Australians can enjoy a drive-in from time to time, but – though Athens did briefly have a drive-in during the 1980s – young Greeks only know about this type of cinema experience from American movies.
As Greece heats up and summer fills locals with optimism as they put the worst of COVID-19 behind them, a new drive-in cinema is set to open its doors to the public on 1 June.
At the moment, the location of the drive-in is a closely guarded secret but the Facebook page Athens Drive-in Cinema announcing it already has thousands of fans and is growing in popularity.
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The teasers on the site asking people whether the prefer gyros or tacos and movie quizzes are giving Athenians a tantalising taste of what they are in for.