Tag: REGION OF ATTICA

There are many well-known beaches in Attica. But few are so beloved that someone can go there fanatically. One of them is the so-called Erotospilia. It is a magical beach located just 36 km from the center of Athens. A little peninsula that offers you, great thrills. Erotospilia, the favorite beach of Athens in Attica This beautiful beach is one of the most favorite destinations of The Athenians and not unfairly. Erotospilia (love-making cave)  is located one-kilometer northwest of the holiday village of Porto Rafti and has umbrellas and sunbeds. ...

Attica! A place with many hidden treasures and secrets that all they do is wait for you to discover them. Hidden beaches and blue waters you will encounter exploring Attica. One of these secrets is a magical island of Attica that you can even go swimming and is located in the Kakia thalassa What makes it stand out are its natural sea pools. A real treasure for diving. This particular spot is a good hidden secret that if you look at it is most likely that you will become one ...

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 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 ...

If there is one thing that makes Attica stand out in the summer it is its hidden beaches that you can enjoy cool dives and relaxing moments. Some of them may be difficult to spot, but the sure thing is that they will excite you and become... Your hangout. One of these beaches is located in Sounio and is called Pasalimani. It's really a little diamond worth exploring. Pasalimani beach with clear waters Pasalimani beach is what we call the hidden beach of Attica. It is difficult to locate this ...

Attica is full of diamond beaches that if you discover them, you will hardly get away. One of them is a breath away from the center of Athens. She's small, hidden and unknown to a lot of people. The reason for the mikri Chamolia. The beach can be easily described as the most beautiful hidden beach of Attica. It's a real paradise and you can't imagine being so close to you! It is a small bay with crystal clear turquoise waters that are difficult to find in Attica or other ...

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 ...

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 ...

Attica hides many secrets and locations that many may not know. Places and attractions you may have been so close but not aware of. Among them is a cave that because it is not visited, many ignore it. It is located in the north of Vari and is called Nympholiptos Cave. The unknown cave is an hour away from Athens The Cave of Nympholiptos, also known as Panos Cave and Cave of Archedimou, is a cave on the southern slopes of Ymittos in Attica,in the north of Vari. is located ...

The long beaches in Attica are pretty much known to everyone. During the summer months they are filled with people and offer breaths of coolness to those who have not left the capital. But there are also some lesser-known ones that are small diamonds. One of them is located in the near by from Athens Lavrioand has an unusual name. It's called Chiu. Tsiu: A small paradise 45 minutes from Athens The small beach with the strange name Tsiu has really amazing, crystal clear waters and a relatively narrow strip ...

Penteli is one of the places in Attica that we can say that for many she hides various secrets and strange phenomena. Starting from the cave of Davelis to the inits that has been said many times that come out in various parts of Athens, Penteli is the place for those who love mysteries. Many mysteries around Penteli,and one of them has to do with a certain part of the road. The reference to Penteli that is like... downhill The reason for a strange climb, as they call it, in ...

Athens has different and more mysterious charm at night. A unique glow that starts from the Acropolis and spreads throughout the city. On the days when we stay home, many of us are nostalgic for the night walks in the capital of Greece. And not without a cause. A walk from the center to the southern or the northern suburbs, can make you feel calm even if you don't get out of the car. It will make you take another look at this bustling city. Understand why Palamas used to ...

Old Athenscertainly has many differences from the image that the capital of Greece has nowadays. And some places may have remained the same more or less (for example some neoclassical buildings) but there are also places that have become literally unrecognizable. Like, the city's main boulevards, for example. Can you think of Alexandras Avenue as a dirt road and chickens passing by it? And yet it looked like that before it was paved and changed name. Alexandras Avenue and its history Alexandras Avenue is a central artery that connects a ...

Hydra is the nearest favorite destination of the Athenians and not unfairly. It's one of those destinations that win you at first sight and once you set foot you can see why they call her "lady" of the Argosaronikos. A historical foundation of the Saronic This small diamond in the Saronic Gulf with an area of 50 square kilometers, and the right thing to do, if you are a lover of food, history, and architecture. An island with a very well preserved settlement, which has as its characteristic, mansions. Houses ...

Walking through the center of Athensyou can pass trhrough streets, monuments and historical corners of this city without paying much attention. So you may have passed by a small chapel that stands there, in Athens, over a century, many times and its construction story is very interesting. Its construction story is in fact, quite an interesting one. We are talking about Agia Kyriaki. The little chapel and its history It is located in one of the most central places of Athens, at 28 Athinas Street. The truth is that few ...

A characteristic of Athens as well as many other European cities is its large public squares that have many years of history. Public Squares that have witnessed various historical events and have become places of tears and revolutions. They have hosted mass gatherings and their names have been linked to great persons of its history. Athens has town-squares that are the center of the city-life that evolves around them until today. Let us go and see where some of the most famous acquired their names. Clafthmonos Square Or else, the ...

One cannot question the beauty of Athens. It may have changed a lot and and passed through various stages, over the centuries Athens, however retains its charm and its little secrets. There are definitely a lot of things you don't know about Athens. We present to you ten from them... Part of Alexandras Avenue is subject to the provincial road network. Not only is this central road of Athens that is under such a condition. There is an old decree, concerning roads that start from the center and are directed ...