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Center of Athens - Mt Hymettus MTB trail (Κέντρο Αθήνας - Υμηττός διαδρομή ΜΤΒ) Beautiful, fast and usual route, which starts from the center of Athens. The course is directed east to the well-known district of Kolonaki, at the foot of Lycabettus Hill and following Ethnikis Antistaseos Street, crosses Kesariani area and reaches the western foot of Mount Ymittos. Then, the trail is directed through the aesthetic forest of Kesariani to the southwest, returns northeast and passes through...

From Omonia Square to Acropolis (Από την Πλατεία Ομόνοιας στην Ακρόπολη) A beautiful walk in the centre of Athens, following two of the most central streets of the capital. From Omonia Square the route goes up Stadiou Street to Syntagma Square. From there it enters the commercial pedestrian street of Ermou Street to the small historic chapel of Kapnikarea. From there it turns and heads towards the Acropolis Rock through the traditional district of Plaka. The course reaches the pedestrian...

Syntagma Square - Acropolis - National Park - Greek Parliement (Πλατεία Συντάγματος - Ακρόπολη - Εθνικός Κήπος - Βουλή των Ελλήνων) The starting point of the course is at Syntagma Square near the Acropolis and then goes through the Agora where Socrates, Plato and Aristotle taught. Then up to top of Areopagus Hill where St. Paul spoke to the Athenians in Acts 17. Then the route climbs around to the Acropolis and up to the top, to the Parthenon. After that, it goes to the parliament building...

Street Art Athens During the last two decades, the centre of Athens was a laboratory of expression, artistic and political. This was expressed, among other things, through the creation of graffiti on the walls of neoclassical houses and especially of the many abandoned old houses, which were abundant in the area. This walk is a trip to help develop research skills on topics ranging from gentrification, street art to refugee politics. In this walk, the politics and poetics of street art in...