Co – organized series of cultural events by the Historic Cafés – members aiming to establish the 8th of April as International Historic Cafés Day.
Although October 1st has been established since 2015 as World Coffee Day, Historic Cafes are claiming a day of their own for several reasons:
Historic Cafés culture in Europe…
The concept of men gathering to discuss and exchange views on politics, art, and philosophy dates back to antiquity, mostly the agora.
It wasn’t until much later, during the siege of Vienna by Suleiman the Magnificent, when coffee spread to Europe and meeting points became coffee houses; sometimes refined, other times poor. However, the entire discussion…
Ilias Mamalakis is one of the most successful and timeless Greek gastronomists.
Mamalakis, who has visited the historic café “Kipos” (garden) in Chania and recently met with the HCR Route Manager, George Loverdos (photo), and the HCR Communication Officer, Maria Mystakidou, has voiced his full support for the Historic Cafés Route efforts.
This is why his application…
The iconic Café Central in Malaga, the Café that taught customers to order coffee in nine different ways, permanently closed earlier this year.
Malaga no longer hosts the old Historic Cafés stumbled upon as recently as mid-20th century; currently, it’s only large café franchises and chains.
Travelling back in time to the 1950s, we find the then…
Unsurprisingly to us, Caffè San Marco in Trieste -member of HCR- is listed among the world’s top ten and loveliest bookstores.
The Caffè run by Alexandros Delithanassis who is also the HCR Official Representative in Trieste has been heavily praised by the French daily Les Echos on the occasion of the annual Paris Book Fair held…
Historic Cafes Route welcomes the “Rota dos Cafés com História de Portugal”, the Portuguese Historic Cafés Association (est 2014) counting 38 (in total) emblematic Cafés.
Vitor de Sá Marques, President of the Portuguese Association, manager of the Santa Cruz iconic Café in Coimbra and Ambassador of HCR in Portugal, has signed accession to the HCR, on…
George Micalef’s Café Terrace at Night, has been selected as the main image of the HCR website, fully reflecting its renewed "identity". The sketch, features a different approach to the emblematic work of the Dutch painter Vincent Willem van Gogh, depicting the terrace of a Cafe, which could be anywhere in the world, at any…
One year is completed in September (2/9/2021) 2022 from the death of the world-renowned and award-winning composer Mikis Theodorakis.
Therefore Historic Cafés Route proposes to the HCR members a series of events based on the work of the Greek composer, which was characterized not only by his melodies but also by the imprint he left as…
Historic Cafés have centuries of history, shaping the social, political and cultural identity of Europe, but this does not mean that they are features of the past. On the contrary, HC are very much interested in today's youth.
In fact, Historic Cafés shall be a must to new generations, handing over all knowledge and historical continuity,…