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 Newspapers in Athens
What to read and where to find it
Most kiosks around the center carry the daily ATHENS NEWS which is in English. I have been reading this paper for over thirty years and it's one of my favorites in the whole world. There are sections on World News, Greek News, Entertainment, and lots of helpful information for tourists on the back page about exhibitions, theater, rock concerts etc.
The Greek news In Brief is not what it used to be but occasionally there is an interesting article that seems to defy reality. (My favorite is the one about the shepherd who blew his house up when his dynamite got wet and he put it on the hearth to dry. Then there's the human head found by a fisherman in Crete that had three autopsies done on it before they discovered it was the head of a mannequin.) This is the kiosk (periptero) owned by our friend Thanassis, on Kydatheneon street in the Plaka. He keeps the International Herald on the rack. You have to ask for the Athens News.
Hellenic Times is a review of the weeks news, plus articles on Greek culture, arts, sports etc. Much like the Athens News except that it is weekly.
The USA TODAY comes out weekdays. They usually arrive at the newsstands in the mid afternoon. For sports information, and scores, etc. it's incomparable.
For news, business and everything else get the International Herald Tribune which is published every day except Sunday. There is now an insert of the Kathimerini which is similar to the Athens News except they have the ferry schedules every day while the Athens News only prints them on Thursday and Sunday.
Odyssey Magazine is available around Athens or by subscription. Call 1- 800-9-HELLAS in the USA. From elsewhere call 212-977-6719. Their summer preview issue has lots of valuable information about what is going on in Athens and around Greece. It comes out every other month. The writers are very good as is the layout. It is by far the most professional looking of all the print media.
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