When an Athenian’s gaze encounters a cluster of buildings that display uniform architectural elements trained as they are in the heterogeneous visual clutter of the city This will also happen to the visitor who perhaps disembarks at Evangelismos metro station and walks for a few hundred meters with their back to Lycabettus Hill They will walk across the road with the National Gallery on their right and the former Hilton hotel – set to reopen next year as The Ilisian – on the left they will find themself in the district of Kaisariani – specifically in a long narrow green park that is located right in the middle of a refugee settlement that survives to this day where historical memory once met the architecture of necessity and the era These are the “Prosfygika” (Refugee) buildings used to house refugees following the Asia Minor Catastrophe (Greco-Turkish War of 1919-22) and the subsequent population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923 What is the destination of this unknown Athenian whose footsteps we are arbitrarily following Perhaps it is one of the two cafes or a taverna on the north side of the park they are heading to the large church of Agios Nikolaos Kaisarianis perhaps they are looking for the place where the next metro station will be built at the intersection of Ethnikis Antistaseos Avenue and Vasileos Alexandrou Avenue Or this unknown Athenian is one of the current residents of these apartments they would either be one of the numerous descendants of the first Asia Minor residents or one of the many people who relocated there later having found in these tenements a cheap home in a privileged location of the Greek capital below the urban forest of Kaisariani but still in the city center in a tree-filled environment with an unobstructed view of Lycabettus Hill the prominent buildings facing the park are horizontal complexes of three or four floors which generally follow some principles of the modernist movement (symmetry simplicity) and are characterized by a standardized construction pattern without decoration and small balconies which are often full of pot plants and flowers In the wider area there are numerous other buildings that were intended for the same use – a little further north scarred by bullets fired during the Second World War and then the Greek Civil War In an area which was once was a vacant lot today there is a beautiful park where children play in the afternoon and residents walk their dogs following part of the route taken by bus 224 a small river used to flow down from the mountain until it was built over which some of the old-timers remember ending in another small river but this is also where the first shacks were built to house the refugees from Turkey In such a brick house lived the family of Mrs Penelope whose forebears came to Athens from Smyrna (today Izmir in Turkey) in 1922 they handed over that house to the state so that another and in exchange they were given a better apartment in the Prosfygika of Agios Nikolaos in one of the then almost new apartment buildings It was the building complex that Frederica of Hanover they got the largest apartment available with four rooms “They charged us; they didn’t give it to us for free,” she explains noting that her family had paid 117,000 drachmas at the time a friend of mine had paid 70,000 [drachmas] to buy a studio apartment further up Mrs Athanasia has lived in the apartment that was given to her father-in-law and today she says that not all the apartments went to the vulnerable who needed them when political upheaval was paving the way for the junta those who could pull some strings also got one We call the apartment buildings across the street the ‘Drapetsonian buildings.’ They were supposedly built to house people from the makeshift camps in Drapetsona people from Epirus and Crete came and the Drapetsonians stayed in Drapetsona how Greeks from Crete ended up with a house here I do know that a neighbor worked in a ministry in the 1960s and one day my husband comes and asks me what I made for dinner ‘Imam bayildi.’ My aunt had shown me how to make it her grandfather owned flour mills and her grandmother was a teacher “She would gather all the children and tell them stories She knew all the verses of [popular 17th century romance] ‘Erotokritos’ by heart despite living so close to the city center grew up almost as if they were in the countryside who was born in one of the apartment buildings overlooking the park and spent his childhood there in the 1980s “You went to the bakery and they asked you what your parents were doing We would play until the soles of our shoes were worn out and the neighbor would come out and threaten to tell our grandmother There was no way you could do anything wrong without being caught,” recalls Stefanos His grandfather owned the only grocery store in the neighborhood and that was because they had made a large fortune in Smyrna “My grandmother was from Kydonies [Ayvalik] and my grandfather from Smyrna my great-grandmother would tell me about the harbor below their house I listened to those stories like a fairy tale.” After the end of the Greco-Turkish War did not