{"id":9969,"date":"2019-05-01T09:35:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T07:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/athens\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T09:32:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T07:32:18","slug":"athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/athens\/","title":{"rendered":"ATHENS"},"content":{"rendered":" \n

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The substantial five-day respite that awaits us this year, since the Easter holidays are adjacent to those of May Day, give an opportunity not only to residents of Athens to rest and make excursions to the countryside, but also to residents of the countryside to spend mini holidays in Athens. What can they do for so many days in Athens? A lot. Visit the main museums, see the Acropolis, illuminated panoramically at night, relax on terraces and gardens with special views, listening to selected music and enjoying coffee, drinks, light meals or full meals.<\/p> \n \n

Here’s an option:<\/p> \n \n

PICTURESQUE EPITAPHS IN ATHENS<\/strong><\/p> \n \n

SAINT DEMETRIUS OF LOMBARDYA small church built in a very beautiful, verdant and idyllic location on the hill of Filopappou. The Epitaph service is considered the most romantic in the city, as it combines the solemn atmosphere with the view of the illuminated rock of the Acropolis.\u2192 Dionysiou Areopagitou and ApostolosPavlou, Thiseio, Tel. 210-9219297<\/p> \n \n

SAINT CATHERINEChurch built very close to the monument of Lysicratus, in a very quiet area. The procession of the Epitaph takes place among the cobbled streets of Plaka, accompanied by a small choir that gives the feeling of old Athens.\u2192 10 H\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03c6\u03ce\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 Street, Plaka, Tel. 210-3228974<\/p> \n \n

SHAREI OF PANAGIO TAFOS (AGIOS ANARGYRI)A church that faithfully follows the form of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. It has a picturesque courtyard and the procession of the Epitaph takes place in the narrow streets of Plaka, in a magical and solemn atmosphere, which is a unique experience for the faithful. It is noteworthy that on Holy Saturday the Holy Light arrives first before continuing on to the Metropolis.\u2192 18 Erechtheos and Prytaneion, Plaka,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-3225810<\/p> \n \n

CAPONIKAREA (TEMPLE OF THEOTOKOS)A small Byzantine church located on the most commercial street of Athens. The procession of the Epitaph takes place in the historical centre of the city in an atmosphere of deep devotion.\u2192 Ermou, Athens,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-3224462<\/p> \n \n

SAINT GEORGIO KARITSISThe temple, famous for its elegance, is located behind Stadiou Street. It is considered one of the most popular and classic options for the Epitaph procession in the center of Athens.\u2192 1 Karitsi Square, Athens,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-3226634<\/p> \n \n

SIGHT IN THE FORESKIN<\/strong><\/p> \n \n

CENTRAL HOTEL\u2192 Apollonos 21, Plaka,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-3234350A FOR ATHENS\u2192 Miaouli 2-4, Monastiraki,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-3244244ELECTRA PALACE ATHENS\u2192 Admiral Nicodemus 18-20, Plaka,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 2103370000ELECTRA METROPOLIS ATHENS\u2192 15 Mitropoleos Street, Athens,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 2141006200A D ATHENS LUXURY ROOMS\u2192 Athanasios Diakou 4, Makrigianni,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 2110129765360 DEGREES HOTEL\u2192 Monastiraki Square,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-3240034ACROPOLIS AMI BOUTIQUE HOTEL\u2192 Heras 10, Athens, Tel. 210-9220810THE ZILLERS BOUTIQUE HOTEL\u2192 Mitropoleos54, Athens,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 2103222277ACROPOLIS SPIRIT BOUTIQUE HOTEL\u2192 Syngrou Avenue, Athens,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-9212100ROYAL OLYMPIC HOTEL\u2192 Athanasios Diakou 28, Makrigianni,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 2109288400THE ATHENS GATE HOTEL\u2192 10 Syngrou Avenue, Athens,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-9238302PLAKA HOTEL\u2192 Kapnikareas 7, Athens,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-3222706<\/p> \n \n

MUSEUMS OF ATHENS<\/strong><\/p> \n \n

MUSEUM OF ACROPOLISIt is considered one of the most important museums in the world, as it houses original artifacts of the Archaic and Classical periods, which have been found on the sacred rock of the Acropolis, covering an area ofa long period of time from Mycenaean to Roman and early Christian Athens.\u2192 Dionysiou Areopagitou 15. Makriyannis.\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-9000900<\/p> \n \n

BYZANTINE AND CHRISTIAN MUSEUMIt is one of the most historic museums in Greece and is housed in the villa where the Duchess of Plakentia used to live. It includes great collections of icons, frescoes, manuscripts and textiles,ceramics, sculptures and replicas dating from the 3rd century to the modern Greek era.\u2192 22 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 2132139517, 213-2139572<\/p> \n \n

WAR MUSEUMOutside the museum there are aircraft of the Greek Air Force and firearms from various eras. The interior houses a large collection of furniture from all over the world and from different eras. There are also rare weapons of the Greek Revolution of 1821.\u2192 Rizari 2 and Vasilissis Sofias,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-7252974, 210-7210006, 210-6553485<\/p> \n \n

FLOATING NAVAL MUSEUM OF THE BATTLESHIP GEORGE AVEROFFIt is one of the most important warships of Greece’s naval heritage. Although it is referred to as a battleship, it is in fact an armoured cruiser with a very important and historic action in theWorld War I, the Balkan Wars and World War II, until the liberation of Greece in 1944.\u2192 Flisvos Marina. \u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 2109888211<\/p> \n \n

MAYO OUR MAYO HAS BEEN INVOLVED<\/strong><\/p> \n \n

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS PARK (ANTONIS TRITSIS)\u2192 23 Spyrou Moustaki 23, Ilion,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-2323163NATIONAL GARDEN\u2192 Vasilissis Amalias Avenue 1,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-7211178, 210-2323163PHILIPPIPPOPUS PLUME (PLUMEMUSIC)\u2192 Opposite the Acropolis,\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 6944522592<\/p> \n \n

ORIENTAL – POLITICAL CUISINE<\/strong>PERA\u2192 57 Aeolou Street and Vyssis Street, Athens, Greece\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-3232008<\/p> \n \n

KINEZIKH KOYZYNA<\/strong>EAST PEARL CHINESE RESTAURANT\u2192 Apollonos 2 and Victory, Syntagma,Tel.210-3211218WABI SABI\u2192 Emmanouil Benaki 9, Athens.\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-3306562<\/p> \n \n

GREEK CUISINE<\/strong>ABISYNA\u2192 Abyssinia Square, Monastiraki\u03a4\u03b7\u03bb. 210-3217047<\/p> \n \n

MIRACLES<\/strong>Many in Athens, with most of them having a wide variety of foreign and Greek beers. In Syntagma, the ATHENS COOK BEER restaurant has 70 varieties of beer (Bottle-barrel)\u2192 Nikis 20, Tel. 2103210790<\/p> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Acropolis Energy+ The substantial five-day respite that awaits us this year, since the Easter holidays are adjacent to those of May Day, give an opportunity not only to residents of Athens to rest and make excursions to the countryside, but also to residents of the countryside to spend mini holidays in Athens….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5896,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thematikos-tourismos-en","category-proorismi-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9969"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9973,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9969\/revisions\/9973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}