Company

Company

Artemis Culture

ABOUT
We believe a new renaissance is upon us where past and present are evolving and reinventing the “Now”. We hope to unite people through art, ideas and imagination with thought provoking works, social conscience and the environment.

WHAT WE DO
Theatre: The Classics and the Modern
Performance Art
Grass-roots events
Multimedia Works
Webinars, seminars and workshops.

WHO WE ARE
We are artists who love to explore the unlimited dynamics of the arts. Founded by Fivi Fildissi and Nikos Dionysios, Artemis Culture is a non-profit company.

Thanasis Tsohlas
Thanasis Tsohlas
Nikos Dionysios
Nikos Dionysios
Fivi Fildissi
Fivi Fildissi
George Filntissis
George Filntissis

WHY WE DO THIS
Artemis Culture strives to help create social & environmental awareness, and harmony, through the Arts.

History

Artemida (until 1977 Loutsa) is a seaside resort town in East Attica, Greece. Since 2011 the local government was reformed and it is now part of the municipality Spata-Artemida, of which it is a municipal unit. The Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos is located on the Spata-Artemida Avenue.

Artemida has a population of over 30,000 residents and covers an area of 18.653 km2. Located on the Aegean Sea coast, in the eastern part of the Attica peninsula, Artemida lies 5 km south of Rafina, 8 km east of Spata, 9 km north of Porto Rafti, 12 km north of Markopoulo and 25 km east of Athens city centre. Greek National Road 85 (Rafina - Lavrio) passes through the town.

Well known for its beaches, the Artemida area has a rich and varied history.   The city was named after the ancient goddess Artemis.  Notable ancient sites are the temple of Tauropolos and the sanctuary at Brauron.

The Temple of Artemis Tauropolos is located on the beach, as well as a smaller temple to an unknown goddess about 262 metres (860 feet) south.  According to sources, the founder of the sanctuary is Orestes, who transferred the wooden cult statue (xoanon) of the goddess from Tauris, disembarking on the eastern coast of Attica to build the goddess a temple.

Linked with a road between Artemis (Loutsa) and Markopoulo is the Temple of Artemis Brauron,  (Brauron lies on the coast between Artemida and Markopoulo, about 20 km from Athens).    

The ancient temple of Artemis Brauron is of Doric style and flourished in the 5th-4th century B.C.  According to myth, Iphigeneia was brought here from the land of Tauris by her brother Orestes and was a priestess at the sacred sanctuary.

The area also has many notable churches in town and along the coastline.  High on the hilltop is Agios Ioannis Prodromos with its spectacular view.  

Artemida has much more history and folklore to discover.  Recent findings prove it was an important ancient settlement which continues to thrive.

 

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