The Municipality of Athens recently opened the city’s first Japanese garden in a park located in the neighborhood of Pagrati, near the National Gallery and the Byzantine Museum. The 3,500sqm garden is based on the “biophilic design”, a concept used within the building industry to increase connectivity between people and the natural environment. The garden […]
Aiming to improve the standard of living in central Athens and create more outdoor space, the municipality of Athens created its third mini park in the neighborhood of Pagrati. Under its so-called “pocket park” campaign within its urban regeneration program which converts abandoned areas into small green spaces, the municipality created a 750m2 park in









