Plaza life 10 issue

Plaza life.

explore, enjoy, cherish Athens

WINTER

2016 - 17 FREE PRESS | ISSUE10

Welcome

A luxury hotel, ideally located at Syntagma Square, in the heart of the business and shopping districts and within walking distance from the Acropolis and the Old City of Plaka. Modern style and elegance in a most relaxing atmosphere of casual chic.

Just as atmospheric and comfortable are the rooms and suites tastefully decorated in earthy tones with a number of suites benefitting from a breathtaking and scintillating view of the Acropolis and Stadiou Street.

Its prominent location gives one the chance to hop on any bus, metro, trolley, tram, or hire a taxi and within minutes get to one of the major Museums, such as the Acropolis Museum, archaeological sites and tourist attractions that this great city has to offer. Discover the charming boutiques, patisseries, art galleries and cafés in the area, return for a delicious lunch or dinner at “The Parliament” restaurant and enjoy amazing cocktails at the most unique Explorer's Bar.

Corporate Social Responsibility The commitment of our Hotel, NJV Athens Plaza is to continuously acknowledge CSR, through our business ethics and social diligence, in accordance with the principles of sustainability for the society and the environment.

Our values • • • • • • • •

Responsibility Business Ethics Human Rights Qualitative Hospitality Consideration and Caring for each employee Contributing to the Society Respecting the Environment Promoting Culture

Discover greek gastronomy in our hotel’s breakfast The aim of the “Greek Breakfast” program is to offer our Guests the opportunity to discover the gastronomic wealth of our country, while tasting at breakfast, the innumerable Greek delicious products and dishes, which are at the heart of the Mediterranean Diet. Α wide selection of sinful desserts created by one of the most talented Greek Pastry Chefs, Dionisis Alertas, as well as coffees & teas, refreshments, wines & cocktails

New Delicious Mediterranean Menu!

Its classy appearance, featuring elegant furniture and sophisticated décor creates an inviting and most tranquil setting for unforgettable dining experiences.

watercolor : Konstantinos Argyroglou

Thanks Giving Tuesday, November 24th Festive Dinner with family & friends at the Parliament Restaurant. €35 / person, a bottle of House Wine / 2 2nd child -12 years old enjoys meal free

24/12

31/12

Christmas Eve

New Year's Eve

Festive Buffet Dinner with live music | € 80/person

Festive Réveillon Buffet Dinner with live music in the heart of the city | € 95/person

25/12 1/1

Christmas Day Festive Buffet Lunch with live music | € 75/person

New Year's day Recovery Breakfast – Brunch 04.00 – 14.00 € 50/person

24/12 & 31/12

Christmas & New Year's Eve Festive Réveillon Buffet Dinner with DJ music | € 60/person

Explorer’s Bar - Live Music Nights Opening: November 11th Fridays & Saturdays full of music / Piano – Saxo – Vocals Right after 21.00, “The Blueberry Nights”, are here to offer you a fabulous live-music experience!

Enjoy our live music nights along with excellent drinks, cocktails and finger food at the unique ambiance of the Explorer’s Bar. One of the best Bars downtown Athens.

From: 21.30 To: 00.30

Take away Sweets

Our bite-size sweet-treats love to travel the world!

Sweethearts at the Parliament Restaurant A Delicious Dining Experience for 2 with live music Exceptional Valentine’s Menu A bottle of House-wine / couple

Sweethearts at the Explorer’s Bar A Delicious light Dining Experience Valentine’s finger food platter & Desserts for 2

Delicious Menu choices for our little Guests!

Fish & Chips, Chicken Souvlaki, Hamburgers, Pasta Neapolitan

A glass of House-wine / person

day, Tues y ua r Febr 14th

Harry Partch Ensemble Musikfabrik 23 FEBR 2017 • 20:30 Music

Ever since its formation Ensemble Musikfabrik has had the reputation of being one of the leading ensembles for contemporary music. Following the literal meaning of its name, Ensemble Musikfabrik is particularly dedicated to artistic innovation. New, unknown, and often personally commissioned works in an unusual media are typical of their productions. The results of their extensive work, usually taking place in close collaboration with the composers, are presented by the Cologne-based international soloist ensemble in about 80 concerts a year in both Germany and abroad, at Festivals, in their own series “Musikfabrik in WDR” and in regular radio recordings and CD productions.

