Tag: ATTICA

We always have everything we need for a dash to the sea in our trunk. From umbrellas and mats to chairs and mattress. However our gool is to spot beaches of Attica with natural shade that can offer you this cool breeze with their leaves. The natural shade on the beach (if you secure it before someone else) is the best thing that can happen to you especially if you intend to stay there until late afternoon. 'Cause it's going to give you the necessary coolness you want and you ...

It often happens that it's Sunday morning and while you've prepared a beach bag, umbrella and all that, you don't know which way to move. You don't want it to be too far away for both things, time and fuel savings, as you go on your one-day excursion and you want to enjoy it to the fullest. And the truth is that Attica offers large and small sandy beaches for all tastes. Whether you want ,organized or without amenities, with sand or pebbles, with shallow or wild watersI'm sure you'll ...

It's Saturday morning, it's hot, and you'd like to be on an island and wet your feet in to the sea. But you are in Athens and your choices are limited to the beaches of Attica. So how about going to a beach that looked like an island but would only take 40 minutes to get there? There's one , since the turquoise waters remind you of something from the Ionian Sea. The reason for Althea beach, a heavenly place, a breath away from Athens. Althea Beach, turquoise waters next ...

Attica is ideal for one-day excursions either closer or further from Athens. As long as you have patience to look before you take your first dives so you don't always fall for the same all beaches. And the truth is, you have a lot more choice than you can imagine. Beaches small or larger, with sand or pebbles, cosmopolitan or more deserted, organized and ready to welcome you with your own supplies. Somewhere there's a diamond that you'll definitely fall in love with at first sight, just like we did. ...

Clean and shallow water, sandy or pebble beaches and calm moments. You're thinking of something better for the weekend. Things get even better when you consider that these beaches are next to Athens and you can get there quickly and easily even if you have the kids with you and things can get a little more complicated. That's when you're looking for theideal beaches of Attica for one-day excursion. Those with the shallow and clear water, just right for families with children who want to splash and play in the ...

There are simple, plain, beaches in Attica. And there are beaches, in Attica, that you want to go and stay there, not for days, but for hours. The hidden and more famous diamonds are a breath away from Athens and can make your summertime more pleasant and even without having to travel far. The options are many as long as you are willing to explore the smaller beaches that may not be so famous but will leave you the best of impressions. One of them is Kalopigado beach. Put it ...

If you decide to explore the coastline of Attica you will find that it hides many small and unknown diamonds. Small beaches just outside Athens that you have never visited but you may never have heard their name before. One of them is the Small Pelion in Attica. A secret beach - diamond that is not in Magnesia but much closer to us, in Attica. As soon as you reach this beach you will see that the pine trees reach the water while the waters are turquoise colors. In a ...

Exploring Attica we discover treasures that we wouldn't even think they exist. Even in areas we may think we know well. One of them is Bravrona. And yet there is a beach with turquoise waters, a small island and a chapel that will steal your heart. At this point in Attica you can go swimming from the beach to the island. There you will enjoy crystal clear waters just 40 minutes from the center of Athens. Attica: The beach with the island that you can go swimming South of Artemida, ...

You imagined that a breath away from Athens might be a destination where you would encounter unique images, even flamingos. Yes, there is. Just 50 km outside Athens there is a unique place where nature shows its best face. The reason for the lagoon of Oropos, a paradise in Attica. The place in Attica where you'll even see flamingos In the lagoon of Oropos one can meet flamingos, falcons, herons and other rare species of birds. You reach the port of Oropos and from there you walk a little more. ...

The beaches of Attica very often surprise us with their beauty and the fact that they offer clear and shallow waters, a breath away from the center of Athens. If you are preparing for a weekend outing with the children then you are probably looking for one of these shallow beaches so that children can play safely. In addition, many Αττική beaches in Attica which, in addition to shallow waters, offer spread fine sand. In addition to the large beaches you can be comfortable without having to sit very close ...

