.
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