Onassis Cultural Centre 107 Syngrou Avenue, 11745 Athens, Greece Information/Tickets: 210 900 5 800 • Administration: 213 017 8000 Email: info@sgt.gr

Yannis Moralis - Christos Kapralos Friendship in Life and Art Yannis Moralis and Christos Kapralos first met and became friends at the Athens School of Fine Arts. They met again in Paris, where they eagerly explored modernist movements while remaining true to their classical values. In 1939, they returned to Greece, where they continued to pursue their dialogue with classicism throughout the German occupation.

In the 1950s, each of the two artists developed his own personal version of modernism: Moralis his funerary paintings and Kapralos his bronze sculptures, produced by adopting the lost-wax casting process.

These sculptures would bring him international recognition at the Venice Biennale in 1962.

Laurent Chétouane Khaos 9-11 Dec 2016 An encounter with chaos for dancers and musicians, based on J.S. Bach’s “Chaconne” How can we find a dance technique which frees the dancer from every form, from every momentary restriction and recognisable pattern? This question, which has played a role in several of Laurent Chétouane’s earlier productions, is now the focus of renewed intensity in his next dance project “Khaos”. For this piece, the choreographer will collaborate with five dancers and three musicians. The musical basis is J.S. Bach’s “Chaconne” and more specifically, the transitions between the variations. These segments are especially challenging in that the musicians must start and end the phrases at the same time.

Onassis Cultural Centre 107 Syngrou Avenue, 11745 Athens, Greece Information/Tickets: 210 900 5 800 • Administration: 213 017 8000 Email: info@sgt.gr

Night view of the SNFCC • PHOTO BYYIORGIS YEROLYMBOS

Dance

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), the Athens’ new landmark, is the ultimate Christmas destination, offering a wide variety of events for adults, kids and the whole family.

Fairy tale readings, seasonal movie screenings for the whole family, an one-man circus show, stand-up comedy performances, crafts workshops and concerts are some of the special events organized Furthermore, a unique New Year’s Running event will take at the SNFCC during the place, urging SNFCC’s visitors to welcome 2017 joyfully and full of energy!

Christmas period.

Ballet

Giselle Irek Mukhamedov – Marius Petipa / Adolf Adam 16 December 2016 - 31 December 2016 Conductors: Elias Voudouris - Zoe Zeniodi | Choreography: Irek Mukhamedov - Marius Petipa Giselle, one of the Romantic period’s most famous ballets with dreamlike music by Adolf Adam, is returning to the Greek National Opera choreography by Irek Mukhamedov, based on Marius Petipa’s classic version.

Giselle is a turning point in the history of ballet. Although it had been forgotten in Europe for many years, in the early 20th century it began to resurface in the repertoire of large ballets.

The role of Giselle, dubbed ‘the Hamlet of ballet’ is even today a major challenge for classical ballerinas. For the countless fans of dance, Giselle never ages because it is a work which shines a bright light on deep emotions, such as love, envy, betrayal, madness and above all describes an immense love that manages to overcome death to protect life itself.

Olympia Theatre Akadimias 59-61, 10679 Athens, Panepistimio METRO Station Tel. +30 210 3711381 • E-mail pr@nationalopera.gr

Friday / October 07 / 2016 Sunday December 18th 2016 E V E N T S AT T H E S N F C C

A selection of 18 bronze sculptures by Kapralos will go on display, alongside a small retrospective exhibition by Moralis. A total of 50 masterpieces

by Yannis Moralis from his substantial donation to the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutzos Museum and from private collections trace the artist’s evolution from his early career to the classical abstraction of his last works.

The two artists – eventually neighbours on the island of Aegina – never ceased to pursue a contemporary dialogue with Greek antiquity.

