PLAZA LIFE No 19

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explore, enjoy, cherish Athens

AUTUMN WINTER 2019 2020 FREE PRESS | ISSUE19

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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 offers the opportunity 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.

Welcome to the NJV Athens Plaza.

Our Hotel represents the spirit of genuine friendliness and hospitality.

At the NJV Athens Plaza, we are dedicated to live up to the best traditions of good inn keeping.

Whether you are on business or pleasure, our aim is to make our hotel your favorite place to stay in Athens; your Athenian home.

Yours Sincerely, Vana Lazarakou General Manager

The NJV Athens Plaza was awarded the Gold award for “Best Greek Business City Hotel” & “Best Greek Sustainable Hotel” at the Greek Hospitality Awards 2019. On behalf of the NJV Athens Plaza both awards were received by the Assistant Director of Sales, Mr. Dimitris Sklavenitis.

Both these awards recognize our hard work. Our love and passion for hospitality, our emphasis to provide the best accommodation experience, along with flawless services to Business travelers; while at the same time being loyal to our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility in accordance with the principles of sustainability for the society and the environment.

2018-2019

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CHAMPION 2019 for our participation to the World Sustainable Tourism Council

CRI Pass rewards our effort and commitment for progress and growth in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, as we strongly believe and invest in the implementation of sustainable and socially responsible practices. The CRI Pass, in particular, is a special diagnostic tool that enables businesses to learn key issues that need to be taken into consideration with a view to progressing and recognizing them in Corporate Responsibility issues.

NJV Athens Plaza Hotel is the 1st European Hotel Member of the World Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)

Rewarding environmental and Sustainable Tourism practices has been assessed on the basis of the World Standards Identification, EARTHCHECK EVALUATE PLUS

We invite our Guests to donate the clothes they no longer need, to people in need!

It is not just a charity action, It’s a step towards sustainability and recycling too!

"Greek Hotel of the Year Awards 2019" SUITE OF THE YEAR 2019 with the HIGHLY COMMENDED distinction!

The General Manager of the NJV Athens Plaza Ms Vana Lazarakou received the award and in her acceptance speech said:

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We are very pleased to have received this award for our newly renovated Presidential Suite, a point of reference of luxury and high standards of hospitality to the historic Hotel of Syntagma Square, the NJV Athens Plaza. Its renovation is an example of contemporary luxury living and an architectural jewel for the center of Athens. The suite can fully satisfy the needs of modern and demanding luxury travelers. Combined with the hotel's excellent services, the Presidential Suite contributes to the upgrading of the Greek tourism product of Athens.

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The NJV Athens Plaza is the first Certified “We do local” Hotel in Athens!

We do local is a philosophy under which a company operates: • • • • •

By spreading the local customs & traditions By introducing local cuisine By supporting local producers With respect to the environment and sustainability By supporting the local workforce

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 CO2 Neutral Seal is a new holistic GHG Management approach which leads to a Certification label for CARBON NEUTRALITY. This innovative approach ensures and certifies that the climate and environmental goal set by the client has been achieved by the implementation of (implementing) the most common and internationally accepted approaches and methodologies. Implementing the full methodology. the CO2 Neutral Seal certifies both for the appropriate accounting methodology that allows the accurate, consistent and transparent way of emissions calculation of the carbon emissions and for their offsetting procedure.

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

Celebrating Mediterranean Cuisine!

Our Hotel’s Chef Nikos Giannopoulos introduces the seasonal a la carte Menu of the Parliament Restaurant! Filled with dishes that reflect our philosophy of Making Every day exquisite, the tempting Mediterranean creations joining the menu, include a wealth of delightful flavours with carefully chosen fresh ingredients.

Monday - Sunday

T OD AY ’ S S E T M EN U | € 35 Salad – Main course – Dessert Monday – Friday

Serving traditional cuisine specialties from around Greece!

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 innumerable Greek delicious products & dishes that are at the heart of the Mediterranean Diet.

