Thursday, 25 April 2024

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The often ill reputed square of Exarchia, just ten minutes away from the center, has become, today, a lovely place for many surrounding university students to congregate as well as alumni and those who like its rock-chic edge. ...more
Exarchia Square, Exarcheia, Athens, Attica, Greece
This Byzantine church was built in the 11th Century A.D. by the grandson of Emperor Michael I Rangabe, Paul Xiropotamino. It has embodied in its walls marble pillars and parts of ancient edifice. ...more
Prytaneiou & Epicharmou, Plaka, Athens, Attica, Greece 10558
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 loubarda (big canon) at the Acropolis Propylaia because he was planning ...more
Dionysiou Areopagitou & Apostolou Pavlou, Acropolis, Athens, Attica, Greece
The Mitropoleos Square is 350 meters from Syntagma Square on the street named after it. That is, naturally, where the impressive Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens is found – as well as the demure Agios Eleftherios church (Panagia Gorgoepikoos). ...more
Mitropoleos Square, Plaka, Athens, Attica, Greece 10556
Alexandras Square has some lovely, rustic fish taverns with canopied tables directly overlooking the water. Upon taking a slanted right turn to the beautiful Square with a view of the Saronic high above the beach, one will be confronted with a ...more
Pl. Alexandras, Piraeus (Center / Port), Piraeus, Attica, Greece 18534
Kanari Square in Piraeus is littered with cafes that mainly cater to the youth of the area. These venues offer affordable beverages and the opportunity to enjoy the favored Greek pastime of playing "tavli" (a.k.a. "Backgammon"). ...more
Pl. Kanari, Piraeus (Center / Port), Piraeus, Attica, Greece 18534
Mavilis Square is a popular meeting spot. It has been around for decades, attracting many young people from far and near to the few funky bars that offer drinks in hand to take out to the square and its fountain. ...more
Mavili Square, Platia Mavili, Athens, Attica, Greece 11521
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The Monastery of Kaisariani is surrounded by a tall fence with two gates, one on the east and one on the west side. The monastery was built in the 11th Century and was dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin Mary. ...more
Monastery of Kaisariani, Vyronas, Attica, Greece 16121
The church "Metamorfosi tou Sotiros" (The Transfiguration of the Savior) is located in Plaka. A church of the 11th - 12th Century A.D., in registered cruciform style with a characteristically high dome, it was built with the brick-enclosed system ...more
Theorias 6, Plaka, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
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 rebuilt with bricks at the same point. ...more
Nik. Plastira 2, Aigaleo, Attica, Greece 12242
Agia Irinis Square, named after the neighborhood church, has become one of the most popular in the Center. The square used to be home to the flower market of Athens but all except one or two have disappeared as have many of the other shops on the square and surrounding streets. ...more
Agia Irinis Square, Monastiraki, Athens, Attica, Greece
The Ministry of Education and Religion was founded in 2013 by the Samaras government. The Ministry is responsible for all educational missions (schools and universities) and, in collaboration with the Greek Orthodox Church, for the free religious ...more
Andrea Papandreou 37, Marousi, Attica, Greece 15122