Big OliveMay 31 minHow does Athens taste?In 2004, Taste of London took the stage of the Somerset House as one of the ground-breaking events that heralded an era of advancements...
Big OliveMay 32 mindocumenta 14: Learning from AthensIn 2017 Big Olive was selected the official travel and service partner for documenta 14 in Athens. Our company was commissioned by the...
Big OliveMay 31 minThe Hotel WalkBig Olive's signature "Hotel Walk" introduces the concept of featuring selected affiliate hotels as vivid element of an Athens itinerary
Big OliveOct 9, 20201 minPride Festivities Over the years the Athens Pride Week has managed to become the biggest -in impact and attendance- visibility festival for the LGBTQI+...
Big OliveSep 5, 20192 minAthens in the global literary "spotlight"Athens was named the 2018 World Book Capital by UNESCO, following a bid placed by the city authorities a few years before. Big Olive was...
Big OliveMar 15, 20191 minALBA - Business [un]usualOver the course of the years, Big Olive has provided service to the community of the ALBA Graduate Business School. Consistent to ALBA's...
Big OliveAug 12, 20161 min"Strange Itineraries" at the Onassis Stegithis is a guest post by the Onassis Stegi. "It’s hard, but try to imagine that you’ve never laid eyes on Athens. Now imagine an...
Big OliveMay 10, 20165 minThe Bathhouse of the WindsThe Bathhouse of the Winds is the only surviving hamam (Turkish bathhouse) in Athens and one of the few remnants of Ottoman times. Built...
Big OliveApr 5, 20162 minExploring Athens’ Modern Heritage with Big OliveNTUA Professor P. Tournikiotis presenting the Rethink Athens project to DARK Arkitekter, one of Norway’s leading architectural firms....
Big OliveMar 20, 20162 minETH Zurich fieldtrip to AthensGruppenbild mit Tempel. Photo © Christoph Gantenbein “Timeless architecture carries a legacy, fits perfectly into the context, and gives...
Big OliveFeb 9, 20163 minLord Byron: Amor e morte in GreeceThe British Romantic poet Lord Byron (1788-1824) first arrived in Greece in 1809 at the tender age of 21, in search of adventure and...
Big OliveJan 17, 20162 minA little bit of Paris: chocolateries in AthensThough the likes of Paris and Brussels may be the first places that spring to mind at the mention of chocolate, Athens certainly has its...
Big OliveDec 17, 20153 minThe Russian church of AthensThe imposing Russian church is not only one of the oldest churches in Athens, but also one of the most fascinating. This historic...
Big OliveNov 5, 20155 minA little bit of Paris: Christ the Savior Church in AthensAgios Sostis Church is a very peculiar Christian temple located on the neighborhood of Neos Cosmos. On the church’s foundation stone it...
Big OliveOct 22, 20155 minDiario della terra - Interviewing archaeologist Valentina Porcheddu by Stefano Serusi. This feature originally appeared in Cerchio Magazine. Translated from Italian by Yannis Zaras Valentina, on the...
Big OliveSep 17, 20154 minAn Elegy for BlueBlue has a long and topsy-turvy history; first developed some 4,500 years ago in Egypt, it is believed to be the earliest artificial...
Big OliveAug 20, 20154 minNew Concepts for Greek HotelsXenia Motel at Meteora by Aris Konstantinidis (1960). Photo source: tourismlandscapes. The Glorious 50s & 60s – Until the 1950s, the...
Big OliveJul 23, 20153 minA little bit of Paris: Beaux-Arts Classicism in AthensIris Movie Theater of the Athens Student Club (1926-1931) by Alexandros Nikoloudis. Image (c) ΠΟΦΠΑ. Athens has quite the stable of Beaux...
Big OliveMay 21, 20152 minLust & A Literary Walk of Athens“Creativity takes courage” – Henri Matisse Creativity takes courage, and the capacity to dare yourself inspires confidence. Confidence is...
Big OliveApr 23, 20153 minOld brewery becomes Contemporary Art MuseumThe National Museum of Contemporary Art In 2000 The National Museum of Contemporary Art was officially given responsibility for the...
