Athina Trip Overview
Forget the clichés about Greece and let’s immerse in an urban world, witness of the actual issues of the country and of an alternative way of living.
This is Exarchia, a unique area in downtown Athens where leftist and anarchist movements meet, resisting to self-manage itself and promoting inclusion. No, this is not a ghetto, but a social melting pot. The walk will lead you into the core of the area, to understand what it is today and the actuals issues and threats, through omnipresent street art, quiet pedestrian streets, activist banners and busy recreational squares.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Athina, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Forget the clichés about Greece and let’s immerse in an urban world, witness of the actual issues of the country and of an alternative way of living.
This is Exarchia, a unique area in downtown Athens where leftist and anarchist movements meet, resisting to self-manage itself and promoting inclusion. No, this is not a ghetto, but a social melting pot. The walk will lead you into the core of the area, to understand what it is today and the actuals issues and threats, through omnipresent street art, quiet pedestrian streets, activist banners and busy recreational squares.
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Stop At: Exarchia, Exarchia, Athens, Attica
We will meet near the university to head to the area of Exarchia and dive into its atmosphere to wander into the quiet streets full of committed graffitis and around the impressive and highly symbolic Polytechnic School, hub of the anarchist movements.
Duration: 2 hours