Greece allowed cafes and restaurants to reopen on Monday 25th, 2020 after the coronavirus restrictions. For the forthcoming summer season, here are some hidden gems, bars and coffee places in Athens, with beautiful yards and cozy gardens
The national flag of Greece consists of a white cross on a blue background in the upper left corner, with nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. The cross represents the Eastern Orthodox Christianity of the Greeks.
It is traditionally believed that the nine stripes represent the nine syllables of the phrase ‘Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος’ (‘Eleftheria I Thanatos’), meaning (Freedom or Death). But some believe that are meant to symbolise the nine letters of the Greek word ‘freedom’ (ελευθερία or eleftheria).
The colours White and Blue, symbolise the colours of the Greek sky and the sea.
The Greek flag dates back to 1822, just after Greece declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821.
This is one of my favourite places in Athens. If you stroll around Athens city centre I highly recommend to step into this bistro, which combines 50s vintage style and premium Greek cuisine. The food is absolutely delicious made of high quality local ingredients. The staff is also extremely friendly.
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Photo source La Maison du Grec
We are really very excited when our readers send us pictures of “secret” Greece. Recently Giorgos Zouvelos visited the Park of Souls in Parnitha and he shared a couple of pictures of this breathtaking park with us. In this “spooky” park visitors
If you want to read information about the abandoned building and the surrounding park you check this article of The Secret Greece.
There are amazing photographs of this place online and we present some of the below.
Apart from the very popular Acropolis Museum, National Archaeological Museum, the Museum of Cycladic Art, the Benaki Museum, the Byzantine and Christian Museum which are in the list of the most amazing museums in the world, we are sure you are going to find the following suggestions really interesting whether you visit them on a rainy or hot day in Athens.
