Philopappou

The 2024 Emmeleia World Dance Festival, hosted by the International Dance Council (CID UNESCO), runs September 23 to 25 at the open-air Dora Stratou Theater on Filopappou Hill. Dancers from around the world will perform solos, duets and group pieces, set against a backdrop of the Acropolis.

As June ends, celebrate in Bollywood style as the Dora Stratou Theater (33 Arakinthou) on Philopappou Hill hosts the 10th Bollywood and Multicultural Dance Festival from June 28 to 30. Enjoy a taste of the Indian film industry with belly dance performances, flamenco, and more, featuring over 250 artists. Highlights include dance workshops, a mini bazaar and Indian food stands.

The pavilion adjacent to the Church of Saint Demetrios Loumbardiaris on Philopappou Hill, designed by architect Dimitris Pikionis (1887-1968), has been transferred to the Municipality of Athens by the Greek Public Properties Company (ETAD) in order to protect and restore this neglected Athenian landmark.

A man runs up Philopappou Hill under a cloudy sky with the city of Athens visible in the background on Tuesday. Apart from the greater Athens area, the other regional units under strict lockdown are Viotia, Rodopi, Kozani and the islands of Kalymnos and Lesvos.

With a refreshing breeze and the slowly sinking sun casting its deepening colors over the Attica basin, it was a enchanting afternoon on Ai-Yiannis Hill, an area on the border between the municipalities of Athens and Dafni-Ymittos.

The three men who were arrested last month over the death of a 25-year-old student who fell off a cliff on the capital's Philopappou Hill during an attempted mugging last month have been linked to another three robberies, a statement from Athens Police Headquarters (GADA) said on Thursday.

The three - two Pakistani nationals and an Iraqi - have been charged with manslaughter.

The Greek Police (ELAS) has proven itself capable on numerous occasions of solving even the most complicated of crimes. This was more than evident in the swift arrest of the suspects accused of causing the death of a young student on central Athens's Philopappou Hill last month while trying to mug him, an incident that shocked public opinion.

Any letter written by a mother who lost her 25-year-old child in such a sudden and shocking manner would inevitably be emotional and angry. However, the open letter sent last week to the Greek prime minister and the mayor of Athens by the mother of the young man who died after falling off a cliff onto rocks on Philopappou Hill during a mugging is also a valuable testament.

The mother of the 25-year-old man who died last week after falling off a cliff onto rocks on Philopappou Hill following a mugging has written an open letter to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, related ministries and Athens municipal authorities, blaming them for failing to boost security at the popular Athens park.

Police are investigating the death of a man, who lost his life in the midnight on Wednesday when he fell and hit his head on rocks on Filopappou Hill in Athens, in circumstances that remain unclear.

According to SKAI TV, the man, along with a woman, had encountered muggers, who, wielding a knife, attempted to steal their money and personal documents.