Athens, the capital of Greece, is the most beautiful city in the world, especially when covered by a white veil of snow. Something extremely rare for this city that happens every 10 to 15 years.
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The #monuments of Athens, the streets and the sidewalks now look even more beautiful, while the colorful houses in the #oldtown glow in the off-white setting.
The #neighborhood of the #Acropolis with the New #Archaeological #Museum of the Acropolis and the Street dedicated to Dionysius the Areopagite, the first Athenian to be baptized a #Christian. The Roman #Theater of #Herodes Atticus, an impressive venue that hosts the Athens festival every year. The Acropolis bathed in snow with the ancient temple of #Parthenon standing out.
Opposite the hill of #Philopappos, where many people despite the heavy snowfall continue to enjoy the special weather conditions that hit the city. #Runners, cyclists, people with mountaineering accessories, young people snowboarding, walkers with their beautiful dogs.
Around every stone and every hill countless ancient stories and myths are hidden. The prison of the #Philosopher #Socrates, The #Hill of the #Muses, #Pnyx, the #Areopagus… We continue on the street dedicated to the #Apostle #Paul who preached the word of God to the Athenians and then Thiseio, a beautiful neighborhood of Athens with Neo Classical buildings. Next to it is the street dedicated to the Roman Emperor Hadrian who loved the city deeply and did many public works. The Ancient #Agora of Athens, the gallery of Attalos and the famous #Monastiraki, while the colored houses of #Plaka at the foot of the Acropolis have already begun to appear
The impressive walk continues to Hadrian's Gate in the ancient city walls. Nearby the temple dedicated to Olympian Zeus. Queen Olga Street and the Zappeion Palace, built in the royal gardens. We reach the hill of Ardittos and the natural cavity where the #Panathenaic #stadium was built or Kallimarmaro that hosted the first modern #Olympic #Games.
Nearby are the Presidential Palace and the Maximos Palace, buildings that host the President of the Hellenic Republic and the Prime Minister respectively. We head to the stylish and rich neighborhood of Kolonaki and Queen Sofia Avenue, with beautiful buildings that house government services and Diplomatic Delegations of foreign countries. In Syntagma Square is the palace of the first King of modern Greece, the Bavarian Otto, while today it houses the Greek parliament.
The snow beautifies even more this sunny ancient city of the Mediterranean. Its inhabitants may not be accustomed to the extreme weather conditions
Do not miss the opportunity to visit Athens and experience the joys, emotions and magic that it offers!
ATHENS, Greece - Heavy snowfall blanketed the Acropolis and other ancient monuments in Athens, caused power cuts in the Greek capital on Tuesday as the weather brought many services across the country to a standstill.
The snow, an unusual sight in the Greek capital of more than 3 million residents, also stopped most public transport services. Hundreds of toppled trees downed power cables, causing blackouts in several suburbs, while one area on the city’s northern fringes was declared in a state of emergency for the next month. Some of the affected suburbs were also left without water.
Snow is common in Greece’s mountains and in the north of the country, but much rarer in the capital.
The snow arrived as Athens and several other parts of Greece remain in lockdown to curb coronavirus infections. Schools and most stores are closed, and residents must stay indoors during a nightly curfew.
Some children skipped online classes Tuesday to play in the snow. Adults also went out to play, with some digging out skis to use on the capital’s hilly slopes. One man skied along Pnyx hill in central Athens, near the Acropolis.
Norwegian Ambassador Frode Overland Andersen tweeted a video of himself skiing down a hill in the suburb of Filothei with his teenage daughter.
“Challenge accepted,” he wrote, after a friend in Oslo challenged him to prove it really was possible to ski in Athens.
“It was the best day at my home office during the lockdown so far,” the ambassador said.
Outside the parliament building, orange snowplows cleared streets of ice and snow, while presidential guards, dressed in traditional pleated kilts and pompom-tipped shoes, were given heavy woolen overcoats.
16 фев 2021
