Thursday 4 February 2016

Another pleasant walk around Athens



We started from Makriyanni, by the columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus and walked all the way up Dionysious Aeropagitou pedestrianised road




 
This is one of the few remaining Art Nouveau buildings in Athens. It's gorgeous. It's next to the Acropolis Museum and when the museum was built the authorities wanted to demolish the house as they felt it blocked the view from the museum restaurant. There was public outcry against this short-sighted decision and fortunately, the building survived.
 
 

 
The two mosaics on either side of the top balcony are gorgeous
 
 


 
as are the two relief sculptures on either side of the front door
 

 


the one on the left




and the one on the right.




This modernist building is one of my favourites




 
and I particularly like the steps that lead to the imposing front door.
 
 
 

 

 
Dionysou Aeropagitou is one of the most prestigious streets in the city, as all the houses face the Acropolis and Irodou Attikou, the Roman amphitheatre
 
 
 

 
you can see both in this photograph.
 
 


 
It's a very pleasant walk, circling around the Acropolis
 

 

 
yesterday was a gorgeous day, perfect for a spot of sunbathing.
 
 


 
The symmetry of this neo-classical house is wonderful
 
 

 

Dionyssou Aeropagitou leads to Apostolou Paulou - another neo-classical building here that has survived the developers.





At this stage we made a detour through this lovely little park





to Eptachalkou Street to visit the Berniers Eliades gallery




the exhibition I wanted to see had unfortunately ended. The movers were in the process of bringing in the next exhibition




We admired this neo-classical building






asked a passer-by about this little church perched on the rock and found out that it opens for only two days a year


 


We got a good view of the Acropolis when we retraced our steps and joined Apostolou Pavlou again




 
turned right and had lunch at Kuzina where we were joined by my sister and brother-in-law
 
 
 


After lunch we walked along Adrianou Street towards Kerameikos
 



 
walked over the bridge
 
 
 

 
Lykabettous Hill looked golden in the afternoon sun
 

 


zooming in



 
while behind us the chimneys in Gazi seemed to reach up to the sky.
 
 

 

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