Must-see entertainment in Greece

  • Casablanca Soul Bar

    Fira

    This cocktail and absinthe bar is a Fira hotspot with live bands, visiting DJs and soul well into the wee hours. Expect tasty cocktails and a relaxed vibe.

  • Gagarin 205 Club

    Athens

    One of Athens' better live-music venues, with Friday- and Saturday-night gigs featuring leading rock, punk, rap and other underground sounds.

  • Asteria Cinema

    Rethymno

    This small open-air cinema near the fortress shows mostly new-release movies. It's lovely on a balmy evening, and has a bar for drinks.

  • AN Club

    Athens

    A small spot with a long history of live rock, featuring lesser-known international and local bands, especially metal.

  • Stamatopoulos

    Syntagma & Plaka

    This Plaka restaurant, established in 1882, has live music from 7pm to 1am. It is now so legendary that it can feel a bit like a film set. The crowd –…

  • Pallas

    Syntagma & Plaka

    One of Athens' premier theatres, the Pallas is centrally located and stages large productions, almost always in Greek. The Mikro Pallas is a smaller…

  • Nikos Kazantzakis Open-Air Theatre

    Iraklio

    In summer the Nikos Kazantzakis Open-Air Theatre also screens movies. It’s behind the Jesus Bastion: follow Evans south for about 700m, then turn right on…

  • Aktia Games

    Preveza

    At this waterfront arcade, kids can work off their energy on a range of noisy video games and a few well-maintained pinball machines. For adults, there's…

  • European Cultural Centre of Delphi

    Delphi

    Set in gardens above the western end of the village, this handsome facility generally comes to life in spring and summer, with a programme of photography…

  • National Theatre of Northern Greece

    Thessaloniki

    The theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies, this venerable cultural institution offers opera, classical drama and modern theatre, all in Greek.

  • Cine Orfeas

    Corfu Town

    Hidden beneath an apartment block, the Old Town's only cinema screens the latest big movies in their original languages.

  • Aristotelion

    Thessaloniki

    A popular theatre with a variety of contemporary plays on both the main and children's stages, all in Greek.

  • Rolling Stone

    Iraklio

    If you’re into rock and roll, this funky place scores high on the reverb-meter.

  • Odeon

    Thessaloniki

    Commercial multiplex near the corner of Tsimiski and Plateia Aristotelous.

  • Erofili Theatre

    Rethymno

    In the Fortezza, this modern amphitheatre surrounded by pine trees kicks into action every summer during the Renaissance Festival. The name Erofili…

  • Cine Odeon

    Iraklio

    Located in the Talos Plaza mall on the waterfront west of the centre, Odeon is good for non-dubbed Hollywood blockbusters. Buy tickets in advance at www.i…

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