The Municipality of Agia Paraskevi is located in the northeastern part of Attica, at the foot of Mount Ymmitos. The area began to grow massively in the beginning of the 20th Century with the permanent settlement of resi... more
The prevalence of Christianity and the construction of the first Christian churches during the 5th Century A.D. greatly influenced the shaping of the city of Athens. more
Not only in the city center there are churches worth seeing. Also in the Athens suburbs are numerous old and partly also very young churches that could not be more impressive. more
The story of the Agios Konstantinos and Eleni Church in Glyfada dates from the distant past of the 1930s when the area was covered in pine trees, a small stone chapel and a large ... more
The Metropolitan Cathedral (or Mitropolis) is the largest and most important greek orthodox church in Athens. Seventy-two older churches were demolished for the construction of th... more
The church is dedicated to Saint Dimitrios and took the name "Loubardiaris" because around 1650, a thunder bolt hit the Turkish garrison commander, Yusuf Aga, who had installed a ... more
The original Church of the Holy Trinity (Triada) of Piraeus was founded in 1839 by the first Mayor of Piraeus, Kyriakos Serphiotis, on a plot of land belonging to Agios Spyridon. ... more
The first formation of the church "Estavromenos" of Aigaleo was constructed in 1934 and it was a rough building that looked like a parapet. The next year, a simple basilica was re... more
At the top of Lycabettus Hill is the Church of Agios Georgios (Saint George). It is a remarkable whitewashed chapel that dates back to around the 1800s. It is built on the same sp... more
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Choose your package"Sarayli" is a beautiful family business patisserie by Mr. Christos Lemontzoglou, which has been operating for several decades. It is one of the styles of patisseries that one can sit inside or on the patio to enjoy your sweet. more
Piraeus is the busiest port of Europe, since it serves almost 17,6 million passengers in 2013. Daily, tens of ships set sail from there for the Aegean islands and abroad. The portʼs installations serve the high volume traffic on regular basis, but more
The municipality of Aigaleo is located in the western sector of the Athens metropolitan area and has 69,946 inhabitants on an area of 6.45 km². About a quarter of the municipality is made up of industrial areas, which are crossed by some of the city more
The 62-acre family Vineyard of Belmpa mainly grows Malagouzia, Savvatiano, and Mandilaria in the vicinity of Spata (Santa Claus, Burgundians, Zagani, Lakeza, Petreza, and Skimthi) of Pikermiou (Katripi, Polychroni) and Rafina (Skoufeika). more
At the fashion house of Kefalis you will find a truly rich selection of quality handmade and made-to-order men's suits. Peruse their huge variety of ensembles in timeless style, classic elegance in many designs, fabrics, and textures. It is no more
