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Apartment 303 “Melina Merkouri”
This renovated open-plan apartment in the center of Rhodes includes a double bed, two comfortable armchairs with a coffee table, a wardrobe, kitchen with a kitchen table and three chairs, microwave, espresso machine and filter coffee, kettle, as well as a bathroom within the apartment. It also has air conditioning, WIFI with optic fiber connection, smart TV, as well as washing machine and dryer in the main hallway. It also has a balcony overlooking the centre of Rhodes. The apartment is located on the third floor and there is no elevator. Inside the apartments you will find a first aid kit with all necessary medical supplies.
Melina Merkouri was the ultimate Greek film star with international radiance. A charismatic artist with a strong personality, she gained great fame not only as an actress but also as a politician with her fight against the dictatorship of the colonels, but also with her interventions at global level as Minister of Culture. To honor the “last Greek goddess”, as the international press called her, the Greek Ministry of Culture declared 2020 as the Year of Melina Merkouri on the occasion of the centenary of her birth.In 1943 he decided to pursue an acting career and was accepted to the Drama School of the National Theater from which she graduated in 1946. In 1944 she made her debut on the stage with the play by Alexis Solomos “The Path of due to the “December Events”. In the following years she collaborated with the National Theatre and the casts of Katerina and Marika Kotopouli.
She established herself as a leading actress in 1949 with Tennessee Williams' play “A Streetcar named Desire”, which was staged at the Karolos Koun Art Theater and had the privilege of becoming the first Greek actress to perform the demanding role of Blanche Dubois.
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