DOCUMENTARY: Savouring Europe

England (Dorset)
France (Lyonnais)
Lithuania (Dzukijos forest region)
Portugal (the Atlantic coast near Averio)
Germany (Franken in Bavaria)
Italy (Puglia)
Belgium (Flanders)
Romania (Transylvania)
Greece (Arkadia in the Peloponnesus)
Sweden (Sodermansland)
Spain (Rioja)
Ireland (County Mayo’s Atlantic coast)

ATHENS: Acropolis Virtual Tour

The Virtual Tour of the Acropolis is an interactive website that allows various aspects of the historical site to be explored in a unique way. It consists of high-resolution gigapixel images and panoramas of the four main monuments – the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike – as well as a detailed photographic representation of the inner and outer ancient walls surrounding the hill, all accompanied by historical information and a descriptive map. The images offer a full zoom in towards details of the moments otherwise difficult to reach, an overview of the location of the monument with respect to its surroundings, or even a virtual “walk” through the site. The user is given the opportunity to exploit task-specific applications or create more personalized approaches, being in overall immersed into a virtual visit of the Acropolis.

ANCIENT WORLD: Secrets of the Parthenon

Airs May 25 on PBS

C I T Y : ATHENS

M O R E : Athens Walking Tours:

• Central Market to Ancient Agora
• The Grand Promenade
• Mount Lycabettus to the National Gardens

C I T Y : ATHENS

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Mies van der Rohe Awards

Acropolis Museum Athens, Greece
MAXXI: Museum of XXI Century Arts Rome, Italy
Neues Museum Berlin, Germany
Bronks Youth Theatre Brussels, Belgium
Concert House Danish Radio Copenhagen, Denmark
Rehabilitation Centre Groot Klimmendaal Arnhem, The Netherlands

AROUND THE WORLD IN MOVIES: A Talking Picture

Set in July 2001. Maria Joana and her mother, Rosa Maria (Leonor Silveira) go on a cruise from their home country of Portugal to Bombay, India, to see Rosa’s husband who is an airplane pilot. At each port, a new person boards the ship. Catherine Deneuve boards in France, Stefania Sandrelli in Italy, and Irene Papas in Athens.

2500th Anniversay of the Marathon

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UfsCeiduYw]

MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND GUIDE

Telegraph Travel‘s Mediterranean island guide, updated each week with new destinations, features stunning images and fascinating facts about the finest islands in the Med.(Source: Mediterranean Islands by Charles Arnold; www.mediterraneanislands.org)

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Cyprus

Greece: Agkistri, Amorgos, Agathonisi, Agios Efstratios

Italy: Alicudi, Palmarola

THE BLIND TRIP

Directed by Ana Mărgineanu

The Blind Trip