Kolonaki

Walking through the bustling streets of central Athens, whether as a resident or a visitor, or taking in the view of the sprawling, densely built capital from a balcony on one of its nearby hills, it’s nearly impossible to grasp that less than two centuries ago, this city was merely a tiny dot on the map.

A “small miracle” is taking place 35 meters below one of the busiest areas of downtown Athens, Kolonaki. Behind the green-decorated protective metal sheets of the construction site, in one of the most emblematic areas of the city center, one of the most important projects for Athens is taking place. The “Kolonaki station” of Line 4 of the Athens Metro.

Streets in the downtown Athens neighborhood of Kolonaki and surrounding areas will be closed for several hours on Thursday afternoon for a religious procession.

The event marks the feast day of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, Athens' patron saint, and involves a procession of his icon starting from the church of the same name on Skoufa Street.

I still remember the first time I opened the heavy door of Jazz in Jazz in Kolonaki. I crossed the tiny lobby to find myself in front of a strange world filled with hundreds of small and large memorabilia hanging on the walls, musical instruments and hundreds of objects, memories of the travels of the initiator and creator of Jazz in Jazz , Kostas Spanos, a sailor by profession.

With university admission results imminent, students are grappling with rising rents, especially in tourist hotspots.

Data from the Spitogatos real estate website shows the average rent for student accommodation in Attica is €10.80 per square meter per month.

The Festival of the Municipality of Amarousi, which began on June 28, is being held for the 17th consecutive year with great success. Running until July 17, the festival features a diverse program that creates a unique atmosphere, offering beautiful summer moments full of art and culture.

A gallery located between the gritty district of Exarchia and the upscale neighborhood of Kolonaki, It's All, Oh So Souvenir to Me! (44 Sina, ohsosouvenir.com) has invited seven artists to explore the concept of "lismonir," a play on the words "souvenir" and the Greek verb for "forget" (lismono).

The city planning department of the Municipality of Athens has imposed a fine of 1.26 million euros on the Church of Agios Isidoros on Lycabettus Hill in central Athens for illegal expansion into a forest area with arbitrary constructions. The chapel, which dates back to the 1930s, was built on the ruins of a post-Byzantine church.

It was a networking lunch at a modern taverna in the downtown Athens district of Kolonos, bringing together a building contractor, two buyers, an architect, a journalist and an intermediary, from Lebanon, Syria and Sweden, while also including two Greeks.

Two hand grenades were found during renovation work in an apartment in the upscale district of Kolonaki, in central Athens, on Saturday morning.

The grenades were found under the floor of the house and police was alerted, according to information.