Antonis Lymberis, a well-known publisher and former owner of radio stations, passed away today at the age of 71.

In his post, Lakis Gavalas described the late publisher as a “creative visionary and tasteful bon viveur, a man who always sought quality.

Antonis Lymberis- self-made publisher of postcolonialism – started from scratch 1981 and in 30 short years he built an empire in the field of the magazine press, with publications that wrote history in the golden age of their circulation, such as Status, Life & Style, Ego, 7Μερες TV, Hello!, Athenorama and others a lot.

From a small office in Victoria Square, Antonis Lymberis managed a publishing giant in Koropi, in offices reminiscent of a multinational advertising company in New York.

With his wife, Elena, in the 90s and early 2000s, they lived it glamorous lifestyle who “sold” through their magazines, with trips, galas and receptions – rumor has it that their guests in Koropi and in the villas of Kifisia and Mykonos were greeted by a butler, according to British standards.

In 2012 the “empire” collapsed

In November 2012, the end credits dropped for the “Lymberi Publications“, due to the company’s heavy borrowing in combination with the dramatic reduction in advertising and sales experienced by the periodical press in the country as a whole.

In a letter he sent to the employees of “Lymberis Publications” at the time, the publisher Antonis Lymberis said:

“Hope dies last and for us today, Wednesday November 7, I announce to you that it has died…

Thank you for creating the best magazines in every field.

Thank you for Surf&Ski, Tennis World, Video World, Sailing, Statusthe Life & Stylethe Ego, the 7 Days TV, the Remote control and for all the magazines we created together.

Thank you for 2board, voted best airport magazine in 2010.

Thank you for the Confidential Mykonos, Rodos and Thessaloniki.

Thank you for the best acquisitions and alliances.

Thank you for the LINK and the TECHNICAL RELEASES. The Athenorama and them 4 Wheels.

Thank you that foreigners trusted us the biggest magazines on the planet.

Thank you for Vogue, Glamour, Lucky, Conde Nast Traveler, Hello! Men΄s Health, Prevention, Geo, Auto Bild, Focus and many more.

Thank you for that Best Radio, Vfm and En Lefko.

Thank you for the Men and Women of the year, for the unique international tennis tournaments in Greece STATUS ATHENS OPEN and VOGUE ATHENS OPEN, but also for all cultural events that we created.

Thank you for all these too institutions which we embraced, such as the Golden Caps and the ATHINORAMA Theater Awards…Thank you from the bottom of my heart!”