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Green Spaces
The Ethnikós Kipos (National Gardens) are a welcome green haven in the centre of the city. The gardens have peacocks and a small botanical museum. Another calm spot is the Kerameikós Cemetery, named after the patron saint of potters and ceramics and dating from the 12th century BC. Tombstones range from the grand to the poignantly simple. There is also a small museum on site, which houses the originals of some of the more valuable tombstones that have been replaced with replicas in the actual cemetery.
Ethnikós Kipos
Amalias, Syntagma
Tel: 210 721 1178.
Kerameikós Cemetery and Museum
Ermou 148, Kerameikós
Tel: 210 346 3552.
Mikrí Mitrópoli (Little Mitrópolis)
Although Megáli Mitrópoli (Great Mitrópolis), which serves as Athens' cathedral, dominates the square of the same name, visitors may well prefer Mikrí Mitrópoli (Little Mitrópolis), an exquisite 12th-century church with a mystical atmosphere and charming name - Panaghía Gorgoepiíkoös (the Madonna who swiftly hears).
Mitropoleos Square, Pláka
Tel: 210 322 1308.
The Ethnikós Kipos (National Gardens) are a welcome green haven in the centre of the city. The gardens have peacocks and a small botanical museum. Another calm spot is the Kerameikós Cemetery, named after the patron saint of potters and ceramics and dating from the 12th century BC. Tombstones range from the grand to the poignantly simple. There is also a small museum on site, which houses the originals of some of the more valuable tombstones that have been replaced with replicas in the actual cemetery.
Ethnikós Kipos
Amalias, Syntagma
Tel: 210 721 1178.
Kerameikós Cemetery and Museum
Ermou 148, Kerameikós
Tel: 210 346 3552.
Mikrí Mitrópoli (Little Mitrópolis)
Although Megáli Mitrópoli (Great Mitrópolis), which serves as Athens' cathedral, dominates the square of the same name, visitors may well prefer Mikrí Mitrópoli (Little Mitrópolis), an exquisite 12th-century church with a mystical atmosphere and charming name - Panaghía Gorgoepiíkoös (the Madonna who swiftly hears).
Mitropoleos Square, Pláka
Tel: 210 322 1308.
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