Showing posts with label Happenings and events in Greece. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Happenings and events in Greece. Show all posts

Thursday, 5 June 2014

Jet set party på/at Skorpios! (and...Greek islands for sale!)

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Onassis ö, Skorpios, såldes i april 2013 till den ryske biljonären Dmitry Rybolovlevs dotter Ekaterina Rybolovleva för drygt 100 miljoner dollar (den exakta summan verkar vara hemlig) av Onassis barnbarn, Athina Roussel, trots att Onassis skrivit i sitt testamente att ön skulle skänkas till Olympic Airways (flygbolaget skapades av Onassis) eller till den grekiska staten om inte hans arvtagare kunde/ville ta hand om ön.


Nu är det party där i dagarna tre. Biljonärens dotter och ägare till ön fyller 25 år och det måste firas...! De inbjudna (prinsar, fotbollsstjärnor etc)anlände i lyx yachts och privata flygplan. Den grekiske sångaren Paschalis Terzis och superstjärnan Beyoncé underhåller de rika och berömda gästerna....

Du kanske vill köpa en egen ö i Grekland och ha födelsedagsfest? Det finns några till salu för en spottstyver:
St. Thomas, 15 milj €
Strongilo ("rund") island, 4½ milj €
St. Athanasios, 1½ milj € (Passa på!)
Tokmakia island, 4 milj €

                                                             ▲Jackie Kennedy-Onassis on Skorpios

Skorpios, the island of Aristotelis Onassis, was sold in April 2013 to the daughter of the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for more than 100 million dollars(the exact sum seems to be a secret...).

The beautiful paradise island was sold by the granddaughter of Onassis, Athina Roussel, even though the shipping magnat had written in his last will and testament that Skorpios should be donated to the Olympic Airways (belonged to Onassis 1956-1974) or to the Greek state in case his inheritors couldn't or didn't want to take care of the island.
▲Ekaterina with her father, Dmitry Rybolovlev

Now it's party time on the island for 3 days. The daughter of the billionaire and the owner of the island, Ekaterina Rybolovleva, has her 25th birthday and this has to be celebrated...!

The invited guests (princes, footballplayers and so on) arrived in luxurious yachts or private jet planes. Somehow they forgot to invite me. The Greek singer Paschalis Terzis and the super star Beyoncé will be entertaining the rich and famous guests.

Maybe you also would like to have your own Greek island for your birthday parties? There are a few on sale for a bargain:
St. Thomas, 15 million €
Strongilo ("round") island, 4½ million €
St. Athanasios, 1½ million € (Opportunity!)
Tokmakia island, 4 million €

Have a nice afternoon!

Credits:
Pic of Jackie Kennedy-Onassis at Skorpios: Madame LeFigaro
Picture of the Russian tycoon and his daughter + photo of the island: Greek reporter

Saturday, 22 February 2014

Karnevalsparader i Grekland - 2014 - Carneval parades in Greece!

Nu är det karnevalstider i Grekland med en massa kul på gång under några veckor! I förrgår var det Tsiknopembti (Osiga torsdagen). När och var är det karnevalsparader i Grekland? Jag har hittat några, men det finns säkert fler!

Now it's Carnival times in Greece with lots of fun happenings during a few weeks! Where and when do you find carneval parades in Greece? I've found a few, but probably there are many more!

GLYFA (Peloponnesos)
Parade on Sunday, March 2nd, 16.00

ΑΝΟ GLYFADA
För bara andra året arrangeras en karnevalsparad här i Glyfada på söndag, 23 februari kl 12.00.
 
For the 2nd year the Municipality of Glyfada is arranging a Carnival parade. Sunday, February 23rd, at 12.00.

KORONI
Sunday, March 2nd, 15.00.

LAMIA
"I megali parelasi" - The Grand parade: Sunday, March 2nd, 14.00


MOSXATO-TAVROY (Athens)
The Great Parade is on Sunday, February 23rd









NAOUSA
Läs om Naousas tradition med "Boules och Genitsarous" i Ingabritts blogg: Naousas egen tradition.

With unique event - "Genitsari and Boules"!

NAXOS (Chora)
Sunday, March 2nd, 15.00.


NYDRI, LEFKADA
Carneval parade on Saturday, March 1st, 13.00

PATRAS
Greklands största parad!

The Great Parade is on Sunday March, 2nd at 14.00
The biggest carneval in Greece!

RETHYMNON
Karnevalen i Rethymnon firar 100 år!

