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My neighborhood
Glyfada
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Glyfada is a suburb in
the southern part of
Athens; it’s highly
populated and is an
affluent area.
It stretches out from the
foot of Hymettus
Mountain and reaches
out to embrace the
Saronic Gulf.
It’s the largest of Athens’
southern suburbs.
The history of Glyfada
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The area’s original development started in 1894-1920 when
Constantine Karapanos bought the land known as Glyfada.
Before that, the area was farmland and the only occupants
were farmers and their livestock.
When Karapanos died in 1914 he left Pirnari (Glyfada’s old
name) to one of his sons. At that time almost nobody lived
there and the area was just a big uncultivated field.
The history of Glyfada(2)
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After the 2nd World War, the Greek population began to
rise, and so the people in Athens began to look for more
land, and moved towards Glyfada.
“Asteria Beach” soon developed from a simple beach to a
well known popular summer spa. This made people want to
come and live in the fashionable suburb of Glyfada.
A. Metaxas became Mayor 1946-1964
Glyfada 1950 (Metaxas)
Today...
Glyfada is packed with some of the capital’s best known
nightclubs, upscale restaurants and shops. It’s one of the most
“Americanized” of the Athenian municipalities, as it was host to
the American Military base for many years.
The area is home to many of Greece’s millionaires, ministers and
celebrities.
It’s also a place which combines the beauty of a seaside town,
with all the advantages of being near the country’s capital city.
Glyfada has even been called “Knightsbridge-on-Sea” or the
“Beverly Hills of Greece”.
It’s one of the most popular places to go during summertime,
for both Greeks and tourists from all over the world.
Present-Day Glyfada
On a visit...
Glyfada has several beaches, both secluded and quiet
or organized with beach bars and water sports for fun
summer days and nights.
All along the beach road there are back to back night clubs
and discos with all sorts of music: Greek bouzouki and modern
discos!
There are more high class restaurants and local meat or fish
taverns than you can imagine.
Public transport is great. There’s a new tram line straight into
the centre of Glyfada which goes all the way to Pireas!
For nature lovers, to the north of Glyfada there is Hymettus
Mountain, great for climbs and walks, and we also have one of
the best, greenest golf courses in all of Athens.
You can also visit the Protection Centre for Karetta Karetta
Turtles down on the beach front.
My home!
My house is in an area called Ano Glyfada which is
the north part of Glyfada and is actually right at the
base of the mountain.
I have a fabulous view of all Glyfada, and the sea
all the way to Pireas! The sunrise and sunsets over
the island of Egina are magnificent.
Whenever I need peace and quiet or some time
alone, I climb up the green mountain where I get to
breathe fresh air and enjoy an even better view.
A secret place I like to go to with my friends is a
park up on the mountain where there’s an
abandoned little theatre full of graffiti.
I love my hometown, I have all I need
here and I’m sure if you ever come
for a visit, you’ll love it too!
Bibliography
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Book: ΓΛΥΦΑΔΑ - Θωμάς Δρίκος
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/glyfada
1epal-glyfada.att.sch.gr
Δημος Γλυφαδας, παλιές φωτογραφίες
visitglyfada.wordpress.com
www.glyfada.gr
• A lot of the photographs have been taken by
my older sister, who likes photography.