believe that their departure would be something permanent “Her father dug for two days under the steps of their house and buried everything he had there with the intention of crossing over for a while to Mytilene My late great-grandmother always told me to go find the pounds that were hidden under the stairs.” Stefanos remembers the nostalgia in her eyes when she spoke of her homeland: “They didn’t just lose a house Stefanos is one of those who returned to their family homes as adults “The apartments are in a very good location have a good layout and can accommodate large families,” he says wondering where else one could find open space that with most of the original residents dead some apartments are now owned by multiple inheritors and have remained closed for years and so now some old refugee apartments are inhabited by people of all ages who are less willing to socialize with their neighbors who moved into the house where his grandmother once lived four years ago The apartment where he lives is in the same building as Mrs Penelope and was given to his family who were refugees from Istanbul He remembers an issue that had greatly concerned the residents years ago when there was a discussion about a redevelopment of the area that included the demolition of refugee housing “They were going to give each of us an apartment in the buildings that they were going to build or elsewhere but not all the owners agreed and it never happened,” he tells Kathimerini While he was in favor of the redevelopment as he recognizes some structural problems in the old blocks such as the fact that they do not have an elevator and central heating he was also concerned that some of the comparative advantages of his neighborhood would be lost but not as beautiful as it is now,” he says Everyone realizes that when the new metro station is completed nearby the whole area will gain great value and it is possible that discussions about redevelopment will restart as evidenced by the voices of children in the playground the skaters in the park and the laundry hanging out on the small balconies The story first appeared in an article in Kathimerini’s weekend magazine Enter your information below to receive our weekly newsletters with the latest insights opinion pieces and current events straight to your inbox It stands on the spot where 200 political activists – mostly communists – were executed by Nazi forces on May Day 1944 The monument in a rifle range in one of Athens’ “red” suburbs That Greece’s new prime minister Alexis Tsipras should elect to visit the memorial minutes after being sworn in the young firebrand paid homage to the victims in his first act in office “It represents national resistance to German occupation,” says Panos Skourletis an alliance of far-left groups ranging from Maoists to greens “But also the desire of Greeks for freedom who at 40 becomes Greece’s youngest post-war leader is a deft communicator with an army of (mostly) US-trained advisers For a nation battered by German-inspired austerity and humiliated by international focus standing up to Europe’s paymaster by whatever means plays well with the gallery Greek commentators couldn’t help themselves: “It’s another ‘up yours’ to the Germans,” one said Tsipras told thousands of supporters in a victory speech on Sunday that he would seek to restore “their lost dignity” widely persecuted after their defeat in the bloody civil war that followed the Wehrmacht’s withdrawal from Greece The men and women who were shot dead at dawn that day were killed in reprisal for the guerrilla ambush of a German general Famously they began to sing – giving an uproarious rendition of the Greek national anthem – as they were lead to their deaths from the notorious SS-run camp at Haidari German soldiers looked on astonished as the Greeks broke into song the hostages refused to undress – insisting that they go dressed with dignity It was an act of resistance that in austerity-whipped Greece resonates greatly today Construction of Athens’ new Metro Line 4 has uncovered a significant archaeological find: a 22-meter stretch of an ancient road dating back to the 4th century BCE Discovered at the University of Athens campus in Kaisariani this road sheds light on the ancient Potamos municipality near Mount Ymittos Following approval from Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS) then reinstalled atop the Panepistimioupoli metro station once construction concludes is the first artifact from Line 4 to be marked for preservation and relocation Other finds along the line – near Akadimia Exarchia and Zografou – did not warrant such measures Metro officials assure the relocation won’t significantly delay the project the station was planned for central Kaisariani at the Near East Stadium local officials in 2017 raised concerns over traffic and parking disruptions prompting its relocation to the university campus The incidents occurred between Wednesday night and the early hours of Thursday, with stores in Zografou, Kypseli, Kaisariani, Glyfada According to a report by SKAI, six supermarkets were hit in quick succession during the early hours The attackers used