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September 10th, 2020 Athens, 186 years after its official proclamation as the capital of Greece  and the establishment, in the same year, of the Municipality of Athens (1834), acquires, an autonomous center for the study and promotion of its material and intangible treasures. A treasury of memory worthy of its history. This is the "Educational Foundation of the Municipality of Athens", created by decision of the Municipal Council and initiative of the Deputy Mayor Eleftherios Skiadas and has as its main mission the identification, rescue, study, promotion, and promotion of ...

Attica has experienced many changes and historical events over the years, some of which are of particular interest. This is also the case with the famous "Minotaur" of Metaxourgio. You may hear it for the first time, but it was a serious problem for Athens in the past few years. It was the "Minotaur" from which the whole of Athens wanted to rid, especially the area of Metaxourgio. The "Minotaur" of Metaxourgio which was a problem for Athens So what was the Minotaur? It was the marsh of the Prophet ...

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 ...