A beautiful and lively town with rich history and a busy port. Famous for its Carnival, nightlife and the lovely cafeterias by the seaside
Don't miss the Carnival! Over 40 cultural associations participate in the program & set up their stalls in the streets of the city to wine and dine the guests with plenty of local wine and delicacies. Read more.
Carnival is a festival of wine & dancing in the streets. Townspeople recreate the time-honored custom of “Janissaries and Boules” with authentic costumes & traditional dances that date back to 1705.
Skyros invites you once again to participate in the traditional Carnival celebrations hosted until March 11, 2019. The festivities include the famous custom “Yeros” & the “Korela”. Read more.
One of the most important aspects of local folklore is Kozani's carnival at the end of the winter. The dance starts with the custom of "lamp", namely the lighting of fire in every city neighborhood!
Carnival in Rethymno!The parade is a spectacular production of pictures & sounds and a strong Venetian influence evident in the costumes,the carnival floats and the spirit of the carnival celebration.
In Zakynthos’ Carnival, the masqueraded revive the Venetian marriage, Gkiostra and funeral of the mask, in order to farewell Halloween in a climate of laughter, mirth and satire.
Come to the country of Dionysus on Clean Monday, there is the reenactment of the "Vlach's Wedding".The spectacle is unique because of the colorful wedding parade and the accompanying traditional music Read more.
Here you can live a different carnival. The signal for the start of the feast, is made with "Tziamales." Fire in every neighborhood of the city leading to frantic eating-drinking and dancing.
The Carnival of Corfu resembles a lot to the Carnival of Venice. Here the arrival of canvassers gives the signal for the start of the carnival celebration, being later on burned in the harbor!
Legends about ghosts are very common here. During the carnival period, the "night of ghosts", the "Bell" trying to chase away the evil spirits that afflict the tanners, with the "Ghost of Charmaina". Read more.
In Arta the carnival has female gender. People get dressed as masqueraders and parade in the city center.
Carnival is a fun time to be in Mestá on Chios Island! On Clean Monday the traditional Ayás celebration takes place. Come and enjoy this fun event...
Join in Karpathos' Carnival! On Ash Monday, according to the custom, residents and visitors pass by the People's Court for Immoral Acts, to get their trial and begin partying.
The Tyrnavos Carnival is considered the biggest and best carnival in Central Greece! Come and enjoy not just the big parade itself but also the events which take place in the run up to the parade!
On the last Sunday of carnival In Livadia, every neighborhood creates its own "Maypole" with floats and masqueraders...
In Methoni becomes... "Koutrouli’s wedding"! Come here on Clean Monday and enjoy it... Read more.
The carnival here is full of color and liveliness! On Clean Monday, the inhabitants do not play with streamers and confetti but prefer to attack fellow citizens with flour instead in a “flour war”!
