Tag: Attica regions

"At the house at Kakosales' I don't call back" sang Giannis Miliokas in his famous song but which area of Attica he was referring to and what Was Kakosalesi used to be. Indeed it was not just a word for the needs of the song but it is an area that is still inhabited today. The reason for the avlona. The area of Attica Avlona and why it was called Kakosalesi The ancient Greek name of the area is avlon, which means passage. The name avlon is preserved in a ...

Over the centuries and the various historical events, it makes sense that many regions of Attica and Greece in general have changed their appearance, even their name. One of them is the famous Koukouvaounes I'm sure you've heard it several times, and you may remember it from Alices Vougiouklakis's famous line in the old Greek film "Alice in the Navy." But what area of Attica are the Koukouvaounes today? It's the Metamorphosis! Metamorphosis is today a settlement in the western region of the northern sector of Athens, at the foot ...