Stavros Niarchos Fo u n d a t i o n C u l t u r a l C e n t e r 364, Andreas Syggros Ave., 17674 Kallithea, Greece info@snfcc.org

Going out with your kids | Christmas Season Spirit

Around the World in Eighty Days 6/11 - 26/11/2016 Musical Performance A thrilling theatrical adventure for travelers of all ages…

Snow Queen 17/12 - 27/12/2016 Ballet Based on Hans Christian Andersen's best tales for children

Μ u s i c H a l l o f At h e n s Vass.Sophias & Kokkali, Athens 115 21 • Box office:+30 210 7282333

attica City link SHOPPING IN THE HEART OF ATHENS Attica is the largest and most fashionable department store in Greece, housed in a historically preserved, neo classical building. Since the beginning of its operation in 2005, attica has become synonymous to a unique shopping experience.

Situated in the center of Athens, it showcases a wide array of high-end designer brands and excellent, personalized services.

City Link, 9 Panepistimiou str., Syntagma Square, Athens +302111802600 Opening hours: Monday - Friday 10.00 - 21.00, Saturday 10.00 - 19.00

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Ermou Street

Ermou Street, in the heart of Athens, begins from Syntagma Square and ends at Monastiraki. It is the most famous shopping promenade and one of the best choices in Athens for clothing, accessories and quality souvenir shopping. Especially if you are looking for shoes, Ermou Street is the best choice as it offers a great selection of shoe stores.

Stadiou & Voukourestiou

street quality shopping

end of January SALES

Two lavish Streets that cover the entire elite shopping experience. Both streets are very close to Syntagma square and offer a wide selection of high end boutiques, in the heart of Athens.

Since the 1950’s Voukourestiou Street was famous for the trendy American and European goods as well as gold, and jewelry shops. Here are some of the brands you will find on this elaborate street. Baccarat, Bally, Bulgari, Burberry, Cartier, Chopard, Ermenegildo Zegna, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Frey Wille, Hermès, Mulberry, Louis Vuitton, Mont Blanc, Prada, Chanel. A sophisticated area of the city that also offers a variety of cafés and bars were after a day of shopping you can relax and enjoy a drink or snack.

Walking on Voukourestiou street you will find yourself at Kolonaki. An upscale residential neighborhood with luxury boutiques & trendy shopping.

Acropolis Museum Shop Cycladic Art Museum Shop Discover the world’s widest range of iconic Cycladic figurine reproductions.

Decorate your home with stylish artifact replicas and handcrafted marble homeware made the same way today as 4500 years ago. For that special gift fit for a goddess, explore the selection of Ancient Greek jewelry replicas or stunning designer jewelry inspired by the past.

4 Neophytou Douka Str., 10674 Athens T: +30 210 7228321 E-Mail: museum@cycladic.gr www.cycladic.gr

The ground level shop features a broad selection of postcards, paper goods and the museum’s children’s collection. The second floor shop, located next to the museum restaurant, provides a vast array of books on the Acropolis and topics, as well as related items and gifts.

15 Dionysiou Areopagitou Str., 11742 Athens - T: +30 213 2139552 E-Mail: shops@theacropolismuseum.gr - www. theacropolismuseum.gr

it’s all, oh so souvenir to me!

Over 60 Greek designers redefine the design and meaning of the traditional Greek souvenir Concierge Athens cafe 8 Ay. Theklas str., Athens, 10554 info@ohsosouvenir.com +30.211.0128233

Acropolis Museum Inaugurated in June 2009, this light, airy glass-and-concrete building was designed by Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi. Archaic and classical finds from the Acropolis site are displayed here – proud statues of the ancients and life-like stone carvings of animals.

The top floor is devoted to the marble frieze that once ran around the top of the Parthenon. About half of the pieces are originals, while the remainder are white plaster copies. The missing pieces were removed by Lord Elgin in 1801 and are now in the British Museum in London. The Greeks have wanted them back for decades, and hope that this blatant presentation will finally convince the British to return them. There’s also an excellent restaurant on the second floor, open during museum hours, and till midnight on Fridays.

