Hi everyone, most of you are already here ready to live an unforgivable experience. Maybe Athens is not so appealing at first site but it is really a vibrant city.
So besides the Erasmus parties, tackling Greek bureaucrasy and settling in (we hope that we really help you in this) you can seize the opportunity to live as a citizen of Athens by attending some cool events.
First of all (though it is ending now), the Athens International Film Festival. Every year in September the AIFF brings some of the latest and finest movies around the world. There are different sections in the festival as the competing one, documentaries, special tributes, music films and so on. Find more details at the official website.
Like it or not the coming of MTV to Greece is a major event. MTV Greece wants to celebrate its opening in our country and organises a series of events and festival around the city. It culminates with a huge and free concert at Kallimarmaro stadium with Kaiser Chiefs and REM on October the 5th.
Here is a brief outline of the events translated for you:
Sunday 28/9 12.00 – 14.00 MTV Music Brunch @ T Palace (King George Hotel) DJ: Blend aka Mishkin 16.00 – 20.00 MTV Goes South @ BALUX CAFΙ DJs: John-John & Chris Child 20.00 – 23.30 Thisseio: GAD – CYANNA - MATISSE 20.00 – 23.30 Keramikos: N.Τ.Π. (live), DJ Smartie breakers without fear, skaters, N.S.A. parkour, BMX, graffiti
Monday 29/9 12.00 – 14.00 MTV Freestylin’ @ The Shop (Ermou) DJ: Nea TPermaik 20.00 – 23.30 Keramikos: DJ FEEL K, DJ Theo breakers without fear, skaters, BMX, graffiti 22.00 MTV Rocks@ Bourbon (Glyfada) DJ: Panayiotis Liras
Tuesday 30/9 13.00 – 16.00 MTV City Noise @ Public DJ: Dimitris Lilis 18.00 – 20.00 MTV Suburbia @ B.Bluz (Halandri) 20.00 – 23.30 Thiseio: Greek Hip - Hop 20.00 – 23.30 Keramikos: cast-a-blast soundsystem (live) breakers without fear, skaters, BMX, graffiti
Wednesday 1/10 18.00 – 21.00 MTV Bohemia @ Circus, DJ: Dimitris Lilis 20.00 – 23.30 Thiseio: Andriana Babali – Imam Baildiί - Rallia Christidou 20.00 – 23.30 Keramikos: 217 (live), MTV Search TOP 10 VJs Dead Prezz breakers, skaters, N.S.A. parkour, BMX, graffiti 24.00 MTV presents Bootycall Encore by Magna @ Akrotiri Club, Special Guest DJs: Nikki Beatnik & Lauren Pope (London)
Tuesday 2/10 12.00 – 14.00 MTV Freestylin’@ The Shop (Ermou) DJ: Nea TPermaik 18.00 – 20.00 MTV Street Buzz @ Starbucks (Korai) DJ: Playmen 18.00 – 21.00 MTV Pulp Noir @ Tiki Athens (Makrigiannis) DJ: Blend aka Mishkin 20.00 – 23.30 Thiseio: ABBIE GALE – RAINING PLEASURE 20.00 – 23.30 Keramikos: WORMS (live), QB-MIX (DJ set), TAWFIQ (live), DJ STEVE (MAD G.Q.) Dead Prezz, skaters, N.S.A. parkour, BMX, graffiti 24.00 MTV goes exclusive: VENUE pre-opening party (Peireos) SPECIAL GUEST DJ
Friday 3/10 18.00 – 20.00 MTV City Noise @ Public (Syntagma) DJ: Nea TPermaik 20.00 – 23.30 Thiseion: PROFESSIONAL SINNERZ & Κomis Χ – Skies– STEREO MIKE & SHAYA 20.00 – 23.30 Keramikos: DJ Vicky Bania, DJ Kagioulis, Battle of the Breakers, skaters, N.S.A. parkour, BMX, graffiti 24.00 MTV presents Hoteling @ Galaxy (Hilton) by Alexandros Christopoulos
Saturday 4/10 12.00 – 14.00 MTV Music Brunch @ Eleftheroudakis (Panepistimiou 17) DJ: Blend aka Mishkin 16.00 – 20.00 MTV Goes South @ BALUX CAFΙ THE HOUSE PROJECT DJs: John-John & Chris Child 20.00 – 23.30 Thiseion: YOUR HAND IN MINE – MONIKA – DAVID FONSECA 20.00 – 23.30 ΚεραμεικÏŒς: DJs: Andrianos Papadeas, George Seragos, V-Sag, Dimi Phaze (live) skaters, BMX, graffiti 24:00 MTV Final Call @ Soul (Evripidou) DJs: Kormoranos & Flying Lilis Brothers
Sunday 5/10
Final BIG CONCERT at Kallimarmaron stadium with Kaiser Chiefs & REM
Another interesting festival going on bringing design based on ecological and environmental friendly art. Read more at the official website. Photos by George Veroglou
Would you like to live in an old art nouveau renovated building where only exhange students live? Plus being on top of the headquarters of StayInAthens where the coolest guys and girls work ? Would you like to be down town but next to the Park (which is being renovated and is going to be super! )
Well if this not tempting enough, our residence (owned and managed by StayInAthens) is just in next to some of the busiest students bars of Athens and very close to the Polytechnic and AUEB.
But enough with the words! Just take a look by yourself and book now!
We are pretty excited by the new Erasmus residence and we look forward to host the first tenants and of course we still try out best to decorate it and make it as comfortable as possible!
we are more than excited to announce that the ERASMUS POP ART Residence is hot and ready here in Athens!!
This Residence is not like any other you have seen or you imagined...POP ART is everywhere!!!!
The Residence building will start making new Erasmus History by the new Academic year 2008-2009.In a few days pictures will be uploaded and you will have the chance to "visit" the whole Residence within the STAYINATHENS site.
In order to perform a booking you shall follow exactly the same procedure applying for the rest of the Erasmus Appartments.
Nice to have you here in Athens with us!!! You will have an amazing Erasmus period...maybe the best of your life...For me still remains the best..10 years after the end :-)
Well yes you are in Athens and you cannot say you are overall impressed with the beauty of this city. But as it is often said Athens looks ugly but has a charming character.
If you just look behind the walls, the upper class neighbours and the touristic spots and just walk around the city you can find some extraordinary pieces of art.
Wow it seems like a century since the last time I posted on this blog but please put the blame on the Cypriot Army that keeps me away from my "duties".
The new academic year will bring many exciting features to StayInAthens that although seems like hibernating a lot of things are undergoing such as new exciting apartments, many new features on our web application. new services, new offers and so on.
But for the time being I want to start informing you for some of the many amazing events that happens in Athens from now until summer.
Traditionally May and June are the best months to spend in Athens the weather is awesome and the city is vibrating with cool events. One of them is one that makes the fans of electronic music, video, image arts and in general new media art, proud. It is called Synch Festival and you can learn more here. This year it will take place on 13-14-15 June in Technopolis area at Gazi easily reachable by metro (Keramikos station).
The festival spawns over Technopolis, Benaki museum and famous bars and clubs of this sophisticated and artistic area. The best way to experience the festival is to sign up for volunteer thus having access for free to most of the venues. More on volunteers...
