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First Cemetery of Athens
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The First Cemetery of Athens is the official cemetery of the City of Athens and the first to be built. It opened in 1837 and soon became a prestigious cemetery for Greeks and foreigners. The cemetery is located behind the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Panathinaiko Stadium in central Athens.
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Temple of Olympian Zeus
Athens 105 57, Greece
Panathenaic Stadium
Leof. Vasileos Konstantinou, Athina 116 35, Greece
Acropolis Museum
Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Athina 117 42, Greece
Zappeion Garden
Leof. Vasilissis Olgas 1, Athina 105 57, Greece
Athens National Garden
Athens 105 57, Greece
Temple of Apollo Delphinius
Athens 105 57, Greece
Arch of Hadrian
Leof. Vasilisis Amalias 50, Athina 105 58, Greece
Varnava Square
Pl. Varnava 8, Athina 116 35, Greece
Melina Mercouri Monument
Leof. Vasilisis Amalias 54, Athina 105 58, Greece
South Slope of the Acropolis of Athens
Dionysiou Areopagitou, Athina 105 58, Greece
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Joshua Tree Athens
Anapafseos 13, Athina 116 36, Greece
Olympion
Anapafseos 9, Athina 116 36, Greece
POPOLAROS
Anapafseos 18, Athina 116 36, Greece
Λοστρέ κουζίνα
Pitheou 32, Athina 117 43, Greece
The Trikyklo
Πυθέου 34-Θ.Γεωμετρου 1, Pitheou 34, Athina 117 43, Greece
Colibri Grill House
Anapafseos 9, Athina 116 36, Greece
Veganaki
Athanasiou Diakou 38 (38, Athina 117 43, Greece
AGLIO, OLIO & PEPERONCINO
Mark. Mousourou 63, Athina 116 36, Greece
Bruncho Athens
Anapafseos 18, Athina 116 36, Greece
Ψητοπωλείο ΠΑΥΛΗΣ
Pitheou 20, Athina 117 43, Greece
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LUX&EASY - Acropolis Suites
Trivonianou 8, Athina 116 36, Greece
MONASTIK Living in Athina
Karea 20, Athina 116 36, Greece
Royal Olympic Hotel
Athanasiou Diakou 28, Athina 117 43, Greece
Cabins Sleeping
Timoleontos 8, Athina 116 36, Greece
Athesense Suites
Leof. Vouliagmenis 36, Athina 117 43, Greece
Newel Acropolis
Leof. Vouliagmenis 3, Athina 116 36, Greece
B4B Athens Signature Hotel
Theofilopoulou 18, Kallirrois Avenue, Athina 117 43, Greece
The Athenaeum Luxury Hotel
Leof. Vouliagmenis 4, Athina 117 43, Greece
Aris Athens Suites
Diamantopoulou 8, Athina 117 43, Greece
12 Keys Athens Apartments
17, Vourvachi Street, Athina 117 43, Greece
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First Cemetery of Athens

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The First Cemetery of Athens is the official cemetery of the City of Athens and the first to be built. It opened in 1837 and soon became a prestigious cemetery for Greeks and foreigners. The cemetery is located behind the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Panathinaiko Stadium in central Athens.

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attractions: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Panathenaic Stadium, Acropolis Museum, Zappeion Garden, Athens National Garden, Temple of Apollo Delphinius, Arch of Hadrian, Varnava Square, Melina Mercouri Monument, South Slope of the Acropolis of Athens, restaurants: Joshua Tree Athens, Olympion, POPOLAROS, Λοστρέ κουζίνα, The Trikyklo, Colibri Grill House, Veganaki, AGLIO, OLIO & PEPERONCINO, Bruncho Athens, Ψητοπωλείο ΠΑΥΛΗΣ
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Temple of Olympian Zeus

