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The 38th Athens Authentic Marathon will be held on the weekend of November 13-14, 2021. A total of 30,000 runners have registered so far, including 10,000 in the main race of 42.195 km race from Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium. The remaining registered participants will run for the 10- and …

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Under draconian security measures this year’s students and armed forces parades are expected to take place in Athens and Thessaloniki. Out of fear of massive protests, police has started already to set up iron barriers outside the Greek Parliament and the the Monument of Unknown Soldier right opposite Syntgama Square. …

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I think that’s the only measure I agree with: only eco-friendly, low-emisions cars will be allowed to drive through downtown Athens at any day of the week. The measure comes into effect, today, September 3rd 2012, in an effort to have residents of the Greek capital and the broader Attica …

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The police will close four metro stations for several hours in downtown Athens on Thursday due to the march protest expected today in context of the commemoration of  the Polytechnic Student’s Uprising in 1973. Metro station <Panepistimiou> will close at 12 pm, <Syntagma> at 1 pm, <Evangelismos> and <Megaron> at 3 pm. …

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Athens downtown will be closed for motorists on Sunday, May 15, 2011 as the 28th Running Race will be held. From 8 am until the end of the race the roads will be closed to traffic all along the three routes that will be used by thousands of runners. More …

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The big military parade starts at 11 am and is expected to be concluded at 1 pm.  The centre of Athens is closed to traffic for public transport and private vehicles. The area affected is practically from the upper Syggroy Avenue down to Omonia Square. The parade is taking place …

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