Athens fills with Christmas Villages
From December 23rd to January 6th, 2024, ten Christmas Villages will operate in the same number of neighborhoods, with wooden houses and Santa Claus, with games and various interactive events, constructions, treats, face-painting and many surprises, while Christmas heroes, stilt walkers, animators, puppets, jugglers will participate in the children's joy.
The Municipality of Athens, through the Organization of Culture, Sports and Youth (OPANDA), creates the spaces that will operate daily in the squares of Messolonghi (Pagrati), Heldreich (Neos Kosmos), Jacqueline de Romigi (Thisio), Agia Ekaterini (Kato Petralona), Athanasiou Diakou (Thymarakia), Nathanael (St. Eleftherios), Agios Andreas (Labrini), Agios Panteleimon, Agios Dimitrios (Panormou, Ampelokipoi) and Penelope Delta (Greno-Russian).
"Children's smiles are the driving force behind everything we do. And this Christmas, the neighborhoods of Athens will be filled with games, artistic activities and performances, spreading joy to young and old. The Christmas Villages are set up in the city squares to bring us closer to the magical atmosphere of the holidays," said Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis.
