Syntagma

The government decision to allow the opening of hotels that operate throughout the year is proving a dead letter for now, as the majority are not going to open before early July, with few exceptions.

Restaurateurs in Athens and other Greek cities are on Tuesday evening to join their counterparts across Europe in holding an "empty chairs" protest to draw attention to the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic on their sector.

Bomb disposal experts shut down and evacuated a part of Syntagma Square in downtown Athens on Tuesday in order to safely remove a World War II bomb.

The bomb was discovered on the corner of Nikis and Ermou streets - across the square from Parliament - by workers with the Athens Water and Sewerage company who were digging in the area.

Four Mirage-2000 fighter jets and six helicopters of the Hellenic Armed Forces flew over Athens on Wednesday as Greece marked the anniversary of its war of independence against Ottoman rule. The annual parades were cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Hellenic Air Force fighter jets and helicopters flew over the capital at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday as a practice run ahead of the March 25 national holiday, the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said.

A Mirage-3000 and an F-16 jet flew twice over Athens, according to GEETHA.

Greek band Dustbowl performs an evening of American folk-rock at the Church Sessions 5 series of live events at St Paul's Anglican Church in downtown Athens.

Carnaval La Land, a special event featuring musical theater, flash mobs, Afro-Brazilian percussion, samba, tango and many more surprises, will be happening in Syntagma Square on Friday, February 28.

The Syntagma metro station will close down at 9.30 a.m. Sunday "at the suggestion of the police and to ensure the passengers' safety," metro operator Stasy (Urban Rail Transport SA) has announced.

An anti-migration rally will take place at Syntagma Square.

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.

United We Fly continues its Taste the Music 2 season of concerts at Saint Paul's Anglican Church in Athens on Thursday, November 14, with a show by solo synth-based dreamer-pop singer/songwriter Danai Nielsen, a founding member of Rosebleed who has shared the stage with Santana, Hooverphonic and the Cranberries.