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We stage festivals, conferences and events for international organisations & businesses

Our team consists of field experts and professionals that offer a wide spectrum of destination management services: from turn-key event solutions and travel arrangements, to custom itineraries and corporate activities

Over our ten year course we have hosted some of the world's most prestigious organisations, businesses and academic institutions, helping carve a distinct profile for Athens, Thessaloniki and other major cities in Greece. Big Olive is a member of the Athens Conventions and Visitors Bureau and the official commercial distributor of documenta 14 in Athens.

18/09/2026

Looking up in 🇨🇭
“City Overhead”, part of Zurich Design Weeks, explores rooftops as an overlooked layer of the city , with potential for greenery, pathways, public space and new urban uses.

🚋We visited during our annual Zurich roadshow, meeting partners and clients, and collecting ideas that could inspire new ways of thinking about too.

🏛️ Good cities are always a work in progress. Zurich Design Weeks

01/08/2026

Άνω Πόλη Θεσσαλονίκης - γειτονιές που δεν έσβησε η φωτιά του 1917, σήμερα «έργο σε εξέλιξη» με στοιχεία Οθωμανικής-Μακεδονίτικης αρχιτεκτονικής.
• Δημοτική Βιβλιοθήκη Άνω Πόλης (Villa Barbara)
• Πλατείες Τερψιθέας & Καλλιθέας (Συνεργατικό καφενείο)
• Islahane Πολιτιστικό Κέντρο

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10/07/2026

Santa Joana, Lisbon -one for the shortlist.
Set inside a beautifully restored 17th-century convent, Santa Joana is where Lisbon’s history meets its new culinary scene. Chef Nuno Mendes brings together the very best of Portuguese produce with a fresh, contemporary approach, all within a setting of vaulted ceilings, cloisters and cetnuries-old architecture.

This is the kind of place we love discovering (and one we’re seriously considering for our Lisbon November gathering).

08/07/2026

Budapest, done properly :)
We’ve been on site this week preparing our 2027 tech week, exploring some of the city’s most significant cultural and architectural landmarks.

Great projects begin with understanding the places that host them. Looking forward to bringing this one to life 🇭🇺

Featured in this post:
Vigadó Concert Hall
Festetics Palace
Felix & Ida
Hilton Budapest

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17/06/2026

Summer meetings!
🇩🇰Copenhagen - June 18 & 19
🇭🇺Budapest - July 6 & 7
🇵🇹Lisbon - July 9 & 10

With Big Olive Productions we will be spending a few days in each city catching up with clients, venues, hotels, suppliers, cultural organizations, and old friends.

If you’re around and would like to exchange ideas, compare notes, or explore a future collaboration, we’d be glad to connect!

20/05/2026

A few snapshots from our latest field trip at the “Varvakeios” Athens Central Market. Big Olive is currently exploring the people, products, stories, sounds and everyday rituals that still define one of the city’s most alive and authentic places.

We’re gathering the raw material -literally and culturally- for a new project developed together with the local community.

24/04/2026

Conrad Athens The Ilisian marks the reopening of the former Athens Hilton Hotel, maintaining a strong connection to its original identity.

Originally designed by the celebrated Emmanuel Vourekas (1907-1992) , the building’s modernist character is preserved through its materials, architectural details, and curated artworks inspired by its mid-century heyday.

The redesign also incorporates the element of water, subtly referencing the Ilissus river, which remains perceptible within the premises.

We toured the space with our beloved George Roumeliotis, observing how the project reflects the city’s transformation while staying grounded in its architectural legacy.

roume studio

23/03/2026

Bo01 urban generation: a waterfront district planned as a model for sustainable living, developed by the City of Malmö as part of the 2001 European Housing Expo. The masterplan was led by Klas Tham, with contributions from multiple international architects, creating a neighborhood with varied styles and human scale, inspired by different urban traditions.

Next to it, Turning Torso rises as Malmö’s landmark. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, the tower twists as it goes up, giving the city a strong, recognizable skyline while contrasting with the lower, more diverse fabric of Bo01.
/ Site visit to Sweden/

Images: Yannis Zaras

19/03/2026

Greece meets Denmark.
At Cisternerne in Copenhagen, Marina Abramović’s Seven Deaths revisits Maria Callas through seven operatic deaths-intense, dramatic, emotionally absolute. Callas anchors the work in a very familiar territory: tragedy, excess, and surrender to feeling.

The setting sharpens it further. Cisternerne (“The Cisterns) is a 19th-century underground water reservoir beneath Frederiksberg, now an exhibition space- dark, cold, and echoing like a submerged cathedral.
On view now.

Images: Yannis Zaras

12/03/2026

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