Papadiamantis Audio Tour

With excerpts from Alexandros Papadiamantis stories, we guide you through Skiathos town. Headphones provided.*

MEETING POINT for ticket holders: Bourtzi, in front of the Papadiamanti statue. (NOT at the Skiathos Garden Theatre)

Every Saturday and Wednesday | 19:30 Greek and English.

TICKETS online or Tuesdays until Sundays from 20:00 until 23:00 at the theatre.

Experience Skiathos from the perspective of the world-famous author Alexandros Papadiamantis, who was born in Skiathos island in 1851. Accompanied by music, soundscapes and stories, you will get to know prominent places from the author's books, like The Murderess. With original music from the Papadiamantis performances of the Skiathos Garden Theatre, you can immerse yourself in the Skiathos of 150 years ago, learn more about the island and Papadiamantis' life and listen to the first worldwide recording of the instrument bouzouki from the nephew of A. Papadiamantis in 1917.

Under the guidance of Athina Papageorgiou (former President of the Papadiamantis House Museum for 35 years).

Start: Papadiamantis statue in front of Bourtzi

Duration 60`

Length 1,2 km

Ticket 15 €

*Our headphones are antibacterially cleaned after each use.

Production credits

Narration: Yannis Pisimisis (Greek and English), Simon Kubat (German)

Dramaturgy: Phaedra Pisimisi and Ben Lowinski

Under the guidance of: Athina Papageorgiou

Recordings/ Mastering: Antonis Kissuras, Taiga Trigo and Ben Lowinski

Original music compositions: ionnix (Yannis Pisimisis)

Sounddesign: Niovi Kitsiou

Recording of bouzouki and singing (Schuenemann 1917): Apostolos Papadiamantis, VII W 748, VII W 749, Phonogramm-Archiv des Ethnologischen Museums Berlin – PK

Special thanks to Jochen Molck for his initiative!