"The Night of the Candles"
in December at the Queen's Tower

An unforgettable Christmas experience
in December at the Queens's Tower, for seventeen nights.

The central hall of the Queen's Tower portals and parts of the garden will be illuminated, the historic Gothic chandelier will be lit again (from the Queen Amalia era) with 32 electric candles, while electric candles will illuminate the interior of the Tower. The 4 metre Christmas tree along with a dreamy Christmas table will set the tone and magic of the celebration.

Mr. Vassilis Koutsavlis will take the audience on a journey with a presentation about the customs and traditions of Christmas around the world, followed in the second part by a singing recital with masterpiece Christmas songs by great composers from the Baroque, Romantic, modern and film eras such as Vladimir Vlavilov, Howard Blake, Deborah Hanson - Conant, Georg Frideric Handel, Benjamin Britten, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Irving Berlin. as well as Christmas melodies from the English musical tradition.

This year, for the second time in the history of Queen's Tower, the countertenor Nikos Spanatis will sing at the event with Athanasia Manou on the harp, creating a solemn atmosphere of rare musical sensation.

The evening will close at the Queen's Tower shop where a treat and other treats will be offered.

The Queen's Tower is the country's newest monument.

The events will take place in the Tower's lounge on the second floor and the public will enter without footwear.

Ticket cost: 36,00 euro/person, children 12 to 17 years old: 15,00 euro/child

The events are sold out.

Duration of event: 2 hours

Poster creation © George Papageorgiou
Drone photography & Photo shooting of the Queen's Tower © Nikos Spanatis