The space that now houses the ancient stadium was originally a natural ground cavity nestled between two elevations around river Ilissos, the hills of Agra and Ardittos. Lycurgus built the stadium during 330-329 B.C. for the Great Panathinaic Games.
The Athens Authentic Marathon 2024 returns to continue its historic journey, linking the ancient myth with modern sport. more
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The Olympic Games belong to the world's largest sporting event. Every 4 years they are hosted in different cities of the world and reach over a billion viewers. They are organized by the International Olympic Committee ... more
Baron Pierre de Coubertin dreamed of a revival of the Ancient Olympic Games. In 1839, he spoke with representatives of the biggest universities about the possibility of creating an international athletic council for the... more
The Classic Authentic Marathon of Athens takes place every year, usually during the month of November, in honor of the anonymous Athenian messenger, who in 490 B.C., ran the distance between Marathon to Athens to announ... more
For the sake of the Olympic Games of Athens in 2004, a number of stadiums, fields and other athletic facilities were either completed or improved through architectural interventions. more
The Peace and Friendship Stadium, commonly known by its acronym 'SEF', is a multi-purpose indoor arena. It is located in Piraeus, on the Faliro coastal zone. The stadium opened in... more
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium is a football stadium. It is located in Piraeus, on the Faliro coastal zone. The stadium was originally built as a velodrome for the First Olympic Gam... more
The "Stavros Mavrothalassitis" Stadium was named after the Mayor of the same name, who in the 1950's and 60's fought for the reformation of the Municipality. The stadium is locate... more
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium is the football stadium from Panathinaikos FC and multi-sport center in Ampelokipoi. It is located on Alexandras Avenue - on the north side of Lycabet... more
The Faliro Olympic Indoor Hall is located next to the Delta Falirou tram stop, 8 km south of Athens. It is nicknamed "The Little Peace And Friendship Stadium", due to its similari... more
Worldwide, the Acropolis is the symbol of Athens. Atop the Sacred Rock of Athens, during the Golden Age of Pericles, the Ancient Greeks decided to convey their culture – which was... more
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Choose your packageThe Pilates Studio Corpus Ray is a certified training facility in Greece - part of the Power Pilates Center based in New York City. The homogeneous standards and teaching tools of power pilates provide a basic program to trainees in order to fully more
The Alhambra Art Theater, located at 53 Stournari Street in Exarcheia, has been renovated by the architect Panos Petridis. Now, with a capacity of 425 seats, it serves all forms of art, such as theatrical and musical theater performances, children's performances, music and art nights and events. more
The Megaron Moussikis (or Athens Concert Hall) is created by the inspiration of the great Hellenic lyricist and founder of the “Friends of Music Association”, Alexandra Trianti, conception of a special modern cultural center. more
Classical and traditional yoga is taught here according to the Satyananda Yoga system. Occasionally they also take on and work with top professionals from related fields or mental health. All sessions begin with meditation, continue with yoga more
The Museum of Cycladic Art was established in 1986 and holds a large collection of Cycladic and Ancient Greek art owned by Nicholas and Aikaterini Goulandris. The exhibition at the Museum of Cycladic Art, and the temporary exhibitions organized more
Under the new modern hotel building (Electra Metropolis Hotel) is an old small church wedged between two columns. This is the church of ''Agia Dynami'' – the Holy Power of the Virgin. Do not pass it by, for it is an oasis of simplicity that has more