sledgehammers to shatter storefront windows and cause extensive damage at least one ATM located at a supermarket was specifically targeted during the spree Greek authorities have launched an investigation to identify the perpetrators of the attacks which appear to have been well-coordinated No group has claimed responsibility for the vandalism and police are currently reviewing surveillance footage and gathering evidence from the crime scenes This unusual series of attacks has raised concerns among business owners and residents with many calling for heightened security measures to prevent further incidents Metropolitan Daniel of Kaisariani presided over the Divine Liturgy while Metropolitans Seraphim of Piraeus who were spiritual disciples of the blessed Archbishop Metropolitan Theoklitos of Vresthena and Bishop Agathangelos of Fanari also attended the memorial service The Vatican announced on Monday that all telephone communication within its territory will be suspended during the upcoming conclave.. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered the keynote address at the International Scientific Conference “Restarting from Nicaea:.. The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate approved on October 4th the canonization of Eldress Sophia Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew traveled by air to Antalya the Patriarchate of Jerusalem solemnly celebrated the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women... (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [] cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt callback: cb } ); } } }})(); © 2023 OrthodoxTimes.com - All rights reserved Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website These cookies do not store any personal information Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website The famous singer worked as a cobbler in the neighbourhood of Kaisariani until a chance in meeting with Theodorakis Legendary Greek singer Antonis Kalogiannis passed away on Thursday The famous singer was born in Athens in 1940 and worked as a cobbler in the neighbourhood of Kaisariani Theodorakis was enthralled by his dynamic voice and asked him to sing with him on his tours across Europe and the Soviet Union that Greece’s far-right military dictatorship took over the country Kalogiannis formed a band and continued to sing spreading awareness to the rest of the world about Greece’s oppressive dictatorship Kalogiannis got together once again with Theodorakis and they continued to fight the dictatorship with their songs of resistance inspiring the people to rise against the Junta Kalogiannis is remembered for his moving love songs that were inspired by Greece’s great poets Kalogiannis also collaborated with some of Greece’s most well-known singers such as Vicky Moscholiou and Alkistis Protopsalti Congratulations!” said a customer from another table at the taverna in Ilioupoli where Kathimerini met on Tuesday with the first Greek politician to be unanimously elected the 35th president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) The customer was not the only one to congratulate him At journalist and politician Dimitris Tsiodras’ book launch on Monday evening (“European Integration: The Adventures of a Vision”) he received kudos from hundreds of people for his new position both from famous and not-so-famous people in attendance Roussopoulos served as state minister and government spokesperson for the New Democracy government under Kostas Karamanlis He was criticized for his alleged role in a scandal involving a property swap between the Vatopedi Monastery in the monastic community of Mount Athos in northern Greece and the Greek state He resigned from office to prepare his defense and ultimately remained away from politics for 10 years the entire Greek political world is united in favor of his success One could say that his re-election to Parliament in 2019 was a kind of vindication for the 10 difficult years he chose to spend outside politics including countries such as the United Kingdom is a recognition of international standing I wondered how one feels having experienced these political twists and turns How do you stand before those who once threw mud at you and now pat you on the back I avoided the temptation to ask this question first because another one preceded it: What is this institution the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe that has both political and symbolic power “It is the first with a pan-European scope Konrad Adenauer and other politicians who were then instrumental in the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community it could be seen as the ‘UN of Europe’ with 612 full and alternate members from elected national parliamentarians of 46 states including the 27 that make up the European Union It produces conventions on extremely important issues such as the Istanbul Convention on equal rights for men and women The Convention on Artificial Intelligence is now in preparation The Council’s Parliamentary Assembly also elects the judges to the European Court of Human Rights.” The representation of each country is proportional to its