Phalerum

A lane of the Athens-Corinth highway was flooded on Thursday morning, causing delays for holidaymakers returning to the Greek capital after the Christmas break, as cold and wet weather spread across most parts of the country. 

Relatives, friends, fans and more are saying their last goodbye today to journalist Kosta Hardavella, with his funeral scheduled for 13:30 in Panagitsa Palaio Faliro. His body is on display early for a popular pilgrimage at the church.

A major new park project, "Aenaon," has been unveiled in Athens, aiming to transform the city's waterfront.

The 54.1-hectare park will feature 4,000 trees and 185,000 shrubs along Faliro Bay, offering a green space for all residents.

Plans for the redevelopment of Faliro Bay were unveiled at an event hosted by Attica Region, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calling it an "iconic project" that will reconnect Athens with its coastline.

The initiative centers around Aenaon, a metropolitan park symbolizing continuity and timelessness, which is set to open in 2028 with funding from the European Union.

The European Commission has approved an initial €93 million from the Cohesion Fund to support the redevelopment of a 540-hectare coastal park along Faliro Bay. This investment will transform the city’s waterfront into a green and vibrant space accessible to all.

The European Commission has approved €370 million for Athens' Faliro Bay Metropolitan Park, a part of the New European Bauhaus initiative and long delayed since initial planning in 2016. The decision, signed by Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira, greenlights a 54.1-hectares park designed to revive and preserve green spaces across Athens.

An 87-year-old man was arrested on Sunday morning in Palaio Faliro, south of Athens, on charges of attempting to kill his wife.

The suspect, a British national, is accused of trying to suffocate his 89-year-old wife with a pillow.

The victim was transported to Tzaneio General Hospital in Piraeus, where she is currently receiving treatment.

High-volume noise from music concerts has residents of two seaside Athens suburbs up in arms.

Plateia Nerou (Water Square), an open space next to the arena used for the tae kwon do competition in the 2004 Athens Olympics, has often been used for concerts, prompting residents of the suburbs of Kallithea and Palaio Faliro to shut their windows to spare themselves the aural blast.

Commuters in the Greek capital are in for another day of upheaval on Wednesday due to a massive security operation for the Europa Conference League soccer final that is being hosted at the OPAP Arena in the northern Athens suburb of Nea Filadelfia.

The tender to pick a contractor to build a protective shell around the site of the so-called "Phaleron Captives" has come to an end, with the government's Diavgeia platform listing MT ATE as the winner of the first phase of the process.