COM BO S Ice cold beer & burger/pizza/ club sandwich

Early in the morning until late at night!

Offering a wide selection of freshly baked desserts created by one of the most talented Pastry Chefs, Dionisis Alertas, as well as a wide selection of coffee, tea, refreshments, wine & cocktails.

Monday – Sunday

Meat lovers, the Tomahawk Black Angus steak, is always your favorite choice!

We inv ite you to sh ar e it and e n joy i t w ith g ood c om p any !

The offer for 2 persons includes: • Two green salads vinaigrette, with cherry tomatoes & grilled manouri cheese • Tomahawk Black Angus steak (~1,3 kg) with herbs & coarse salt. It is accompanied by grilled vegetables.

F&B director

Giorgos Kokkinelis Leading the F&B Department to Success!

The Hotel’s Food and Beverage director Giorgos Kokkinelis has been working at the NJV Athens Plaza for almost 27 years.

He is responsible for overseeing our establishment's food and beverage operations, which encompass banquet, culinary, and room service operations; maintaining product and service quality high levels while maximizing profits; forecasting and budgeting; and selecting, training, and developing employees. He prepares the annual food and beverage budget and monthly forecasts for food and beverage needs and expenses along with performing human resource functions including scheduling, evaluating, and training staff. He also establishes controls, through department heads, payroll and other operating expenses in the food and beverage department, he holds periodic meetings with staff to review past and future performance and discuss general information concerning Guest and employee relations. Among other qualifications Giorgos Kokkinelis has exceptional time-management skills, negotiation skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with the public and other employees.

How did you choose this profession and what are the skills that a F&B Director should have?

I have always liked communicating with people.

A family friend, who was the F & B Manager in a wellknown hotel in Athens, took me with him to show me how a hotel works. I realized then it was what suited me.

So, I started, I took the exams at the School of Tourism & Hospitality and entered the hospitality sector. I never regretted my decision, I still love Service, Hospitality and communicating with people.

An F&B Director, apart from his training in the Hospitality field and the acquired knowledge, should have managerial skills, excellent time management skills, negotiation skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with the public and his employees.

Have there been times when you had to take an initiative for a high-profile Guest case?

Of course, I have had to take initiatives for most distinguished Guests.

I feel very lucky, I've hosted a lot of VIP people, from Heads of State to Royals and many celebrities. I have

often had to take the initiative to completely satisfy their wishes. Fortunately, I always made the right choices that even exceeded their expectations.

Tell us an interesting incident from your career.

Of course, it is understandable that I am not in the position to narrate any specific case for confidentiality reasons.

I can only tell you, what happened many years ago with a high-profile Guest. I heard him speaking on the phone with another VIP, inviting him to dinner that same evening. I realized that he had neither made a reservation at the restaurant nor had he asked for the preparation of any Menu.

Immediately, without even asking, I booked a table for two and made all the arrangements for an exquisite Menu. Later that afternoon and a couple of hours before dinner, the high-profile Guest realized that he hadn’t asked for any arrangements for his Guest. I informed him that I had already taken care of everything.

He thanked me courteously and said that he had never experienced such an exceptional service.

Catering Services!

The NJV Athens Plaza also offers excellent, affordable catering services to everyone who wishes to hold a social event, private party or corporate function.

We offer a delicious variety of "homemade" food, including authentic and modern Greek dishes, seasonal festive choices and unique Mediterranean tastes.

Your hosted colleagues, family & friends will enjoy a top-quality professional service, as well as recipes that will satisfy all types of tastes and occasions.