population The Council’s nine committees also play an important role Roussopoulos had served as chairman of PACE’s Committee on Migration and as vice chairman of the European People’s Party he also chaired sub-meetings to draft reports on important issues In some of them he managed to find a balance in very complex situations “This previous experience definitely played a role in enabling me to apply for the position successfully I had consistent attendance and involvement in issues that sometimes put Greece in a difficult position It is important to be able to deal with these issues with a straightforward and effective approach so that others can see that you want to defend European values as well I think I have accomplished that,” he stresses Did his previous work in journalism and politics help him to develop his negotiating skills I have met and interacted with great figures in Greece and abroad but also certainly by reading constantly – I was and remain an avid reader,” he says I wonder aloud what it is that made a hugely successful journalist in both print and television “cross over to the other side” from journalism to politics media people enjoy much more immunity compared to politicians the public’s perception of communicating vessels amplifies one of my teachers from the Kaisariani high school where I graduated sent me a questionnaire that I had completed at the age of 15: To the question ‘What do you want to be in the future?’ I had answered ‘A journalist.’ And to the question ‘What would be an unattainable dream for you?’ I had answered with one word ‘Politics.’ It was something I had in me from a young age had a very strong connection with politics had fought in the Civil War against his own brother He raised me and my many brothers and sisters on the principle that national division is the worst thing that can occur Was there bitterness in your marriage during those 10 years I went through two commissions of inquiry and a preliminary inquiry by two governments I was almost referred to the Special Court I was under constant attack for a long time I believe that the worst thing is what my wife and children have suffered don’t take me to school because there are too many photographers and I don’t want to go.’ “I met my wife Mara Zacharea while she was a journalist went to do postgraduate work in England and then worked for the BBC ‘Why is the minister’s wife working in television?’ [Belgian journalist] Christine Ockrent and Anne Sinclair in France also faced criticism about their husbands’ occupations But not only did they continue to do their jobs they went on to get even higher positions than before.” I then had to sell off half of my assets that I had acquired from my work as a journalist to becoming a news anchor and she’s now the only female news director on a private TV channel What kept me calm during that decade was my unshakable belief that I would be vindicated You can say that my religious beliefs also played a role People have twice re-elected me after I had been away for 10 years Now I got this new position but it came with lots of hard work on my part what kept me going was not only my clear conscience but the sense that I entered politics to give back Because as a journalist I had both readership and more money Perhaps because as a politician there are times when you shout and no one listens and times when you whisper and everyone listens What is to blame for all that is happening in the Greek political scene with cases like Vatopedi or the Novartis bribery scandal “People say that the fish stinks from the head Do the people have no responsibility for who they vote for I think that whoever is in politics shows sooner or later what they stand for I set my own personal example when I stood up for my principles and paid the price Today I have the moral satisfaction for the stance I took And that was the reward for the tremendous ordeal I went through how many in my party – and many others – looked at me askance; they did not want to know me Some of those close to me even deleted photos of us side by side posted on the internet The funny thing is also that some of them were the first to congratulate me on my new post.” 1989 – Meets his future wife Mara Zacharea sworn in as state minister in the government of Kostas Karamanlis (New Democracy) 2014 – Awarded a PhD in history by the University of Edinburgh 2024 – Becomes the first Greek politician to be elected president of a major international organization ‘The Last Note’ is a gripping historical drama based on true events directed by Pantelis Voulgaris and co-written with his wife Ioanna Karystiani portrays one of the most important chapters of Modern Greek history: the execution of 200 Greek resistance fighters by the German occupiers on May 1st as reprisal for the Greek Resistance ambush against Nazis The leading character of the story is Napoleon Soukatzidis (played by Andreas Konstantinou) an inmate of the Nazi’s Chaidari concentration camp When news reaches Chaidari that a Greek resistance ambush in Laconia claimed the life of a high-ranking German official and his escorts Kommandant Karl Fischer orders 200 inmates