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strolling also the way of life. Make your way from Monastiraki
fat dionisiou Square to the Varvakios market along Athinas
areopagitou str. street. You will pass shops selling items you can no
περπατωντασ longer find in the western world. Spare parts, tools,
στη διονυσιου everything from pins and screws to agricultural
αρεοπαγιτου. machinery, next to flower and vegetable nurseries,
right in the heart of the city. A little further along, the
walking tour meat and fish markets are among the last of their
kind in Europe. As difficult as Athens may be for
En pied photographers on account of the light, it is extremely
friendly to storytellers. In corners where centuries
My relationship with Athens is best described by the of history come together, new very human stories
means I use to get around. Namely, my feet. | Η σχέση are constantly surfacing. So, the best way to get to
μου με την Αθήνα περιγράφεται τέλεια από το μέσο που know Athens well is by walking it. Its secrets are
χρησιμοποιώ για να μετακινούμαι σε αυτήν. Ποδαράτη. concealed in squares, on sidewalks, at the corners of
narrow streets in the centre, in the Varvakios market,
A lthough the heat and lack of Vivian Efthymiopoulou at the kiosks and stalls selling bread rings and nuts, Polydefkis Stathopoulos
shade can sometimes make communication and at the souvlaki stands. At the small tables of the
it difficult, I believe you can specialist and news coffee shops and bars, all outside of course, on the
only feel the heart and soul curator @ factnews.gr pavement and in the street. All these things great and
of this city on foot. Its history, small, ancient and new, this is my Athens.
from prehistoric times to the Παρόλο που το ζεστό της κλίμα και η διάχυτη
present, can be seen from many perspectives. ηλιοφάνεια το κάνει δύσκολο κάτι φορές. Η ιστορία
The Parthenon temple on the Sacred Rock of the της, από τα προϊστορικά χρόνια μέχρι σήμερα, είναι
Acropolis may be the highest building in the centre ορατή από πολλές γωνίες. Έτσι, καθώς ο λόφος της
(in Athens it is forbidden to build anything higher than Ακρόπολης με τον Παρθενώνα παραμένει το ψηλότερο
the Parthenon!), but one’s gaze is also drawn by the κτίριο του Κέντρου (στην Αθήνα απαγορεύονται κτίρια
modern, always busy coffee shops, the 19th century ψηλότερα από τον Παρθενώνα!), το βλέμμα περιηγείται
edifices, Byzantine churches, buildings erected by από τα σύγχρονα και πάντα γεμάτα καφέ στα κτίρια του
the Ottoman Turks, the Roman Agora and finally, high 19ου αιώνα, τις βυζαντινές εκκλησίες του Μεσαίωνα,
above, that marvel of classical antiquity that seems τα κτίρια της Οθωμανικής Αυτοκρατορίας, την Αγορά
to touch the characteristic blue Attica sky. In how των Ρωμαίων και, τέλος, ψηλά, η Κλασική Αρχαιότητα,
many other cities of Europe can you be sitting on a λίγο πριν από τον ουρανό, με το χαρακτηριστικό
bench enjoying an ice cream, let’s say in Monastiraki γαλάζιο χρώμα.
Square, surrounded by centuries of history, as far
back as 5000 BC? And it’s not just the buildings; it’s
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strolling also the way of life. Make your way from Monastiraki
fat dionisiou Square to the Varvakios market along Athinas
areopagitou str. street. You will pass shops selling items you can no
περπατωντασ longer find in the western world. Spare parts, tools,
στη διονυσιου everything from pins and screws to agricultural
αρεοπαγιτου. machinery, next to flower and vegetable nurseries,
right in the heart of the city. A little further along, the
walking tour meat and fish markets are among the last of their
kind in Europe. As difficult as Athens may be for
En pied photographers on account of the light, it is extremely
friendly to storytellers. In corners where centuries
My relationship with Athens is best described by the of history come together, new very human stories
means I use to get around. Namely, my feet. | Η σχέση are constantly surfacing. So, the best way to get to
μου με την Αθήνα περιγράφεται τέλεια από το μέσο που know Athens well is by walking it. Its secrets are
χρησιμοποιώ για να μετακινούμαι σε αυτήν. Ποδαράτη. concealed in squares, on sidewalks, at the corners of
narrow streets in the centre, in the Varvakios market,
A lthough the heat and lack of Vivian Efthymiopoulou at the kiosks and stalls selling bread rings and nuts, Polydefkis Stathopoulos
shade can sometimes make communication and at the souvlaki stands. At the small tables of the
it difficult, I believe you can specialist and news coffee shops and bars, all outside of course, on the
only feel the heart and soul curator @ factnews.gr pavement and in the street. All these things great and
of this city on foot. Its history, small, ancient and new, this is my Athens.
from prehistoric times to the Παρόλο που το ζεστό της κλίμα και η διάχυτη
present, can be seen from many perspectives. ηλιοφάνεια το κάνει δύσκολο κάτι φορές. Η ιστορία
The Parthenon temple on the Sacred Rock of the της, από τα προϊστορικά χρόνια μέχρι σήμερα, είναι
Acropolis may be the highest building in the centre ορατή από πολλές γωνίες. Έτσι, καθώς ο λόφος της
(in Athens it is forbidden to build anything higher than Ακρόπολης με τον Παρθενώνα παραμένει το ψηλότερο
the Parthenon!), but one’s gaze is also drawn by the κτίριο του Κέντρου (στην Αθήνα απαγορεύονται κτίρια
modern, always busy coffee shops, the 19th century ψηλότερα από τον Παρθενώνα!), το βλέμμα περιηγείται
edifices, Byzantine churches, buildings erected by από τα σύγχρονα και πάντα γεμάτα καφέ στα κτίρια του
the Ottoman Turks, the Roman Agora and finally, high 19ου αιώνα, τις βυζαντινές εκκλησίες του Μεσαίωνα,
above, that marvel of classical antiquity that seems τα κτίρια της Οθωμανικής Αυτοκρατορίας, την Αγορά
to touch the characteristic blue Attica sky. In how των Ρωμαίων και, τέλος, ψηλά, η Κλασική Αρχαιότητα,
many other cities of Europe can you be sitting on a λίγο πριν από τον ουρανό, με το χαρακτηριστικό
bench enjoying an ice cream, let’s say in Monastiraki γαλάζιο χρώμα.
Square, surrounded by centuries of history, as far
back as 5000 BC? And it’s not just the buildings; it’s
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