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We can start at 11.00pm from the Hotel Divani. We will meet at the reception. We will walk up to the junction to Acropolis and Philopappou. We will turn left to Philopappou and enter the hill from The Works of Acropolis-Filopappou of Dimitris Pikionis (1954- 1957) http://www.o2landscapes.com/pages/essay-8.php, http://www.fbsr.it/fbsr.php/il_paesaggio/Premio_Carlo_Scarpa/luoghi_premiati/I_s entieri_di_Pikionis . In about 80 meters we will come across the little Byzantine church of Ayios Dimitris Loumbardiaris and the remains of Diateixisma, the wall that Athenians built a the end of the 4th century. Ayios Dimitris Loumbardiaris We will enjoy a view of Acropolis from the complex of Loumbardiaris that was created by Dimitris Pikionis and then we will visit the hill of Pnyx. Pnyx, Acropolis and the mount Hymmetus---the picture is a bit “photoshopped” as regards the Hymmetus, the top is full of aerials. Otherwise, yes, this is how it is. After Pnyx we will visit the Hill of the Nymphs. At the feet of this hill are those other parts of Athens, the places of the laborers and the refugees. Far away is the sea, the port of Pireaus. If we are lucky and the skies are clear, we will the islands as far as Hydra. The view from here is rather misleading…one could believe that no city exists! Then, we will see the Koele Odos, the road that connected Athens with Pireaus and then, we will follow the Big Walk of Pikionis up to Pikionis’ Andiron. The view from the Andiron on a nice winter day. After the Andiron, we will follow Pikionis’ pathways to the Musaeus’ shrine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musaeus_of_Athens and then to the Philopappos monument http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philopappos_Monument. Museaus’ shrine, the ancient well and Philopappos Monument; again on a nice winter day. That’s it! We climb down the hills and we walk back to your hotels. This is about 2 hours of leisurely walk. You should wear walking shoes as the pathways are not exactly flat. Only the way up to the Andiron and the Philopappos monument is somewhat steep but not too much and not for long. One can drink water at Loumbardiaris and at the Hill of the Nymphs. .

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