be executed Fischer offers Soukatzidis both an opportunity and a conundrum: he can nominate another prisoner to take his place Cineuropa stated that “this is ultimately how we should be leaving screenings about the history of war and broken lives: with tears in our eyes.” This film which is in Greek with English subtitles is a cinematic “memo” of remembrance modesty & reflection and will open The Delphi Bank 25th Greek Film Festival Sydney WHAT:             The Delphi Bank 25th Greek Film Festival Sydney Opening Night WHERE:           Palace Norton Street: 99 Norton Street TICKETS:           https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/movies/gff18thelastnote/ WEBSITE:          greekfilmfestival.com.au FACEBOOK:       facebook.com/GreekFilmFestival Across the street from the Temple of Olympian Zeus historian Menelaos Charalabidis pauses in front of a drab apartment building is riddled with bullet holes made by heavy machine gun fire The marks have been stubbornly preserved for 80 years as the final stages of World War II unfolded Allies turned on each other as Europe’s boundaries were already being redrawn by the war’s ultimate winners British troops and the new Greek government battled communist-led World War II resistance fighters in a bloody five-week confrontation that raged across the city “Athens was turned into a battlefield for 33 days and thousands of victims,” Charalabidis said “There were regular operations from all parts of the military: land army even British ships bombarding parts of Athens.” Winston Churchill visited Athens at Christmas before British forces prevailed extended a lasting legacy of violent political division and a reluctance to confront the past has organized tours of the urban battle sites and the little that remains to commemorate them: Pockmarked walls and chipped surfaces that still exist on a handful of buildings around Athens “Greek society must reckon with its history a once impoverished hillside district of Athens earned the wartime nickname of “Little Stalingrad” for its concentration of resistance fighters and witnessed some of the most ferocious fighting in December 1944 grew up there on stories of the battles: Rebel fighters throwing up barricades with debris from artillery shelling low-flying British bombers and intense exchanges of machine-gun and mortar fire one blowing a hole in the roof of his grandfather’s home a row of apartment blocks still display the damage from 1944 and fading slogans of defiance written by the rebels in red paint Kontostavlos supports a local campaign to give protected status as a wartime monument “Over 20% of the district’s homes were destroyed and the residents found themselves in a very dire situation … These were The December uprising was triggered by a failure to reach an agreement with resistance groups to disarm and about what a post-war government would look like It cost an estimated 5,000 lives and eventually triggered the longer and bloodier Greek Civil War in 1946-49 A debate over the Athens battle’s legacy remains fraught in part due to the involvement of armed groups of Nazi collaborators Seeking to reinvent their roles and evade fatal retribution they zealously fought communist-backed rebels and opposed reconciliation efforts even among professional historians,” Roderick Beaton a professor of Greek history at King’s College in London “Some still hold to the narrative put about by the winning side afterward that the communists had been intent on seizing power,” he said For others it “showed the Greek people reclaiming their own self-determination in the face of former collaborators with the Nazis and the British who had replaced them as an occupying power.” author of the book “Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation,” the battle was less about Cold War tensions than the catastrophic effects of wartime occupation the tragic events … in Athens were an accident waiting to happen There was no plan for an armed uprising by the left but neither was there a right-wing or British plan to crush the former resistance,” he said there are no official monuments or museum exhibits dedicated to the December battle or the civil war — conflicts that were officially forgotten Emergency measures from that time were only fully abolished in 1989 a bronze statue was unveiled in central Athens square of three towering human-like figures standing at 8 meters (26 feet) tall is the final stretch to the start of construction after years of promises and planning it is expected to benefit thousands of residents in districts like Gyzi serving around 341,000 passengers a day as of 2030 A consortium led by Avax won the tender last week for what is the biggest public project of the next decade known also as the “U Line” due to its projected shape on the Athens transport map The final mapping of the line’s course was completed a decade ago though some last-minute changes have been made since then with the addition of a station at Ano Kypseli (Elikonos) following a demand by residents there by 200 meters because local authorities argued that the construction period would have an adverse effect on local