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The forgotten, invisible safe spaces under Athens
A network of thousands of underground spaces are scattered beneath Athens. Pedestrians hurry past them, not suspecting that the metal lid of a manhole they have just stepped on is one of the gates to a vast web of spaces, which for decades has been sealed in silence and oblivion.
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Athens: 5 Of The Best Thiseio Restaurants
The best eateries in Thiseio, Athens, from rooftop tables to backstreet gardens, serving inventive creations and traditional dishes.
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Greek capital’s oldest ‘new’ district
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City of Athens struggling to keep up with public works tearing up capital’s streets, sidewalks
The Athens Municipal Authority does not have the resources to keep up with more than 1,700 upgrades and repairs being carried out across its jurisdiction by public and private utility companies, which often leave a mess of broken streets and pavements behind, adding to residents' frustration with the noise, dust and lack of sidewalks and parking, according to a city official.
What Charis Doukas says of the unpaid appointment of Andreas C. Papandreou to the National Garden: Not me... the entire city council
The announcement of the Municipality of Athens after the news concerning the son of the former Prime Minister - "No one should be judged, on the basis of his name or origin"
Police nab street racers aged 62 and 29
Police charged two men, aged 62 and 29, with reckless driving on Friday for excessive speeding along the Athens-Sounio national road.
According to police, the two drivers were identified via their own social media uploads, on which they had posted videos documenting their racing in Attica's Agia Marina area, where they reached speeds of up to 178 kilometers per hour.
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H Hotels acquires Titania in central Athens
The historic Titania Hotel, near Omonia Square in central Athens, has just changed hands: H Hotels, of the Hatzilazarou family, has spent 74 million euros on acquiring the famous unit from London and Regional in the Greek group's first acquisition outside the island of Rhodes.
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Athens mayor vows monument in memory of victims of deadly rail crash
Athens Mayor Haris Doukas has pledged to erect a monument in memory of the victims of last year's railway disaster in Tempe, central Greece.
Inhabiting Byzantine Athens | Athens | March 5
Fotini Kondyli explores the lives and experiences of ordinary people in Byzantine Athens in her talk at the American School of Classical Studies (54 Soudias) on March 5. The "Inhabiting Byzantine Athens" project seeks to reconstruct the topography and spatial layout of the city, alongside the living conditions and activities of its inhabitants, spanning from the 9th to the 15th centuries AD.
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Western routes of Attiki Odos to close for maintenance
The western section of the Attiki Odos Attica beltway will be closed starting at 10 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. on Thursday, due to scheduled maintenance works.
Specifically, the routes affected will be the western part of the regional Ymittou Avenue heading to Vrilissia and Elefsina.