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Navy Week
Celebrating their long relationship with the sea, fishing villages and ports throughout the
country host historical re-enactments and parties in early June.
Nafplion Festival
Featuring Greek and international performers, this classical music festival in the Pelo-
ponnese uses the Palamidi fortress as one of its atmospheric concert venues. Check out
www.nafplionfestival.gr
for dates and details.
Feast of St John the Baptist
The country is ablaze with bonfires on 24 June as Greeks light up the wreaths they made
on May Day.
Rockwave Festival
Rockwave has major international artists (such as Moby, The Killers and Mötley Crüe)
and massive crowds. It's held in late June on a huge parkland at the edge of Athens. See
www.rockwavefestival.gr
for more.
Hellenic Festival
The most prominent Greek summer festival features local and international music, dance
and drama staged at the ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus on the slopes of the Acropolis
in Athens and at the world famous Theatre of Epidavros, near Nafplio in the Pelopon-
nese. Events run from June through August. Get details and tickets at
July
Temperatures soar and life buzzes on the islands' beaches, while outdoor
cinemas and giant beach clubs continue to draw visitors to Athens' night-
life. If you're staying anywhere near the water, fill your belly with seafood
that's hauled in daily.