trade and businesses The construction plan has already run into a number of obstacles the new Akadimia station will communicate with the existing Panepistimio station on Line 2 via a tunnel which will have to be built with conventional means and not a tunnel boring machine (TBM) so as to protect the historic buildings on Panepistimiou Street (the Athens Academy Special care will be taken at the Evangelismos and Exarchia stations with the latter’s construction set to shut down Exarchia Square for a long time with unknown reactions in a notoriously volatile neighborhood the original route had to be changed as there is supposed to be an underground stream in the area though no one seems to know exactly where it flows The line’s will have a single tunnel for both directions instead of two as well as glass partitions between the platform and the train Of the 12.8 kilometers covered by the new line 10.3 km will be constructed with a TBM and the rest with conventional methods Line 4 will meet with lines 2 and 3 at two stations In a surprising turn of events at Stadium of Kaisariani AEK found themselves settling for a 1-1 draw against Kifisia during the 10th round of the Super League The result sees AEK falling behind by four points from the top of the league where Panathinaikos currently holds 25 points The match unfolded with AEK initially taking the lead due to an own goal by Morgan Schneiderlin in the 58th minute with the ball deflecting off Schneiderlin’s leg and ending up in the net capitalizing on their opponent’s numerous missed opportunities This marked the third draw for the “yellow and blacks,” who have accumulated 21 points from their ten matches AEK seemingly found the net through Amrabat but he was ruled offside by the assistant referee The Union protested for a penalty on Livai Garcia earlier in the phase AEK pushed for a win and missed another significant opportunity when Kifisia (Giannis Anastasiou): Anagnostopoulos With Andraz Sporar scoring in the 90th minute Panathinaikos managed to “break” the resilient Lamia with a 2-1 victory at the Athanasios Diakos Stadium marking the opening of the 10th round of the Super League In a moment when the “greens” were playing with ten men after Arao’s expulsion the Slovenian striker became the “savior” with a header Mladenovic had impressively given the lead to Panathinaikos in the 31st minute while Lamia equalized in the 64th minute with Karlitos Panathinaikos entered yet another match with high intensity Ioannidis showcased an impressive individual effort a left-footed shot hitting the left post of Kosellef’s goal followed by Mladenovic’s long-range shot going wide of the target Lamia responded with a significant opportunity of their own Karlitos “broke” the ball to Tsiloulis who placed it on the right post of Brignoli’s goal the Italian goalkeeper of “trifilios” had a crucial save on Karlitos’ shot Panathinaikos launched a quick counter-attack who was brought down inside the box by Kosellef but sent the ball over the crossbar in the 90’+8′ with Manouhos blowing the final whistle right after the game’s end as Panathinaikos secured a crucial victory Results and scorers from the 10th round of the Super League: (64′ Karlitos – 31′ Mladenovic 280/27.10.2023 by the Single-Member Disciplinary Body of the Super League the match between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos as part of the 8th round of the Stoiximan Super League was awarded in favor of Panathinaikos with a score of 0-3 Olympiacos received a one-point deduction from the current season’s standings Even though discussions regarding Athens Metro Line 4 revolve around the auction of the first section -from Alsos Veikou to Goudi-Attiko Metro has already started preparing its plans for the future sections of the Line, according to ypodomes.com studies are being carried out for the next 3 development stages of the Line will create a 30-km-long  line and 33 stations Line 4 will be starting from start from Perissos and will be ending at Athens-Thessaloniki motorway axis (near Lykovrisi) and will also have a branch from Evangelismos to Ano Ilioupoli The total cost of the line is estimated at 3.3bn euros regards the first "mature" section between Alsos Veikou and Goudi Following planning the first part of the line there will be three more auctions to complete it The next auction is expected to include the northern section of the line (i.e Goudi-Maroussi-Ethniki Odos) with an extra 15 km and 11 stations These will be: KATECHAKI (connection with Line 3) PARADEISOS (connection with the Suburban Railway) LYKOVRISI and Ethniki Odos (National 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Greens" concludes this weekend “Art is our Language”: Campaign for the 70th Anniversary of the Athens Epidaurus Festival Tourism | Nostalgia drives Brits’ travel choices ΕΟΤ China | B2B meetings with Chengdu's t.os - Flights to Athens in June State-of-the-art conference center at Theartemis Palace Hotel in Rethymno Zagori: Collaboration with Impact Hub Athens for sustainable tourism and innovation Cooperation Memorandum between Development Athens and Piraeus University on Tourism Kos: New