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Christmas & New Year’s Celebrations Christmas Eve Gala

New Year’s Eve Gala

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Seated Dinner Menu with House wine Welcome Drink Live Music, piano / vocals Festive Lunch Buffet A bottle of House wine / 2 persons Live Music, piano / vocals

Seated Dinner Menu with House wine Welcome Drink Live Music, piano / vocals

Festive Lunch Buffet A bottle of House wine / 2 persons Live Music, piano / vocals

The famous Greek Singer

Dakis with

Elena Pervaina vocals

Panos Dervos &

keyboards & vocals

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Piano – Vocals Wines, Premium Drinks, Cocktails, Finger food

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for all the highlights that make Athens a significant city-break destination in Europe

Athens really is one of those cities that never sleeps. Whether you are

here to explore it or you are en route to some of the beautiful corners of the Greek land, Athens will make sure to seduce you in some way. You are here in the centre of this historic metropolis within reach of some of the cradles of history and civilisation that come to blend with contemporary beings in the modern life of the city, all of them co-existing in the heart of the town.

The hotel lobby and that warm welcome that makes the traveller smile.

From being out in the buzz of the city centre to coming into an oasis of comfort and hospitality that will enable your journey’s purpose. I usually come here on business but I can’t help finding myself exploring Athens and rediscovering it time and time again. Checking into my favourite room…

Marinos Alexandrou*

*Marinos Alexandrou is an entrepreneur based in London with an international business portfolio. In Greece he is a co-founder of the award winning 56 isles beer.

10:00 Acropolis

The greatest and finest sanctuary of ancient Athens, dedicated primarily to its patron, the goddess Athena, dominates the centre of the modern city from the rocky crag known as the Acropolis. The most celebrated myths of ancient Athens, its greatest religious festivals, earliest cults and several decisive events in the city’s history are all connected to this sacred precinct. The monuments of the Acropolis stand in harmony with their natural setting. These unique masterpieces of ancient architecture combine different orders and styles of Classical art in a most innovative manner and have influenced art and culture for many centuries. The Acropolis of the fifth century BC is the most accurate reflection of the splendour, power and wealth of Athens at its greatest peak, the golden age of Perikles.

15’ | 938 m source: www.odysseus.culture.gr

12:30 Acropolis Museum

The monuments of the Acropolis have withstood the ravages of past centuries, both of ancient times and those of the Middle Ages. Until the 17th century, foreign travellers visiting the monuments depicted the classical buildings as being intact. This remained the case until the middle of the same century, when the Propylaia was blown up while being used as a gunpowder store. Thirty years later, the Ottoman occupiers dismantled the neighbouring Temple of Athena Nike to use its materials to strengthen the fortification of the Acropolis. The most fatal year, however, for the Acropolis, was 1687, when many of the building’s architectural members were blown into the air and fell in heaps around the Hill of the Acropolis, caused by a bomb from the Venetian forces. Foreign visitors to the Acropolis would search through the rubble and take fragments of the fallen sculptures as their souvenirs. It was in the 19th century that Lord Elgin removed intact architectural sculptures from the frieze, the metopes and the pediments of the building.

15’ | 898 m

16:00 Plaka

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One of the most popular tourist attractions in Athens is the Plaka District, which resides under the Acropolis and spreads out to Syntagma. This region is almost like an island within the city, and it’s the perfect way to experience authentic Greek culture. The area is quite private and boasts truly unique scenery with several cafès, ancient trees, green leaf canopies and stone walkways.

The area is well-known for its food, boutique shops and cafès. Along Kydathineon Street, visitors find the Jewish Museum and Folk- Art Museum. Shopping time 5’

18:00 Relaxation & Wellness

Since the Greco-Roman era and afterwards their combination with the Ottoman bathing tradition - cleaning – purification of the body and the soul, wellness, beauty, relaxation and cleanliness are integral elements of the human nature along the centuries. Polis Hammam is a place where time stands still and everyday life fades out. Here you will discover an oasis of serenity and tranquility where your inner energy and your outer glow will regenerate. The Absolute relaxation experience at the Polis Hammam!

7’ For reservations please ask our Front Desk • polis-hammam.gr/en

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

20:00 Plaza Cafe at the NJV Athens Plaza Hotel

Keep your energy levels high and enjoy a wide selection of delicious desserts created by one of the most talented Greek Pastry Chefs, Dionisis Alertas, as well as coffees & teas, refreshments, wines & cocktails.

