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It took 85-year-old artist Leandros Spartiotis three years to collect over 30,000 recyclable cans to create one of the most impressive opera houses in the country on the shores of Preveza, northwestern Greece.

The City of Athens is officially counting down to one of the art world’s most prestigious events set to take place in the Greek capital in April 2017: the contemporary art “documenta” exhibit.

Thessaloniki will have a metro system by 2020, said the chairman of Attiko Metro, Yiannis Mylopoulos, on Tuesday.

The Attica Region is inviting municipalities, organizations and businesses to join in its efforts to develop cultural tourism during a special event on September 28 at the Acropolis Museum amphitheater.

Adventure tourism is the next big thing, according to Greek Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, who added that tapping into new markets will take Greece one step closer to achieving the goals set for the next year.

A two-day event to explore alternative forms of tourism will take place in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, on September 6-7, on the American Farm School campus.

Daphne Matziaraki is one of 17 students to win during the 43rd Student Academy Awards competition in Los Angeles this week out of 1,749 submissions, joining the ranks of past winners Pete Docter, Spike Lee and Robert Zemeckis.

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Yiannis Kalogerakis, an anthropocentric trainer for corporate executives and speaker at corporate conferences.

Greece has been named and voted as the best country in the world for 2016 by Condé Nast Traveller UK readers.

As part of a ongoing strategy to promote all-year-round tourism, the North and South Aegean regions are participating this year at the TourNatur expo taking place September 2-4 in Dusseldorf, Germany.