Kifisià - Kifisià

Kifisià (Κηφισιά) is a city ofAttica in Greece.

To know

Kifisià is a district in the northern area of Athens, on the western slopes of Mount Penteli, appreciated for its greenery and its climate, less dry and cooler than in the rest of Athens, with even surprising differences in July (4-5 ° C difference) with the center of Athens.

In ancient times a summer holiday destination for the Athenians, today it is a large and very rich residential area: it is the place of residence of various politicians, industrialists and show business people. It is also a popular entertainment and shopping destination, with many trendy boutiques, shopping malls, night clubs, multiplex cinemas and a bowling center.

Background

Under the reign of Hadrian the city became an important artistic and philosophical center, thanks also to the famous rhetorician Herodes Atticus who moved here building Villa Kifisià and giving free lessons to young offspring selected from the best Athenian families. , since the years immediately following independence it began to be a summer holiday destination for the notables of the new Greek state. With the arrival of the railway in 1885 the area became a popular destination and wealthy Athenian families began to frequent it assiduously building villas and second homes, creating a unique architectural environment where villas in the most unusual styles proliferated.

How to orient yourself

Neighborhoods

• Adames
• Ano Kifissia
• Kato Kifissia
• Kefalari
• Nea Kifissia
• Politia, an enchanting area where the "Grand Chalet" restaurant-hotel and the tennis sports club are located.
• Ecali - A neighborhood for a privileged few. Despite being far from the sea, some of the richest shipowners in the world have chosen to live there, protected day and night by a swarm of armed bodyguards always on the alert in their watchtowers that emerge from the enclosure of luxurious villas.

How to get

By bus

• From the international airport - There is a direct connection via the bus line "Χ92".
• From the center of Athens or from the port of Piraeus - By metro line 1 Kifisià-Il Pirao which makes intermediate stops at the central railway station of Athens at Omonia it's at Monastiraki. This line ends at the edge of Kifisià and to reach its center (Kefalari) you will need to take a bus

How to get around

What see

• Mouseo Goulandri of Natural History, Via Levidou n ° 13, ☎ 30 210 8015870, fax: 30 210 8080674. 

Events and parties

What to do

Shopping

How to have fun

Where to eat

Where stay

Moderate prices

In Kifissia there are two well-equipped campsites in operation:

• Nea Kifissia Camping, Via Potamou nº 60, tel. 30 210 8075579, fax 30 210 8075579. Open all year. It is located near the ring road. Equipped with swimming pool and Jacuzzi. The bus stop for the center is in front of the entrance to the camp.
• Dionissotis Camping, on the other side of the ring road, on the road that leads to Varibobi / Tatoi (Mount Parnitha), tel. 30 210 8001496, fax 30 210 8001512, cell. 30 6977-261615, email: [email protected]. Maximum capacity: 400 seats, [1]. It has a breakfast room and a small supermarket, an outdoor swimming pool and a play section for children.

Average prices

• Twentyone Hotel, Kolokotroni nº21, Mykonou corner in Kefalari. tel. 30 210 6233521, fax 30 210 6233821, email: [email protected], [2]. Hotel of cat "B".
• Catherine (Best Western), Via Mykonou nº 3, tel. 30 210 8018495, fax 30 210 8015218, [3]. Hotel of category "C" consisting of 37 rooms and 9 apartments.
• Des Roses, Via Miltiadou nº 4, tel. 30 210 8019952, 8018025, fax 30 210 8018074. Cat "C" hotel with 37 rooms.
• Chris Hotel, Via Potamou nº 6, tel. 30 210 6204463, 6204467, fax 30 210 6254728, [4]. A little out of the way hotel near the ring road Classified in "C". It has 25 rooms.
• Lida Hotel, Via Tatoiou nº 103, tel. 30 210 6205252, fax 30 210 8142939. Cat "C" hotel with 22 rooms.
• Pines Hotel, Via Artemidos, at the intersection with via Chelidonous near the ring road, tel. 30 210 6205011-3, fax 30 210 8079564, [5]. 69 room hotel classified in "C".
• Neos Olympos, Via Diligianni Theodorou 38, tel. 30 210 5223433. Hotel classified in "D".
• Nafsika, Via Pellis nº 6, tel. 30 210 8018027, fax 30 210 8013556, email: [email protected], [6]. Hotel of cat. "B" (Prices over 100 € per night)
• Star Hotel, 20, Via Eleftheron, tel. 30 210 8071474, 30 210 8142939. Hotel classified in "D", a little out of the way from the center of the district, in the ring road area.

High prices

• Pentelikon, tel. 30 210 6230650-6, 6281400, 6281668, fax 30 210 8010314, 8019223, [7]. Luxury hotel in a traditional style.
• Grand Chalet, Via Kokinara nº 38, tel. 30 210 6286000, 6233120, fax 30 210 8085426, [8]. A 46 room hotel, rated "B" but among the best in Athens.
• Kefalari Suites, Pentelis 1, & Kolokotroni, tel. 30 210 6233333, fax 30 210 6233330, [9]. Furnished apartments.
• Semiramis, Via Trikoupi Charilaou 48, Kefalari 14562. tel. 30 210 6284400, fax 30 210 6284499, [10]. Luxury hotel
• Theoxenia Palace Hotel, Via Philadelfeos nº 3. tel. 30 210 6233622, fax 30 210 6231675, [11]. A luxury hotel with 67 rooms and 4 suites.

Safety

Kifisià is very safe. Being a very affluent residential neighborhood far from the most popular suburbs of the city, it is little touched by crime, which is practically absent. However, it is recommended to be careful at the subway station, where occasional, but rare, bag snatching (as in all subway stations around the world) cannot be excluded. Kifisià is also safe in the evening, so the various restaurants and clubs in Kefalari or in the center of Kifisià can be visited without problems even late at night.

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