10:00 Vouliagmeni Lake

Vouliagmeni Lake magically stands out in a landscape of unparalleled beauty, which almost looks unreal in the eyes of the visitor, and is one of the most beautiful natural attractions in Attica. Its harmonious blend of rocks and pines, together with modern facilities and services, make it a destination for recreation, relaxation, swimming, food and coffee. An underwater cave, measuring 3.125 metres in length, is at the entrance of the bottom of the natural, oval pool.

For transportation & entry discount please ask our Front Desk 35’ | 24 km

14:00 The Stavros Niarchos Park

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Enjoy a tour at a welcoming and open space park that stretches over an area of 21 hectares with flora that reflects the Mediterranean landscape adding to the sensual pleasure of a visit.

The Stavros Niarchos Park, a modern Landscape Architecture project, was recently awarded the first prize at the European Garden Awards and constitutes the largest public Mediterranean garden in the world.

It has been designed in accordance with the principles of sustainability, respecting the local ecosystem and seasonality.

13’ | 6 km source: www.snfcc.org/

17:00 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 number of shoe stores.

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20:00 The Parliament Restaurant at the NJV Athens Plaza Hotel

Enjoy the new delicious Mediterranean Menu!

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

10:00 National Archaeological Museum

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.

25’ | 1.4 km | 44 Patission Street, Athens 10682 source: www.nummus.gr/

13:00 FOOD BAZAAR Varvakeios agora

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Varvakeios Open Market, the Central Market of Athens, was erected in 1878. In its vibrant space there is the Fish Market, which is situated in the center of the market complex, sheltered by an impressive double-pitched roof. Thousands of people get served here every day, while many travelers come to both know of and take photos of Greek fish and become familiar with the Aegean Sea “fish geography”. Fishes come mainly from Michaniona, Kavala, Kymi as well as Skyros, Naxos, Paros, Kalymnos and Symi islands. Here, fish cater to every desire. “Humble” fish are the most favourite; sardines, mackerel, smelt, picarel, bogue, fresh cod and anchovies, but red mullet, seabass, groupers, lobsters and crayfish too.

15’ |900 m

source: www.greekgastronomyguide.gr/en/

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15:00 Monastiraki – Keramikos – Gazi

Sightseeing at its best with many quick stops opportunities for shopping, coffees or just instagram stories.

20’ | 1,08 km

21:00 Explorer’s Bar

One of the best Bars downtown Athens at the NJV Athens Plaza Hotel Enjoy our live music nights along with excellent drinks, cocktails and finger food at the unique ambiance of the Explorer’s Bar. During winter season, Live music nights are held occasionally on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays.

From: 21.30 To: 00.30

Nikos Giannopoulos

By Chef

Creamy pumpkin soup with coriander & Katiki Domokou cheese*

I N GR E D I E N T S F O R 4 S E R V I N GS • 2kg zucchinis • 500gr potatoes • 200gr carrots • 2 onions • 2 leeks • 2lt chicken stock • 100ml white wine • 50gr coriander • 120gr Katiki Domokou cheese* • 100ml olive oil • Salt, pepper

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Cut the pumpkin and the rest of the vegetables into small pieces.

Serve in a deep plate, add a spoonful of Katiki Domokou cheese and garnishes of your choice.

Heat olive oil in a small pot. Add the onions and leeks first.

Toss frequently and then add the potatoes, zucchinis and the coriander at the end.

Cook until vegetables are crisp - tender and season with salt and pepper.

Add the chicken stock and let all the ingredients boil until they melt.

Add the contents of the pot to an immersion blender or jug blender, pulse until smooth then pass through a fine chinois twice.

*Katiki Domokou

Katiki Domokou cheese is traditionally produced in the Orthis plateau, in the region of Domokos, from sheep milk, goat milk or a combination of both. It is a creamy white cheese, with a soft, slightly sour flavour, pleasant flavour and aroma, and no skin. It has a 75% maximum humidity and 40% minimum dry fat content. Milk used for its production comes exclusively from Domokos, from herds of sheep and goats traditionally raised and adapted to the particular region, whose diet is based on locally found plants.

