KALYMNOS CLIMBING FESTIVAL
For over 20 years, one of the biggest international climbing events has ...Read more
HIPPOCRATIA FESTIVAL
A festival that celebrates Hippocrates from June to the end of October. The ...Read more
FÊTE DU MONASTÈRE PANORMITIS
On November 8, the whole island of Symi meets at the Panormitis Monastery ...Read more
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PATMOS
Read moreFor a week, at the end of July, Patmos hosts an international film festival. Directors, scriptwriters and actors come to conferences and screenings. Contemporary auteur films, both fiction and documentary, are screened in the open-air cinema set up for the occasion in the schoolyard in Skala. It's a magical and incredibly gentle moment to be in the cinema under the stars...
MEDIEVAL ROSE FESTIVAL
Every year this great medieval celebration takes place in the old town of ...Read more
FESTIVAL DE MUSIQUE SACRÉE
For more than 20 years, the mythical island of Patmos has hosted this ...Read more
PANIGYRIA DE SEPTEMBRE
Read moreThe summer panigyria do not stop at the end of August but continue for part of the autumn. Thus, on September 2, a great celebration is held in the monastery of Agios Mammas, on the heights of Fri, on the island of Kassos. In Astipalaia, the patron saint of the island, Saint Anthimos, is celebrated on September 3: an icon of the saint is shown in procession through the streets of Chora. On September 17, all the Sofias are celebrated in Karpathos. Many Karpathian women were given this name in baptism, hence the importance of the local panigyria in honor of the saint.
PANIGYRIA DE JUILLET
The Dodecanese celebrates a whole series of saints, patrons and local ...Read more
DORMITION DE LA VIERGE
The Dormition is celebrated all over the country, with particular ...Read more
LE RETOUR À KASTELLORIZO
Read moreOn July 19, a very special tradition continues year after year in the port of Kastellorizo: dressed people throw themselves into the water to commemorate the return of the inhabitants to the island after their evacuation during the war of national independence. The story goes that the pope, who remained alone on the island for the duration of this evacuation, threw himself - with joy! - in the waters of the port when he saw the inhabitants return. It is the occasion for great celebrations and rituals where all generations meet in the water of the port.
PANIGYRIA D'AOÛT
August is the month of the Dodecanese's biggest religious festivities, with ...Read more
COMMÉMORATION DES MARTYRS JUIFS
Read moreJuly 23, 1944, marked the date of the deportation of the Jewish community of Rhodes and Kos to Athens and then to Auschwitz. For three days, this tragic event is commemorated, with only 10% of the community leaving alive. In Rhodes, a memorial ceremony is held on the Jewish Martyrs' Square, followed by a procession in the former Jewish quarter to the synagogue where a religious service is held. Round tables and projections are also organized.
CUEILLETTE DU SAFRAN
A unique opportunity to discover the harvesting of saffron on the island of ...Read more
BEYOND BORDERS
An exciting week of outdoor screenings and debates on the border island of ...Read more
MEDIEVAL ROSE FESTIVAL
Every year, this great medieval celebration takes place in the old town of ...Read more
ASSOMPTION - DORMITION
The Dormition is celebrated all over the country, with particular ...Read more
FETE NATIONALE
March 25, Greece's national holiday, commemorates the revolution of March ...Read more
PAXOS FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE MUSIQUE
A great festival of classical music, but not only, which extends to other ...Read more
LE JOUR DU NON
This holiday commemorates October 28, 1940, when General Metaxas answered ...Read more
FÊTE DU VIN ROBOLA
Read moreIn Kefalonia, the first weekend after August 15, the festival of Robola, the local wine that is the pride of the island, is held. In the villages of Fragata and Valsamata, panygiria, traditional festivals, are organized. The wine flows freely, a goat stew is served, and the dancers follow each other in the middle of the banquet.
AGIOS DONATOS
Read moreOn August 6 in the village of Englouvi, in Lefkada, Saint Donatos has his feast day. On the occasion of the tribute to the saint, the women prepare lentils, grown in this abundant plateau of the island. Sardines and wine are also distributed to guests. An original celebration that attracts many Greeks.
FÊTE DE VARKAROLA À CORFOU
Read moreThis festival is held in Corfu around August 11 and celebrates the miracle of St. Spiridon who is said to have protected the island from the Turkish invasion on August 11, 1716. The festival takes place precisely in the bay of Paleokastritsa in the north of the island. Boats gather in the bay, music plays and traditional dancers come to life. At the end, a small wooden boat is burned and fireworks are lit to commemorate the end of the Turkish naval siege.
FETE DE LA SAINT BASILE
On St. Basil's Day (Agios Vassilis, the Greek Santa Claus), Greek children ...Read more
FÊTE DU RATTACHEMENT DES ÎLES IONIENNES
A public holiday celebrating the reunification of the Ionian Islands after ...Read more
FÊTE DES MUSÉES
On the occasion of International Museum Day, admission to museums, ...Read more
FÊTE DU MONASTÈRE PANTOKRATOR
The Pantokrator monastery festival is a panigyri (a traditional festival ...Read more
FÊTE DE THEOTOKOS DRAPANIOTISSA
The feast of Theotokos Myrtidiotissa, patron saint of Argostoli, is ...Read more
FÊTES D'AGHIOS SPIRIDONAS
Saint Spiridon is beautifully celebrated in Corfu four times a year, from ...Read more
FÊTE DU MONASTÈRE DE VLACHERNE À CORFOU
On July 2, the population celebrates the small monastery of Vlacherna on ...Read more
FÊTE DE SAINT THÉODORE À CYTHÈRE
In a small monastery south of Potamos, a feast dedicated to St. Theodore, ...Read more