15 Dionyssiou Areopagitou St., 117 42 Athens www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en

National Archaeological Museum, Athens For visitors who love art exhibitions, there is no better place to visit in Greece than the National Archaeological Museum. Multiple collections can be found here from contemporary artists all the way back to antiquity. The museum also has a large collection of artwork dating back to the Neolithic Age. The collections include small vases, working tools, clay vases and other small artifacts that are some of the oldest archaeological finds dating back to the 7th millennium. Over thirty rooms, sculptures from every century can be viewed.

44 Patission Street, Athens 10682 Opening hours from April 1st 2016: Monday - Sunday: 08:00 - 20:00 The National Archaeological Museum is closed on: 1st January, 25th March, Orthodox Easter Sunday, 1st May, 25th - 26th December www.namuseum.gr/en

ODYSSEYS October 03 / 2016 - October 01 / 2017 The new exhibition of the National Archaeological Museum “Odysseys” is the main commemorative event on the occasion of the 150th anniversary since the foundation of the Museum. It attempts to give an account of the adventurous journey of man through time considered from an abstract and symbolic perspective that draws its inspiration from the Homeric Odyssey. Without reciting the mythological

epic of Homer the exhibition is inspired by the archetypal character of Odysseus and recounts through the emblematic, as well as the lesser-known ancient works of the National Archaeological Museum, the long chronicle of the beleaguered man, his incessant endeavour to tame his environment, conquer new places, broaden his horizons, establish well-governed societies and fight against the perishable nature of his existence with the aid of love and creative act.

National Archaeological Museum

Urgent Conversations: Athens-Antwerp October 31/2016 - January 29/2017 ΕΜSΤ- M HKA The first exhibition that will inaugurate the temporary exhibition spaces of EMST simultaneously with the Program EMST in the World is a coproduction of EMST and the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (M HKA). The exhibition entitled Urgent Conversations: Athens – Antwerp will be inaugurated on October 31, 2016 and last until January 29, 2017, essentially restarting the temporary exhibition activities of the Museum, which had been suspended in 2015 due to the relocation at its permanent home and due to the activities that were taking place for the operation and receipt of the new building.

The exhibition aims to be a theoretical and visual dialogue, based on works from the collections of both Museums, which includes more than 70 works and is structured in 22 thematic units. In April 2017, the exhibition will travel to Belgium on a smaller scale.

Urgent Conversations: Athens - Antwerp is the first temporary exhibition in the long overdue public unfolding of the Greek National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST). The project offers a reflective dialogue between the collections of EMST and M HKA, the Flemish Contemporary Art Museum, based in Antwerp. This exhibition commences the program EMST in the World.

National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST) Kallirrois Ave. & Amvr. Frantzi Street (former FIX factory) Athens, Greece, 117 43 Tel.: + 30 211 1019000-99 e-mail: protocol@emst.gr www.emst.gr

«The State Hermitage Museum: Gateway to History» November 02 / 2016 - March 01 / 2017 Byzantine and Christian Museum Visitors are invited to experience a unique journey to creation and art through the ages at the Byzantine Museum of Athens.

This most important occasion, is provided through the exhibition «The State Hermitage Museum: Gateway to History» which brings 25 centuries of art from the Hermitage to Athens.

160 artworks, transferred from Hermitage to Athens, to a fabulous exhibition that will take place from the 2nd of November till the 26th of February 2017. Among the artworks, “Venus and Adonis” by Peter Paul Rubens, “Peter and Paul”

by El Greco, “The immaculate arrest” of Murillo, the marble masterpiece “Cupid and Psyche” by Antonio Canova, most fabulous creations of European Art, over the centuries.

22 Vas. Sofias Ave., 106 75 Athens Opening hours: Monday-Sunday: 08:00-20:00 www.byzantinemuseum.gr/en/

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1. NJV Athens Plaza Hotel 2. Attica City Link 3. Acropolis Museum 4. Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens 5. Agias Irinis Square 6. “Varvakeios” Central Market 7. National History Museum (Old Parliament) 8. Benaki Museum 9. Museum of Cycladic Art 10. Lycabettus Hill 11. Byzantine and Christian Museum 12. Panathenaic Stadium (Marathonios finish line) 13. Giouzenis Jewelry 14. Staff Jeans & Co

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