Michael R. Virardi Speaker. Trainer. Author

These are 3 lessons on customer service that you could take away from my experience:

Imagine entering your hotel room and, instead of experiencing a pleasantly cool atmosphere, you find yourself in a 40°C ‘oven’. To make things even worse, you are unable to change the temperature.

That’s exactly what happened to me recently when I walked into my room in my favourite hotel in Athens.

Without a second thought, I made my way back downstairs to reception to report the situation in the hope of resolving the problem as quickly as possible.

The porter, who was standing next to the reception desk, noticed my distress and offered to help. I immediately told him about my room. Little did I know that what happened next would not only lead to this blog post but would also remind me of one of my favourite customer care sayings: First, own the problem and then solve it.

1. Empower your employees to take ownership of a customer’s problem and find solutions independently

This particular porter didn’t start his spiel – as 99% of porters in almost any hotel on the planet would have done – by saying something along the lines of “Let me inform the maintenance department,”, or “Sorry sir. I’ll ask them to get it fixed,” or “This is not part of my duties. Please let the receptionist know and she will inform the maintenance department.” Instead, this man knew instinctively that when a hotel guest encounters any kind of difficulty, he needs to take responsibility for it – to ‘own’ it – and then begin the process of resolving it.

His exact words (to me) were these: “I am sorry, sir.

Within the hour I will make sure that it’s been resolved.

We’ll have your room cooled and ready for you to occupy. Leave it to me. You don’t need to wait in line.”

2. Maintaining trust and offering a satisfactory solution will add to your company’s bottom line It is not for nothing that Ritz Carlton hotels empower their people (from porters to Managers) and authorize up to $2,000 per case, per employee to resolve a guest’s complaint or problem, with no questions about how the money was spent (wisely or not).

It has been estimated that most people will

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spend about US$100,000 on travel and accommodation in their lifetime, which puts that sum of US$2,000 in perspective. In the case of Ritz Carlton hotels, it is a tiny amount to spend to keep a guest coming back and remaining loyal to their brand and/or particular hotel.

3. A happy, loyal customer is a repeat customer My Greek porter has almost certainly never worked at the Ritz Carlton but he certainly knows a thing or two about retaining a customer and about customer loyalty. He ensured that I would remain a satisfied and loyal guest, even before my problem had been solved.

How? By convincing me with his body language, eye-contact, demeanour and choice of words that my problem was actually not mine at all – it was his alone.

Needless to say, my room was kept beautifully cool for the entire duration of my stay.

You won’t be surprised to know that, on 5 August, I will be back at the same hotel with my family.

AT S H W IN W E N ENS H T A The project ATHENS WESTERN HILLS was conceived and implemented by the nonprofit society Dipylon, in order to collect historical and cartographic data for the Hills of the Muses, the Pnyx, and the Nymphs. The old maps of Athens preserve unique archaeological and historical information about the area, which is depicted on a single cartographic background, further enhanced with visual resources.

Built in 1930s Municipal Market of Kypseli was a place where residents could buy household products & food, have a coffee and exchange the daily news.

It operated as a market until the early 1990s.

In the following ten years the building was occupied and run by neighbourhood groups and hosted a series of activities for the residents.

In 2012 the building was revamped with European Funding.

In May 2015 the municipality launched an open call for proposals to envision the market as an economically, socially and environmentally viable “Hub�.

In March 2017, the Municipality of Athens assigned the man-

agement the Municipal Market of Kypseli to Impact Hub Athens. We proposed a concept adhering to our values towards impact entrepreneurship, social innovation & social integration. For us, Municipal Market of Kypseli is a prototype to create the conditions for social cohesion, collaborative spirit and co- creation in one of the most populous, multicultural and historical areas of Athens.

With the main themes of culture, education and social innovation & entrepreneurship their aim is to strengthen the local economy, offer a meeting point for the creative citizen forces of the neighbourhood and create a reference of innovation & impact economy for the Athenian public.