advertising campaigns with Jet2 and National Geographic Traveller UK Five cruise ships in Souda by Saturday Imbros Trail Run & Hike 2025: A sporting tribute to the History of Sfakia Cultural Days and Sea Routes in Piraeus Religious Tourism | The University of Palermo comes to Panagia Nafpaktiotissa Audio Walk in the Sitia Geopark: A Different Exploration Experience in Crete AEGEAN “takes off” Larnaca with a new direct flight to Rome FedHATTA | Tourism Bridges between Greece and the Chinese province of Guizhou Tourism | Promoting Crete in the Arabian Gulf Nafplio at the epicenter of world yachting with the 10th Mediterranean Yacht Show Top distinctions for Greece and Santorini at the American Leisure Lifestyle Awards 2025 HOTREC | Supporting SMEs in European Hospitality Aegean and Emirates expand their partnership Delta | Athens is in 5th place in American searches for 2025 Samaria Gorge “War Zone” – “Others Decide, We Pay the Price” Argosaronic Islands: Need for a long-term strategy and modern infrastructure TripAdvisor Awards 2025 | Elafonisi Beach World's Best Beach - 9th in Crete, Sani Beach Award Crete also invests in cycling tourism - 13th Pediadas Tour ATM'25 - Tourism | The fight against food waste at the forefront of sustainable development Promotion of Preveza on the metro and tram in Athens Competitions with a summer and autumn backdrop: Attica runs at the pace of sports 12th BAJAGREECE: Motorsports Competition in Western Macedonia Cruise Takeoff in Chania – Record Arrivals in the First Quarter of 2025 The 20 "loudest" luxury hotel arrivals in Greece in 2025 What to expect at this year’s ITB Berlin Exhibition from March 4-6 Athens Municipality Festival 2025 | The city's biggest celebration, with more than 200 events PM at 1st Greece-Saudi Arabia High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council on Monday Greece's Permanent Delegation to UNESCO organizing concert on January 16 What the Israeli Ambassador discussed at the Chania Chamber North Macedonia: Increase in foreign tourists in 2024 Athens to host the European Film Awards in 2027 New flights to Greece in 2025 from 4 airlines a lovely residential neighborhood between Syggrou and Palaio Faliro Loved among locals who head here for a refreshing break in the shade or for a morning or evening jog is known for its monastery and the forest in which it lies It is also home to a small outdoor gym park near the stadium The surrounding setting is also enchanting which makes working out at this fitness station a pleasant experience Conveniently located next to the Zappeion and the National Garden, the Fokianos Sports Center is in central Athens It offers a variety of sports and athletics activities throughout the year and hosts several sports academies thanks to its extensive facilities which include a climbing wall and a calisthenics park Take advantage of the monkey bar and horizontal ladder pull-up and chin-up bars as well as the parallel bars Located right behind the Panathenaic Stadium (also known as the marble stadium) is a fitness park The setup includes pull-up and parallel bars as well as rings work out with a few laps around the stadium on the upper track Doing yoga outdoors | Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash Conveniently located between the Katehaki and Ethniki Amynas Metro Stations the Calisthenics Park is considered one of the best outdoor Crossfit gyms in Athens Work your shoulders at the pull-up and chin-up bars your abs at the abs bench and strengthen your core on the monkey bars or at the ring station Sign up to our newsletter to save up to $800 on our unique trips See privacy policy Outdoor Fitness Station in Palaio Faliro Down south in Palaio Faliro fitness aficionados can find an outdoor fitness station within Flisvos Park The park is popular with joggers and runners and thanks to the installation of a small open-air exercise area next to the extensive playground it is now also a great place to squeeze in a workout session in the outdoors Polyglot (with a Master Degree in Translation) professional shower singer and food enthusiast Ethel enjoys spending quality time with friends and family usually with a certain amount of eating and drinking involved uploading photos on her Instagram feed and daydreaming with a good book in her hands Guides & Tips This Is Europe's Ultimate Road Trip See & Do Lesser-Known Summer Destinations to Visit in Europe See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in Spring Guides & Tips The Best European Cities to Visit in December See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in Autumn Guides & Tips Beat the Crowds with these Alternative Summer Destinations Guides & Tips The Best Places to Travel in August Guides & Tips The Best European Cities to Visit in November See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in September See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in July See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in Summer See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in October US: +1 (678) 967 4965 | UK: +44 (0)1630 35000 tripssupport@theculturetrip.com © Copyright 2025 The Culture Trip Ltd