In 1981 after many of the livemusic bars in Plaka Athens were shut down two professional musicians Spiros Podaras and Christos Tolos decided to open Cafe Santan a live rock music bar in Volos a sleepy provincial town that soon became a place of artistic expression for restless and freespirited people and changed the way of life of the towns youth becoming a legendary landmark For 28 years many famous Greek and foreign artists and bands performed live at the Cafe Santan In 2009 the building that housed Cafe Santan was reclaimed by the owner for private use and its demolition was scheduled Cafe Santans last nights as a livemusic bar were full of live music sessions gatherings of old regulars and new visitors memories and rock n roll stories
