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Athens, a city with forward-thinking heritage
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When it comes to laying out the welcome mat for conferences and corporate events, Athens is an all-around star performer. After all, what could be more inspiring than a city that builds its legacy on scientific inquiry and promotes the common good?
Transformative, visionary thinking is in the cultural DNA of Athens, making it the perfect stage to share bold new concepts and plant the seeds of a sustainable future. Athens is a historic world capital and knowledge hub where the ideals of Plato’s Symposium remain vitally alive. That urban tradition has made an impact: Athens is known for hosting...
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Why Saint Petersburg?
By Ekaterina Volkhonskaya, Director-General of Saint Petersburg Convention Bureau
Many countries have been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. How is Saint Petersburg currently dealing with this crisis?
When the pandemic came along nobody expected to see cities locked down longer than a few weeks, or people told to stay home for months at a time. Despite the coronavirus outbreak, Saint Petersburg did not become a less...
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