3.7 A presentation of the two Athenian areas : Thissio and Faliro Palaio (also known as Faleo Paliro)
Faliro Palaio (2)
Paleo Faliro is an edema located in the periphery of Attica in Greece , 6 km to the southwest of the city center of Athens. The Municipality of Paleo Faliro is known to have the closest beach of Piraeus. Paleo Faliro is almost completely urbanized.
The beach area was redeveloped for the 2004 Summer Olympics , and now has a waterfront, several sports facilities , a marina and park of Maritime Tradition Museum where ships are exhibited. Its name comes from the bay and ancient Phalere edema, Phalere is the first harbor of Greece ( 5th century before Jesus-Christ ) . Over the past 34 years, the population has been increasing :
Année |
Population |
---|---|
1981 |
53273 |
1991 |
61371 |
2001 |
64759 |
2011 |
64021 |
The important monuments:
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Cultural center of Palaio Faliro
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Marina of Flisvos
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Church Panagitsa
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Park of maritime tradition
Cinema Village Complexes
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Kimatothrafstis (brise-lames)
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Faliro Sport Pavillon Arena, build for the summer olympic games of 2004
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War cementary of Phalère
Two areas in Athens
Thissio
http://www.carnets-voyage.com/grece-athenes-carte-plaka-akropoli.html
Thissiois a small village located south west of Monastiraki .
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It is close to the center of Athens, famous for its cafes and trendy bars, hotels.
http://www.athensguide.com/thission/index.html
http://www.greeka.com/blog/greece/athens-greece/top-6-roof-garden-bars-in-athens
Most Athenians love this area because of its proximity and traditional Plaka Athens.
http://www.panorama-greece.com/athens-plaka/
Each part of Thissio you promised to enjoy a breathtaking view of the Acropolis.
Off pedestrian you will often see people who have a long night march , in the midst of lush nature.
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/90352024
There is also an outdoor cinema in the area of Thissio , ideal for summer nights.
Thissio displays a unique layout with numerous neoclassical buildings that dominate the area and it is now one of the liveliest districts Athens.
Thissio can be easily accessed by subway.
http://city-of-athens.com/athens-thissio-thiseio/athens-metro-station/246.html
Paleo Faliro
is a seaside neighborhood almost completely urbanized .
It is located just south of Athens in the periphery of Attica , Greece.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale%C3%B3_F%C3%A1liro
The advantages of this district are its location ( close to Athens and only a few steps from the sea) and part of good life ( residential quatier and many shops ) .
http://www.athenesaccueil.com/?page=27
But however Paleo Faliro has inconvégniants (not enough green areas outside the coastal walk , too tall buildings , the French- Hellenic school is far away,
distances 50mn airport City center (Syntagma ) 20-25 min Business center of Piraeus / port 30 minutes by car Lycée Franco - Hellenic LFH 45 minutes by car
http://lfh.edu.gr/echo-d-eugene
Sea and beaches : Paleo Faliro is the first beach south of Athens
http://www.vacanceo.com/albums_photos/voir-photo_386301.php
The district is a ready market that takes place in the morning from 7:30 to 14:30. They has supermarkets everywhere like for example AB , Carrefour, Marinopoulos , Spar and Veropoulos Sklavenitis are open Monday to Friday from 8 am to 21h and also on Saturday from 20h 8 ha .
In the district faliro palaio , one can see cultural and sports facilities such as theater , summer theater and a planetarium.
They have school facilities because they have private and public schools, a French nursery school which is a member of the network of the Franco- Hellenic llycée which lies in Alimos . We see children many Greek or English private gardens. You can see French presence in the area as there were 24 member families on the date of March 2013. Now about public transport. There are buses and trams you can see many lines on the main avenues, to Athens, Glyfada and Piréeou etc ...
http://www.athenesaccueil.com/?page=27
Now let us an idea of travel times . Faleiro of Palaio for getting to the airport it takes 50 minutes by car 20-25 minutes to the downtown Syntagma Paleo Faliro is known to have the closest beach Piraeus ( sea). Faliro palaio American cemetery has a port ansi a high school , a lot of shops, it is possible to travel from there thanks to travel sites.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale%C3%B3_F%C3%A1liro