It may today be one of the most prestigious districts in Athens but once upom a time, its image was completely different. Talking about Kolonaki district or Katsikadika as it was called. That's because it used to be a large pasture under Lycabettus (ahill that is near Kolonaki district). The images that survive from that time are impressive and show an area completely different from what we are used to today. Where there are now shop windows, once the breeders went out to graze their animals. Kolonaki area when it ...

Attica has many hidden <corners> and secrets that you probably don't know. For example, you may never have heard of volcanoes that used to be active. One of them is located in the area of Agioi Theodoroi on the border of Attica with Corinthia. It is a volcano without an active crater that still maintains intense post-volcanic activity. The reason for Susaki. The volcano without a crater in Attica Susaki is located at an altitude of 180 meters above sea level. Today, about 2.5 million years after its last eruption, ...

Looking on the Αττικής coast of Attica for long beaches to take a comfortable swim without being affected by the crowds, you will find that you have many good choices. Clear waters and golden sand await you and your family, for a relaxed and pleasant one-day stay. Large beaches even an hour away from the center of Athens, offer you what you need in the heat of the summer. In most cases you also find parking very comfortable. So if you don't want to choose a more deserted and remote ...

Attica is filled with hidden corners, even exotic destinations that you may not imagine that they exist. Such an exotic destination in Attica, next to us is Kavo-Skili or else the Tselevinia of Poros. This paradise is mainly known to boat owners who choose the area for diving. It is not, after all, easy to approach at this point in any other way. What makes it stand out are the beautiful turquoise waters and blue lakes reminiscent of tropical countries especially when you see them from above. Kavo-Skili, the tropical ...

Attica is ideal for one-day excursion because you can quickly reach idyllic places that you may not have imagined. There are always, of course, stable values in one-day specials excursions in the summer. There are places in Attica where you can dedicate your Sunday and return refreshed full of beautiful images . Here are four ideas for one-day excursions worth doing... Porto Germeno An hour and something from the center of Athens, in the arms of Corinthian gulf, Porto Germenos is the perfect one-dayer for combining mountain and the sea. ...

Norway may be famous for its fjords, but Greece has its own special anaglyph. And in Attica you can find fjords which are extremely impressive. Within a short time of the center of Athens, in just 20 minutes, there is a place where the formations of the coast create this unique feeling. The famous fjords of Attica... The fjord of Attica "Aixoni" The tip of Aixoni is named after the ancient city of Aixoni, which is today's Glyfada. At the end of the 6th century BC, Klisthenis first formed and ...

Almost half of the population of the country lives in Athens divided into its dozens of regions and districts. Some of them, in fact, are unknown to many and are located in very central parts of the city. And you may have been to Vironas (from lord Byron's name) many times, but do you know what Nea Elvetia (meaning New Switzerland) is? Probably not... Here are, then, five districts of Athens that few know exist... Anakasa Anakasa is a district located west of New Philadelphia and further north of Agioi ...

Battles, plans, generals and events that have been left in history. These make up part of the history of Ancient Greece. Some battles stand out and always have a greater interest. Like the Battle of Marathon. It is one of the most important events in the world history. There are still details we probably don't know as they came to light later. Like, for example, who is the swamp that saved Athens from the Persians? The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC between the Greeks and the Persians. ...

Athens and Attica in general is full of history. In every one of its corners something more or less known has taken place. It is of no coincidence that many neighborhoods have been named after something characteristic that happened there, or by the name of a man or even by an attraction located in the area. This is also the case with a very well-known area in Attica which took its name from the monastery located there. We are speaking about the Kaisariani district. The monastery in Kaisariani distrtict and ...

We all have a very specific perception of the Acropolisand the Parthenon as to how they look for a long time However over the centuries it has undergone various changes that many of us do not know. For example, did you know that once in the Acropolis, there was a giant Tower 26 meters high, next to the Parthenon? A Tower Unknown but with history In rare photographic material that exists, we can see that among the ancient buildings there is a tall square tower, which was located opposite the ...