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Athens - Epidaurus Festival is an annual arts festival that takes place in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

 and Epidaurus
Epidaurus
Epidaurus was a small city in ancient Greece, at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros : Palaia Epidavros and Nea Epidavros. Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of Epidavros, part of the peripheral unit of Argolis...

, from May to October. It is one of the most famous festivals in Greece. The festival includes musical, theatrical and other cultural events.

The festival is organised by the "Hellenic Festival S.A." company. President of the Board of Directors of the festival is Yorgos Loukos.

Venues

  • Odeon of Herodes Atticus
    Odeon of Herodes Atticus
    The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the south slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla...

  • Athens Concert Hall
    Athens Concert Hall
    The Athens Concert Hall is a concert hall located in Athens, on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue....

  • "Technopolis", Gazi
  • "Peiraios 260"
  • "THEATRON", Cultural Center "Hellenic Cosmos"
  • "Bios"
  • Benaki Museum
    Benaki Museum
    The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion in downtown Athens, Greece...

     Pireos Street
    Pireos Street
    Peiraios Street is a main road in Athens, Greece linking the center of the city to the suburban port city of Piraeus. From downtown Athens since the 1970s, it is bypassed by Andrea Syngrou and a small highway southward, and aligns nearly to the northeast from the southwest, while aligning...

     Annexe
  • "Scholeion Theatre", Moschato
    Moschato
    Moschato , is a suburb in the south southern part of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Moschato-Tavros, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit....


  • Epidaurus Ancient Theatre
    Epidaurus
    Epidaurus was a small city in ancient Greece, at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros : Palaia Epidavros and Nea Epidavros. Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of Epidavros, part of the peripheral unit of Argolis...

  • Ancient Epidaurus Little Theatre
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