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Athens Looking down toward Koukaki from Filopappou Hill. Photo by Lost Athina - lostathina.com

[matiamatia]

Athens 🇬🇷

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[dimostheniskapa]

filopappou hill or hill of the muses, Athens

photo Dimosthenis kapa

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[elladastinkardiamou]

The Secret Charm of Koukaki and Filopappou

Behind the Acropolis Museum, I enter the old neighborhood of Koukaki carrying the memory of how it used to be, before it found its place in the guidebooks, a development that was unthinkable up until just a few years ago. Not because Koukaki doesn’t deserve international attention, but because the fortunes of the districts of any city rise and fall without warning, unexpectedly creating the need to take another peek behind the curtain.

There’s a wonderful route from the touristy pedestrian street of Dionysiou Areopagitou towards Koukaki and Filoppapou – one which doesn’t necessarily follow the most popular streets, such as Rovertou Galli or Kavalloti. Tsami Karatasou Street, its Athenian atmosphere equally impressive, shows us how unassuming the area was before it became a tourist destination, and even before so many tall apartment buildings sprang up, and its streets filled with cars. Often, the sight of a small house fills me with feelings of tenderness, not so much for what it was as for what it shows us with its presence today. It’s a kind of silent message to the passerby.

[elladastinkardiamou]

A woman walks on Philopappou Hill, the ancient Acropolis with the ruins of the 5th century BC Parthenon temple in the background, in Athens, earlier this month. Photo source: AP Photo

[antigonipapantoni]

Athens, Greece, 2021 #athens #greece #sunset #emptyparcel #graffiti #landscape #filopappou #streetphotography #mobilephotography #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/CLOljJUBpEI/?igshid=gs6mcvq2y25l

[antigonipapantoni]

Athens, Greece, 2020 #athens #greece #cat #straycat #catonacar #cats #streetphotography #nightphotography #filopappou #photography #mobilephotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CGHka52nWXt/?igshid=iwfwxpi2bz63