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2y

Το 1896 έγινε το πρώτο γενικό τοπογραφικό σχέδιο του νεκροταφείου, θεωρημένο από τον δήμαρχο της Αθήνας Λάμπρο Καλλιφρονά με αφορμή τους πρώτους σύγχρονους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες, με την προοπτική να προσελκύσει ξένους επισκέπτες, καθώς οι διεθνείς τουριστικοί οδηγοί το αναφέρουν ήδη ως αξιοθέατο, με την παρατήρηση ότι "είναι όμορφα διευθετημένο και πλούσιο σε μαρμάρινα μνημεία, δυστυχώς όχι πάντα καλόγουστα"». Σίγουρα ο περιηγητής θα συναντήσει πολλά γνωστά ονόματα από τον χώρο των γραμμάτων, των τεχνών και της πολιτικής. Εδώ είναι θαμμένοι πολλοί αγωνιστές του '21, δηλαδή αυτοί που επέτρεψαν κατά κάποιον τρόπο τη δημιουργία αυτού του νεκροταφείου, αφού συνέβαλαν στην ίδρυση του σύγχρονου ελληνικού κράτους, αλλά και μορφές που σημάδεψαν τη νεότερη Ιστορία. Θα συναντήσει εικαστικούς, αρχιτέκτονες, ηθοποιούς, σκηνοθέτες, λογοτέχνες και συγγράφεις κάθε είδους.για το ρομαντικό-κλασικιστικό ύφος τους. Στην πλειονότητά τους είναι μνημεία στα οποία τον τόνο δίνουν στοιχεία της κλασικής αρχιτεκτονικής. Έχουμε και περιπτώσεις αντιγραφής γνωστών μνημείων της αρχαιότητας, όπως το χορηγικό μνημείο του Λυσικράτη, του γνωστού μας ως «φανάρι του Διογένη» στην Πλάκα. Υπάρχουν ωστόσο και άλλων ρυθμών μνημεία, αιγυπτιακού, γοτθικού ή βυζαντινού, καθώς και τάφοι με στοιχεία διαφόρων ρυθμών, κυρίως από το τελευταίο τέταρτο του 19ου αιώνα, όταν η αρχιτεκτονική διακρίνεται εν γένει από εκλεκτικιστικές τάσεις. Αντίθετα, η γλυπτική είναι σχεδόν στο σύνολό της κλασικιστική, με το βλέμμα στραμμένο στο αρχαιοελληνικό ιδεώδες, έστω μέσω ερμηνειών ευρωπαϊκής, τις περισσότερες φόρες, προέλευσης. Δεν είναι τυχαίο ότι οι πρώτοι μαρμαρογλύπτες που ήρθαν στην Αθήνα, τα αδέρφια Μαλακατέ από τα Υστέρνια της Τήνου, ονόμασαν το εργαστήριό τους «Ερμογλυφείον», γεγονός που σημαίνει ότι επιδίωκαν τη συσχέτιση με την αρχαιότητα. Λίγο αργότερα, οι Φυτάληδες έφτιαξαν σε πρόπλασμα τον τάφο του Μιχαήλ Τοσίτσα, το εξέθεσαν στο εργαστήριό τους και καλούσαν με ανακοινώσεις στον Τύπο το κοινό να το επισκεφτεί, 3-5 το απόγευμα, «κατά τους νεώτερους χρόνους προς τα αρχαία έθιμα αποβλέποντες και τους παλαιούς μας προγόνους μιμούμενοι».

Η αποκαλούμενη «στηληφιλία» που παρατηρείται, δε, είναι μοναδική περίπτωση στον κόσμο. Το πρόβλημα, φυσικά, είναι κατά πόσο γνώριζαν οι γλύπτες τις αρχαίες επιτύμβιες στήλες από πρώτο χέρι και σε τι ποσοστό ακολούθησαν τα ευρωπαϊκά πρότυπα. Σε γενικές γραμμές, πάντως, δεν μπόρεσαν να δώσουν προσωπικές, πρωτότυπες λύσεις, τη στιγμή που είχε παγιωθεί ήδη το κλασικιστικό στυλ από τα μέσα του 18ου αι. στη Δυτική Ευρώπη. Στο Πρώτο Νεκροταφείο υπάρχουν πάνω από 12.000 μνήματα και 700 μνημεία, που εκτείνονται σε έκταση 225 στρεμμάτων. Μια επίσκεψη δεν φτάνει. Επίσης, από τη στιγμή που μιλάμε για έναν κήπο ουσιαστικά, η αίσθηση αλλάζει από εποχή σε εποχή. Δεν είναι μια αίθουσα μουσείου, είναι ένας ζωντανός χώρος που αλλάζει μέρα με τη μέρα. Τώρα την άνοιξη η ζωή θριαμβεύει άλλη μία φορά επί του θανάτου. «Σκεφτείτε να συνδυάσετε τη βόλτα στο Πρώτο Νεκροταφείο με μία επίσκεψη στο Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο και στον Κεραμεικό. Εκεί μπορεί κανείς να δει τα πρωτότυπα των εικονογραφικών στοιχείων που δανείζονται οι Νεοέλληνες για να δημιουργήσουν το ταφικό ιδίωμα του 19ου και του 20ού αιώνα. Υπάρχει συγκεκριμένο λεξιλόγιο που χρησιμοποιούν κυρίως οι γλύπτες και έχει να κάνει με τη μυθολογία του θανάτου, ιδιαίτερα της...

