“The way of gaining a good reputation is to assure yourself to be the way you want to be perceived like”, Socrates said. European Historic Cafes Association by the stylish cafes ...
A coffee shop, or a café, “so what”, one would say. For the one who entered one of EHICA Cafés, the statement above would transcend time and space....
I remember the cafés I used to visit with my father. On family trips, when we arrived in a city, my father (who always worked in the restaurant sector) would take us out to stroll through the historic centre and visit the tourist sights, where we would do some shopping and normally visit the best-known café in the place. If it...
I am enormously pleased to be part of Ehica as an association in defense of the Historical Cafes of Europe. ...
The historical cafes of Europe not only are the living history of the everyday culture, and the broader cultural heritage of each country. ...
"The Municipality of Chania supports the action of the European Historic Cafés Association, which undoubtedly unites and safeguards communication among the Historic Cafés, contributing in this way to the dissemination of a unique cultural heritage. A heritage associated with the dialogue and recreation, which blossom in such high-quality gathering places as the Historic Cafés. We express our great honor and...
“We are very proud of the fact that the seat of the European Historic Cafés Association is in our city, Chania. An Association that promotes the arts, history and culture of our region, Crete, as well as Greece and Europe as a whole. I would like to congratulate the founder and President of the European Historic Cafés Association, Mr. Vassilis Stathakis,...
"Dear Ms. Dondorou and Mr. Stathakis, thank you for the presentation of your proposal on the initiative of the European Historic Cafés Association to highlight the importance of these unique meeting places, the cafés. We agree with your view that the historic cafés played an important role in the contact and exchange of views and ideas between people of culture and...
“The European Historic Cafés Association is a valuable initiative based on the foundations of the European culture. Over the past centuries our culture has been developed in these gathering places, where dialogue flourishes. The Cafés have always been places of inspiration of great writers, novelists and poets, composers and creators, as well as places where human relations have been created....
"The European Historic Cafés constitute an integral part of the process of culture cultivation, since these places allow dialogue to thrive. The artistic and cultural stimuli they promote, in conjunction with the spiritual recreation they offer, underline the fact that their mission deserves the support of us all"....