The Carnival of Rethymnon is celebrating 100 years! 1914-2014!
The Grand Parade: March 2nd, 14.00


RHODOS (Soroni)
Sunday, March 2nd, 14.30.



SKYROS
En annorlunda karneval enligt gamla traditioner.

A different carneval following very old traditions!



TINOS
"Kentriki parelasi" - The main parade on Sunday, March 2nd, 13.30








XANTHI
Sunday, March 2nd, 13.00



Have a nice day!

Monday, 27 January 2014

Skidtävling på Kreta! ☼ Ski mountaineering race on Crete!

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"Pierra Creta 2014" är den första terrängskidåkningstävlingen som arrangeras på Kreta. Tävlingen går av stapeln den 16 mars kl 10.00.

Kreta är ett paradis för terrängskidåkning, något som många säkert inte känner till...!
Det gäller skidåkning utan spår, så man måste ha skidutrustning för randonné.

Där finns 3 bergskedjor med toppar över 2000 m: Lefka Ori (Vita bergen)med högsta toppen Pahnes 2453 m.ö.h, Psiloritis (Idabergen) med högsta toppen Timios Stavros 2456 m.ö.h (Kretas högsta berg) samt Dikti (Lassithibergen) med högsta toppen Spathi 2147 m.ö.h.

På de här bergen finns det massor av snö varje vinter. Den sista snön smälter bort först i juni!

Tävlingen hålls på Psiloritis. Läs mer om tävlingen här: www.pierracreta.gr
Gilla Pierra Creta på facebook: Pierra Creta

The photographer of these wonderful photos is Thanos Giannakakis.

"Pierra Creta 2014" is the first ski mountaineering race arranged on Crete. It is set on March 16 at 10 a.m.

Crete is a real paradise for ski mountaineering, something that most people don't know!

There are three mountain ranges with peaks over 2000 m: Lefka Ori with the highest peak Pahnes 2453 m.a.s.l, Psiloritis with the highest peak Timios Stavros 2456 m.a.s.l (Crete's highest mountain)and Dikti mountains with the highest peak Spathi 2147 m.a.s.l.

On these mountains you find lots of snow every winter and the last snow doesn't melt until June!

Read more about the Pierra Creta race, which is held on Psiloritis, here:www.pierracreta.gr
Like Pierra Creta at facebook: Pierra Creta


Have a nice day! ☼ Ha en fin dag!


Thursday, 13 June 2013

Bands and program of Matala Beach Festival 2013

Read in Swedish: Hippiefestival i Matala, Kreta 2013

The organizors of the Matala Beach Festival haven't announced any exact program with all the performers and happenings at the time of writing, but at least there are some dates available for a few of the live music performers:
Unfortunately I don't know who has made this lovely hippie picture. If it's yours, tell me and I'll put a link to you (or remove it if you prefer so).

Doors - "Roadhouse Blues" Live in N.Y 1970:

Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Hippie festival in Matala, Crete 2013

Read in Swedish: Hippiefestival i Matala, Kreta 2013

Peace and FlowerPower...

The hippie festival of Matala on the south coast of Crete is coming up!


The third hippie festival on Crete, "Matala Beach Festival 2013", will take place 21st-24th of June and as usual there will be a lot of fun happenings in the wonderful village these days! Lots of music from the '60s and '70s, beachparties (non-stop?!), hippie bazaars, exhibitions, children's fun park and more!

"Today is Life, Tomorrow never comes"...!


The very first thing you can join is the street painting of the small street/s in Matala. The decoration of the road/s will take place on Sunday the 16th of June.

Adults and children, professionals and amateurs, Graffiti artists, friends of colours... Everybody who like to take part in the Matala Street Painting is welcome!

Colours are provided by the festival, you just need to bring brushes and your fantasy.

The Matala Beach Festival is a free festival - no entrance or parking fees! It includes more than 40 live concerts, lots of events and activities as well as 4 unforgettable sunsets...!

Bands and program of the hippie festival:
Bands & program of the Matala Beach Festival 2013



This pic from Municipality of Festos

Matala has become famous after the hippies occupied the caves from the New Stone age. There are many fantastic caves there, but there are also many other beautiful sculptures and creations in these limestone cliffs:

I found this picture at the blog Exploring Crete and there are many more pictures of sculptures made in the cliffs of Matala.

Don't miss the Matala Beach Festival if you're nearby!


Earlier posts maybe of interest:
Matala beach and village, August 2012
Hippie festival in Matala 2012 - Flower Power!
Hippie festival in Matala, Crete! (2011)