The Pyrkal facilities. An abandoned 353,480m2 area on Mt Hymettus in Athens that once hosted Pyrkal, an ammunition and explosives company, will be converted into a “ministry park” serving as the headquarters of nine ministries as well as the country’s assets company. Dubbed the “Andreas Lentakis Park”, the Pyrkal project involves the lease of 127 buildings with
A 1.5-million-euro revamp program that will breathe new life into Athens’ Lycabettus Hill is underway aiming to create an urban oasis that is safe for visitors and residents and provides ample space for recreation, the municipal authority said this week. More specifically, the overhaul works to be funded by the European Investment Bank include the […]
Photo source: Municipality of Athens The management of Lycabettus Hill, in the heart of the Greek capital, is now in the hands of the Athens municipal authority after a city council decision ended a jurisdiction dispute. The decision sets into motion a series of older studies and allows Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis to proceed with projects […]