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08, 13, 15, 19, 21, 28 Dec 2019 02, 05 Jan 2020

One of the most important operas of Verdi’s mature period returns to the Greek National Opera: Don Carlo, based on Friedrich Schiller’s play of the same title, shall be presented in its Italian five-act version (Modena, 1886) in a new production directed by the great opera director Graham Vick.

It is a grandiose opera full of impressive arias, duets and compelling ensembles, but at the same time also a work with deeply human characters, who struggle to achieve a balance between their feelings and duty. Its multi-level political dimension, with the conflict between secular power and church, and, at the same time, between liberalism and absolutism, was of particular interest to Verdi, especially at a time when the modern Italian state was being formed.

37t h ATH ENS MA RAT H O N TH E AU TH ENT IC - 2 0 1 9 The Athens Marathon, the Authentic Marathon, is not just a sporting event, a hard race, a tough course of 42,195m. Beyond that, the Athens Marathon, the Authentic Marathon, is a bridge that incorporate legend into history; it showcases the strength of human will; it is a fountain of values, of social liability, environmental sensitivity, friendship and solidarity.

In 2019, we are celebrating the 37th anniversary of the Athens Marathon, the Authentic Marathon, and we are entering an era of major changes that leads the Event into a new phase of further development as to limits and quality. We are certain that our strong efforts along with your presence and participation in the race will turn this year's event into a milestone for the years to come.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the Panathenaic Stadium on 09 & 10 November 2019!

22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31 December 2019

The great success of the Greek National Opera’s Ballet, after the sold-out run of the previous season, returns for six more performances at Christmas time.

Konstantinos Rigos, in his first choreography after assuming the directorship of the GNO Ballet, created a new reading of Swan Lake, in which excerpts from Petipa / Ivanov’s classical choreography engage in a dialogue with his own new choreography which is based on a neoclassical concept. Rigos transferred the work to the landscape of a dried lake with clear signs of environmental destruction, proposing a metaclassical reading. George Segredakis’ impressive costumes and Christos Tziogkas’ emotive lighting contribute to the creation of an otherworldly ambience. According to Konstantinos Rigos, “the production irts with the enchantment of classical dance in a modern and neoclassicaly interesting way.

Heroes preserve the characteristics of the classical version, but their roles are presented as projections of the prince himself. The roles of the white and black swan are the two sides of one and the same person”.

A c r o p o l i s M use u m EXH I B I T I ON

WA L KI N G I N THE ANCIENT N EIG HB O R HOOD O F THE AC RO P OL I S MUSE U M

Acropolis Museum, 15 Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, Athens 11 742 Tel.: +30 210 9000 900, Email: info@theacropolismuseum.gr Every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday, at 12 noon Duration: 45 minutes

Visitors, guided by the Museum’s archaeologists, will be given the opportunity to wander through the archaeological excavation which stretches underneath the Museum, like a giant exhibit.

They will be able to walk on the ancient neighborhood’s streets, take a closer look at the houses with their courtyards and wells, enter the heart of the impressive mansions with the private baths, examine the workshops with the water reservoirs, take a magical stroll through time and the daily life of the people who lived in the shadow of the Acropolis' rock for over 4,500 years.

An ancient Athenian neighbourhood is incorporated in a unique way in the Acropolis Museum architecture as yet another exhibit which converses with the masterpieces of the ancient Greek civilization presented in its galleries. Nesting on the gentle south slope of the rock, it houses life and human activities from the 4th millennium BC until the 12th cent. AD. Streets, residences, baths, workshops and tombs compose the complex image of archaeological remains. Amongst them those of late antiquity are the best preserved.

Today the visitor can only see part of what was brought to light by the excavations in the "Makrygianni plot", as the area surrounding the Museum is named. Part of this excavation has been covered with a contemporary layer of earth to preserve it, while another was removed to make way for the underground levels of the Museum and the Metro Station "Acropoli".

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