Athens receives Best Emerging Culture City award for 2017
Europe's cultural capital
Athens achieved a big international distinction as the Leading Culture Destination Awards organisation declared the Greek capital Best Emerging Culture City of the Year 2017.
The award was received by Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis. “Our city is attractive, safe and open to innovation,” he said, adding that it is ready to host new cultural events. Kaminis also said that Athens had been bestowed a “great distinction” by being named UNESCO’S World Book Capital for 2018, beginning in April.
This great distinction for Athens is not a surprise for us ! The city is also nominated as the Europe's best destination.
Athens had submitted its bid for the title of the 2017 Emerging Cultural City of the Year along cities such as Los Angeles, Quebec, Venice and Oslo.
The event presented 17 categories including the new Climate Smart Award for museums and cultural destinations with educational programs around one of the biggest future challenges: Climate change
The winners were be officially announced at the Awards ceremony held in London, where the category winners each received their trophy designed by United Visual Artists.
With the hundreds of attractions, events, dozens of theaters, libraries and happenings, meetings and festuvals, indeed, Athens deserves the title of Europe's cultural capital.
Of curse we'll try to keep yopu up to date with major events and we'll be glad to assist and accommodate you in any of the attraction you wish to follow. Our tour-programs, city-tour or sight-seeing, will include one or more sites of your intersts. The new Acropolis museum and the Stavros Niarchos cultural center, is always a "must" see in Athens. 
You are more than welcome in Athens to enjoy the beauty and spirit of our hostorical city.
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