In Thessaloniki, people drink their coffee slowly. Here, when the clock strikes 18:00, it really means 18:30. Life moves at its own pace - unhurried, easy, open. You walk through layers upon layers of 23 centuries of history, while the seafront feels like the city’s living room: students, friends, street musicians, couples, joggers - everyone belongs.
Rebetiko rhythms blending with tsampouna, gypsy rock and bohemian chic, explosive riffs and distorted power chords, artful melodies that become bridges to new musical adventures…Authentic, charismatic, and remarkably engaging, Vasiliki Michalopoulou joins “Ariadni’s Thread”, for a conversation filled with...
From hip-hop culture to the concert halls of the Athens Concert Hall and the Onassis Stegi, Giorgos Gargalas is opening new pathways in the very concept of sound. The beatboxer joins the program “Ariadni’s Thread” to explain how, through experiments with voices, breathing, acoustic and electronic instruments, he merges art with science, searches for freedom, and creates unique soundscapes.
Five episodes of “Wander Words” devoted to Crete were simply not enough—this island has so much to share. That’s why we return with one extra director’s cut episode, gathering all the stories we didn’t have time to tell.
Two remarkable women – producer Maria Papalambrou (Robin4rts) and Mero Kececioglu - driving force behind Greek Action in Africa - join “Ariadni’s Thread” in an episode that carries us beyond the limits of time, to where creation touches the infinite.
Our journey through Crete comes to an end in the region of Chania, where myths and legends meet history.
The program hosts Anna Makri, artist, curator of the exhibition and founder of the collective and Danae-Maria Lyratzi, photographer, ahead of the group exhibition “Ξένοι (xénoi): foreigners”.
Rethymno has a charm of its own: a canvas where city life, nature, and culture don’t simply coexist, but blend together like a good glass of raki – it burns, it warms, it intoxicates, and always leaves you wanting more.
The 13th Handmade & Recycled Theater Festival is here!
The annual celebration that has reminded us for 13 years what it truly means to “take art into our own hands" is back. From 17 to 28 September, Kerameikos comes alive once again with theater, dance, acrobatics, music, workshops, and an e...
Heraklion, Crete - today’s destination - is the island’s largest city. Built upon successive layers of civilizations, it harmoniously blends tradition with the pulse of a vibrant Mediterranean metropolis, offering a multi-layered cultural experience for everyone.
Guests on the program include Dr....
On 7 July, 2025, setting out from Volos, an international and intergenerational crew of seafarers, scientists and artists embarked on a voyage from the Sporades to the Cyclades, and from Corfu to Zakynthos, making stops at selected ports, marinas, and anchorages. The mission: to promote the protection...
A land full of contrasts – the deep blue of the sea blends with the colors of the hinterland, mountain peaks rise beside sand dunes and rugged slopes, and small villages become the most vivid brushstrokes on a canvas balancing between the wild and the tender... As we mentioned last week, the feature o...
Crete… the largest island of Greece…Crete, an ark of rare natural beauty and history.
Starting from the capital of each prefecture, we will wander through the most exotic, the busiest, and the most fascinating places, in a series of episodes dedicated to Crete.In today’s episode, we will first look ...
At the very moment when the business world and the media are cultivating a new storytelling around the humble cucumber-and-tomato salad – where cucumber becomes a sun in slices, tomato a ruby of the garden melting into olive oil, and feta a small manifesto of Mediterranean life – public opinion, on ...
This Friday, August 15, 2025, we celebrate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, with joyful melodies by the “In Excelsis Orchestra” and “Sýnagma”, as part of the musical performance “Cause for Joy”, in a soundscape that uniquely combines the sanctity of tradition with the vibrancy of a contemp...
Can an old ’80s Datsun pickup be transformed into a striking work of art? “In contemporary art, everything is open,” says Dionysios.
The talented multidisciplinary Greek artist Dionysios (Kehayioglou) steps away for a moment from the vibrant pace of Paris and his studio in Ancient Olympia to...
Few places manage to combine art, history, fashion, and a fresh vibe, while also being true islands of urban beauty. Kalamata has achieved just that. With a touch of humidity and a hint of scorching breeze, you feel the place embracing you!
Produced and presented by Ariadni Sofia Kouri
Salvatore Conticello and La Strada Band — featuring Katerina Konstantinou, Edoardo Sovrani, Artemis Konstantinou, and Giorgos Goudousakis — leave the city streets behind for a while and perform live on “Ariadne’s Thread.”
A musical journey from the sunlit courtyards of Sicily, the vibrant neighb...
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