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5.0
3y

Leave the madness of the 8 lane highway outside the gate and step into an oasis of calm and peace. The traffic is still audible in the background but once inside you are lost in a vast marble sculpture park of funerary monuments with cypress trees towering overhead providing welcome shade. It is always sobering to walk in these places but here it is genuinely uplifting to see the wonderful architecture of all types that has been erected to venerate long gone ancestors. From the enormous entrance canopy, past the pastel-coloured chapel, along the orange-tree lined concourse surrounded by the most extravagant monuments, and into the long avenues of more simple graves, this place rivals the Acropolis as the most astonishing attraction of Athens. A delightful and refreshing way to spend a couple of hours of...

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5.0
1y

This gem was just about a 15 minute walk from my Airbnb. I am a world traveler who always enjoys making a stop by at least one cementery in each country that I visit. There are so many incredible tombstones in this cemetery, I was in awe at the impeccable detail and intricate markings in a lot of them! It was an extremely hot day, so I walked around for nearly an hour and a half, I could have stayed longer, but the heat was brutal. In any event I covered a good 80% of the cementery. It seems to be a very active cementery, or at least it was today. There was quite a bit of people walking around, and I also witness two processions. For those who also enjoy visiting different cemeteries around the world, this is a must visit...

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Leave the madness of the 8 lane highway outside the gate and step into an oasis of calm and peace. The traffic is still audible in the background but once inside you are lost in a vast marble sculpture park of funerary monuments with cypress trees towering overhead providing welcome shade. It is always sobering to walk in these places but here it is genuinely uplifting to see the wonderful architecture of all types that has been erected to venerate long gone ancestors. From the enormous entrance canopy, past the pastel-coloured chapel, along the orange-tree lined concourse surrounded by the most extravagant monuments, and into the long avenues of more simple graves, this place rivals the Acropolis as the most astonishing attraction of Athens. A delightful and refreshing way to spend a couple of hours of your holiday.
Sacred QueenSacred Queen
This gem was just about a 15 minute walk from my Airbnb. I am a world traveler who always enjoys making a stop by at least one cementery in each country that I visit. There are so many incredible tombstones in this cemetery, I was in awe at the impeccable detail and intricate markings in a lot of them! It was an extremely hot day, so I walked around for nearly an hour and a half, I could have stayed longer, but the heat was brutal. In any event I covered a good 80% of the cementery. It seems to be a very active cementery, or at least it was today. There was quite a bit of people walking around, and I also witness two processions. For those who also enjoy visiting different cemeteries around the world, this is a must visit while in Athens!
Jana KrištanováJana Krištanová
As it happens with historical cemeteries, this is a cool park to chill and walk. The cemetery has a lot of trees and nice historical tombstones, statues and memorials. Entrance is for free, nobody checks anything. The place is quite big so I recommend to take a bottle of water with you. Since the place is still active and works as cemetery, be respectful. At the time when I was visiting the place, there was an ongoing funeral and a lot of mourning people in black were standing behind the gate in front of the chapel at the place. In this kind of situations I try to disturb people the least, and not grab any attention as a tourist.
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Leave the madness of the 8 lane highway outside the gate and step into an oasis of calm and peace. The traffic is still audible in the background but once inside you are lost in a vast marble sculpture park of funerary monuments with cypress trees towering overhead providing welcome shade. It is always sobering to walk in these places but here it is genuinely uplifting to see the wonderful architecture of all types that has been erected to venerate long gone ancestors. From the enormous entrance canopy, past the pastel-coloured chapel, along the orange-tree lined concourse surrounded by the most extravagant monuments, and into the long avenues of more simple graves, this place rivals the Acropolis as the most astonishing attraction of Athens. A delightful and refreshing way to spend a couple of hours of your holiday.
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This gem was just about a 15 minute walk from my Airbnb. I am a world traveler who always enjoys making a stop by at least one cementery in each country that I visit. There are so many incredible tombstones in this cemetery, I was in awe at the impeccable detail and intricate markings in a lot of them! It was an extremely hot day, so I walked around for nearly an hour and a half, I could have stayed longer, but the heat was brutal. In any event I covered a good 80% of the cementery. It seems to be a very active cementery, or at least it was today. There was quite a bit of people walking around, and I also witness two processions. For those who also enjoy visiting different cemeteries around the world, this is a must visit while in Athens!
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As it happens with historical cemeteries, this is a cool park to chill and walk. The cemetery has a lot of trees and nice historical tombstones, statues and memorials. Entrance is for free, nobody checks anything. The place is quite big so I recommend to take a bottle of water with you. Since the place is still active and works as cemetery, be respectful. At the time when I was visiting the place, there was an ongoing funeral and a lot of mourning people in black were standing behind the gate in front of the chapel at the place. In this kind of situations I try to disturb people the least, and not grab any attention as a tourist.
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