{"id":191,"date":"2020-03-17T17:27:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T17:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astirx.gr\/?page_id=191"},"modified":"2025-05-26T16:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T16:58:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/astirx.gr\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/astirx.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/astirx-emeis-image-01.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;astirx emeis image 01&#8243; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;font-berlingskeserif&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#a9873e&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; width=&#8221;720px&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 900; color: #a9873e;\">Astir X<br \/>\nThe path to the new era<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;font-averta&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; width=&#8221;720px&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Vangelis, Stathis, and the other Vangelis.<br \/>The three of them are ASTIR X today.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;font-averta&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; width=&#8221;720px&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start from the beginning\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Vangelis and Stathis Xygkoros were born and raised in Kalamata. 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