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Kifissia: Kefalari and Alonia
Villas and shady streets
The old summer retreat of Athens: shady streets, Kefalari’s park and the old lanes of Alonia.
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Image courtesy of © C messier · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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About Kifissia: Kefalari and Alonia
Before it became a suburb in the late 1950s, Kifissia was the summer retreat of wealthy Athenians, who rode the electric railway to the end of the line to stroll its tree-lined streets. Step out of the station by the shady Alsos, then walk up Kolokotroni Street to Kefalari, with its small park, pond and cafés. Double back into Alonia, the oldest part of town, where overgrown cottages and old mansions line meandering lanes and herb and spice shops trade on Agiou Tryfonos Street. Our advice: on Saturdays and Sundays, horse-drawn carriages wait at the corner of Levidou and Kolokotroni, an elegant way to see the villas.
Our take
- Old mansions
- Kefalari’s park and pond
- Weekend horse carriages
- Address
- Kifissia, Athens
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Kifissia: Kefalari and Alonia before you go.
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