Agia Marina

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Location
The Navy Officers' Resort is situated at the
eastern suburbs of Attiki – a popular summer
vacation spot for the residents of Athens - at
the quiet and private bay of Agia Marina. The
beach of Agia Marina stretches 500m, is fully
organized offering the bathers a vast variety
of services (cafeteria, bar, restaurant, pastry
shop, showers, changing rooms, toilets etc.)
and is famous for the quality, calmness
and beauty of its waters. For those interested
in sightseeing, the historical area of
Marathon is located nearby with archaeological sites and museums. Moreover, at a
distance of no more than 15 minutes by car
is the much-frequented resort town of Nea
Makri with lots of taverns, cafeterias, nightclubs and bars by the sea, which offer ideal
evening escapes.
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History of the Naval
Officers’ Resort
The Naval Officers' Resort was built in 1971.
The resort is made up of three apartment buildings (two of
them with 53 rooms each H1, H2 and the rest ones with 48
rooms H3) and 133 houses belonging to three different categories depending on the bedroom capacity.
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Facilities
The facilities are located amphitheatrically overlooking a sandy beach with crystal clear waters. In addition the resort provides a restaurant, a grill tavern, a
pastry shop, a bar, a church, ATM Banking, a dancing club, various sports facilities, a mini golf court, a
children’s playground with a variety of toys, an internet cafe, and two cinemas, one for adults and one for
children.
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CITY OF ATHENS
Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world. The modern intertwines with antiquity around every corner, and
strolling in the ancient Agora or the Acropolis, you walk on
the same paths that Plato, Socrates, Pericles walked on
2500 years ago. It became the capital of Greece in 1834,
mainly because of its position and its historical importance. It is often mentioned in Greek mythology. Ancient
Athenians believed that they originated from Attica and
they were not immigrants. For this reason, they mentioned that their first king Kekropas, was a man-snake
born by earth. He was the mythical judge of the conflict
between Goddess Athena and God of Sea Poseidon
about who would be the protector of the city. This fight
was finally won by Athena, thus giving its name to the city.
The greatest ancient monument of Athens is, of course,
the Acropolis. Perched on the sacred rock, lays one of the
most important buildings of the ancient world, the
Parthenon, which apart from its unique architectural characteristics, is a symbol and inspiration of the birth of
Democracy. Other interesting archaeological sites are the
ancient Agora, the temple of Hephaestus which is still in
a very good condition, as well as the Temple of Zeus and
Hadrian’s Gate. A multitude of museums can be found in
close proximity to the center, such as the Acropolis Museum, the National Archaeological Museum, the Folklore
Museum, the Byzantine Museum, the War museum, the
Kerameikos Museum, the Music Museum, the Benaki Museum etc. There are close to 50 museums in Athens,
ranging from prehistory to modern art. In the Syntagma
Square under the Parliament, you can visit the monument
of the Unknown Soldier. Here you can see the Evzones of
the Presidential Guard and, if you are lucky, you can
watch the slow pacing and complicated change of guard,
bathed in tradition and the slow magnificence representing the country’s long history of distinguished presence in
many important wars. There are many magnificent shows
at the Athens Music Hall, especially in the summer time,
with concerts that also take place at the Theatre of Herod
of Attica located at the foot of the Acropolis, in the Theatre
of Lecabettus and elsewhere.
A popular area for shopping, dining or having a drink is
Plaka, the area right below the Acropolis. Here you can
have an idea of what old Athens was like, with low build22
ings and narrow streets. In Monastiraki you can visit the
Flea Market with its shops of antiques and other objects,
small café’s and bars.
The historical centre of Athens is the most important area
of the city for the thousands of tourists visiting the Greek
capital to admire the cradle of democracy, the Acropolis,
the Parthenon, the museums, the monuments and the
theatres of the glorious Athenian past. The pedestrian
area of the historical centre includes the triangle of Plaka
– Dionysiou Areopagitou Street – Kerameikos , in which
one can admire nearly all the marvelous monuments of
Athens. From Dionysiou Areopagitou Street one can walk
to Syntagma Square or to the Acropolis Metro station.
Within a few meters from there one can visit the New
Acrolopis museum, right across the Ancient Theatre of
Dionysus, while further down exists the Odeon of Herod
of Attica and the marble cobbled path to the Acropolis.
The hills of Philopappou and Pnyka are near the Acropolis, while the Ancient Agora with the Attalos Arcade and
the Temple of Hephaestus (in Thiseio), are located on its
north side.
The oldest neighbourhoods of Athens, Plaka, Monastiraki and Anafiotika, are located in the north-west and
north-east side of the sacred hill.
Plaka, which is frequently referred to as the neighbourhood of gods, is one of the main sights for tourists, with
restaurants, coffee places, souvenir shops, beneath the
Acropolis and to the east above Plaka. Anafiotika is like an
islet within the city. Builders from the tiny island of Anafi
built there their traditional white-washed houses. It is the
place where they used to wash when they first came to
Athens to build the Royal Palace of Othon of Bavaria, the
first King of Greece. Today the palace serves as the Greek
Parliament. Right in front the Parliament lays the Syntagma Square, in the central most place of the city. Next
to Parliament one can visit the National Gardens and
Zappeio Megaro. Next to Zappeio lies the temple of
Olympic Zeus and the Hadrian’s Gate. Within a few minutes one can walk to the National Gardens , the
Panathinean Stadium (Kallimarmaro) where the first modern Olympic Games were held, and from which every four
years the Olympic torch passes for a glorious ceremony,
before it goes to each host country.
BEYOND ATTICA
Greece has far more to offer than Athens alone, and in
the prefectures around Attica there is a number of important archaeological sites such as :
The temple of Faia Athena located on the island of Aigina.
Along with the temples of Poseidon in Sounio and the
Parthenon it forms an equilateral triangle, thus pointing
out the geometrical and topographical knowledge of the
ancient Greeks, and the held sacred relationship between
sun, stone and sea, which is so promiment throughout
the land.
The archaeological site of Epidaurus with the Asclepiad
and the theatre with the unique acoustics, in which every
summer ancient Greek tragedy performances were and
are still held.
The archaeological site of Marathon, is a place of great
historical importance. Located 10 km from the Resorts,
one can visit the city of Marathon. It is the area where the
battle of Marathon took place, between the Athenians,
under the guidance of Miltiades, and the Persians led by
Datis and Artafernis, and there you can visit the Tomb of
the Marathon warriors with the inscription “ The Athenians, as defenders of the Hellenes in Marathon, destroyed
the might of the golden-dressed Medes”. You can also
visit the Tomb of Plataies and the Museum of the
Marathon Battle, with findings from the historical battle of
480 BC. The starting point of the classic Marathon run still
starts from here, as it is the event that commemorates the
memory of Marathon runner Pheidippides, who conveyed
the message of victory to Athens.
BY AIRPLANE
From International Airport El.Venizelos by suburban railway or the Metro, disembarkation at Pallini station and
changing at Marathonos Avenue on a Attica Bus Station
Coach (Athens-Nea Makri), destination Agios Andreas.
BY CAR
From Attiki Odos direction to Markopoulo, follow the exit
to Rafina and consequently via Marathonos Avenue to
Ζouberi, Agios Andreas, Agia Marina.
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