Athens Walker

[...] This is the second post about Greece ’s Maritime Tradition Park (Mouseio Naftikis Paradosis) in the coast of Faliro , southwest of Athens . The first [...]

[...] ) of the Hellenic Motor Museum, Tuesdays: Yannis Pappas Studio, Mentis Textile Workshop, Maritime Tradition Park (except for Georgios Averof Battleship), Spiral Ramp (exterior) of the Hellenic Motor [...]

[...] dictated, and you may check out a small sample of its maritime history at the "maritime tradition park"; a small port at the coastal area of Paleo Faliro / Flisvos which hosts a number of [...]

[...] Leaving the museum ships of the Maritime Tradition Park behind us, I now take you to a photographic walk across the coastal area in the southern [...]

[...] the western suburbs of Athens is one of these places. The "Julia & Alexander N. Diomedes Botanic Garden" in the western suburb of Haidari is the product of a donation and long-term [...]

[...] . The decommissioned "Velos" destroyer ship; Maritime Tradition Park of Greece; Faliro Delta, SW of Athens. Detail from the "Velos" destroyer ship; Maritime Tradition Park of [...]

[...] The Benaki Museum is one of the most central and historic museums in Athens; the first private foundation of its [...]

[...] owners decided to donate the one remaining building and all its stock and equipment to the Benaki Museum and turn it into a center for the preservation of traditional textile techniques. In an ironic [...]

[...] Motor Museum, Municipal Gallery of the City of Athens (Dimotiki Pinakothiki), Thursdays: Benaki Museum (Central Building, Pireos St. Annexe, Benaki Museum of Islamic Art, Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika [...]

[...] Staying with the Athens city center motif in this post, with pictures from one of the main, narrow streets passing through the [...]

[...] outside the Athens fortifications, on modern-day Aiolou St. / City Hall Square in Athens city center, Greece If you are even more adventurous, and in tip-top shape, for some additional “ [...]

[...] Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The district of Gazi, about a mile west of Athens city center is nowadays one of the main entertainment / nightlife hubs of Athens. This was initially [...]

[...] Walking in Athens city center can be real fun, on a warm, sunny day. The city's "historic triangle" and its [...]

[...] Athens and not too far from the port of Piraeus. A mini-square / chess board on the coast of Paleo Faliro Things can get really... exciting here, during certain summer evenings! Even dogs are captured [...]

[...] some of them suffer from photographobia :) Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Flisvos Marina, Paleo Faliro [Greater Athens], Greece Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Flisvos Marina, Paleo Faliro [ [...]

[...] history at the "maritime tradition park"; a small port at the coastal area of Paleo Faliro / Flisvos which hosts a number of ships of historical significance. Chief among them is the & [...]

[...] : Yannis Pappas Studio, Mentis Textile Workshop, Maritime Tradition Park (except for Georgios Averof Battleship), Spiral Ramp (exterior) of the Hellenic Motor Museum, Municipal Gallery of the City of [...]

[...] hosts a number of ships of historical significance. Chief among them is the "Georgios Averof Battleship"; an armored cruiser built in 1911 which has played a pivotal role in [...]

[...] listed in each museum website in detail. So, here's my free list of freebies: Free days in Athens museums: Mondays: Spiral Ramp (exterior) of the Hellenic Motor Museum, Tuesdays: Yannis Pappas Studio, [...]

[...] page, even after your visit. For opening hours and more practical info check out my "Athens Museums" page. Why don't you follow me on twitter? [...]

[...] Petmeza St. and Falirou St. you’ll see excavations discovered during the building of the Athens Metro in 1996-98. A number of graves, both ancient (5th century BC) and Early Christian (5th [...]

[...] suggest you consider it. Flisvos' Marina, at the Paleo Faliro coastal suburb of Athens Flisvos Marina, Paleo Faliro [Greater Athens], Greece The first part, is the Flisvos Marina that is [...]