The municipality of Alimos, located in southern Athens, was originally founded in 1968 from 2 settlements. The coastal district "Kalamaki" is especially popular in the summer months and offers a variety of gastronomy, fabulous hotels, and beaches. According to the 2011 census, the municipality of Alimos has 41,720 inhabitants and an area of 5,909 km2.
In Alimos you can feel a special flair. Here you can still partly feel the big city of Athens, but this mixes with a southern calmness, which makes the southern suburbs so special. How could it be otherwise, as the beac... more
The promenade of Alimos is lively and invites you to relax, eat, and drink. The area around the marina of Alimos is full of restaurants offering a variety of cuisines from seafood and Mediterranean cuisine to burgers. more
The metropolitan area of Athens has over 3 million inhabitants, but in terms of local politics, it is not a single city but consists of over 40 independently operating municipalities with their mayors. And yet, they all... more
Marousi (officially named "Amarousion") is located north of Athens and covers an area of 13 km². The population is 72,333 inhabitants according to the 2011 census, and the industr... more
The municipality of Piraeus has 449,070 inhabitants (2011 census) and an area of 10.865 km². The city is considered to be one of the most important industrial centers in Greece, a... more
Halandri is a northern suburb of Athens with 74,192 inhabitants and covering an area of 10,805 km². The municipality is characterized by an excellent road network with extensive s... more
The Municipality of Vari - Voula - Vouliagmeni was created during the local government reform in 2011 when the 3 former municipalities were united and since then formed 1 cohesive... more
Paleo Faliro is a district with 4 km of coastline as a southern suburb of Athens. The area of the municipality is 4.6 km² and according to the 2001 census it has 64,759 inhabitant... more
Nea Smyrni is a densely populated southern suburb of Athens with a population of 73,076 inhabitants and an area of 3.5 km². The settlement was founded in 1920 by Greek refugees fr... more
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Choose your packageOne of the oldest taverns of Athens, is the historical Diporto. You will feel like entering the kitchen of your grandmother... you inhale smoke, and smell wine. Taste everything, small dishes full of small meat bites and cheeses, drink some divine more
Mr Vinylios offers a big variety of over 40,000 pieces. Specializes in jazz, rock, r'n'b and Greek, Mr. Vinylios is considered one of Europe's best jazz record stores. There are customers from every corner of the world. All sorts of vinyl, old music more
The Museum of Greek Folkart was founded in 1918 by the poet, Georgios Drosinis In 1923, it was renamed the "National Museum of Decorative Arts". It was given its current name in 1959 and its exhibits project the Hellenic traditional culture. more
The Greek Chamber of Shipping in Piraeus was founded in 1936 and acts as an official advisor to the Hellenic government. It also conducts studies on shipping-related matters and promotes the future-oriented technical development of the industry. The more
The suburb is located 14 km south of Athens, directly by the sea. In ancient times the area of Glyfada was called "Aixoni" and was one of the municipalities of Athens. The name is relatively recent and comes from the wells in the area whose water more
The Sanctuary of Apollo, a monument from the 6th Century B.C., is placed in a very short distance from the harbor of Aegina and it has taken its name after a standing Doric type column. In the ancient city, Mount Kolonas is a religious center on more
