Vouliagmeni Sitting pretty on the so - uth-western foot of Mount Ymittos, approximately a 40-minute drive from the ci- ty, this luxe resort town has a year-round tropical vibe and is to Athens what Cannes is to the French Riviera. The- re’s next to no graffiti. Palm trees, fountains and sunny beds of marigolds line At- hinas Avenue, heralding your arrival in this most self-awa- re of southern suburbs, whe- re the main game is leisure. Kostis Georgiou’s bright zo- omorphic sculpture Equus accentuates the near con- stant blue of the sky and the sweep of Vouliagmeni Bay, with its luxury yachts and members-only nautical clubs and marinas. Fashionable types from Kolo- naki and Kifissia once turned their noses up at this “remo- te backwater, where one only went to dip one’s toes in the water”. Vouliagmeni still falls rather short when it comes to culture and shopping (de- liberately), but it does flaunt Athens’ comeliest free and paid beaches, as well as its finest seaside dining. You’ll find some of the capital’s pri- ciest real estate along Fle- ming Street (the municipali - ty’s Millionaire’s Row) and in verdant Kavouri. Lake Almost hidden from view be- hind Posidonos Avenue is the beautiful sunken cavern of Lake Vouliagmeni, whi- ch gives this southern subu- rb its name (vouliagmeni me- ans “sunken” in Greek). Open year-round, the lake is actu- ally a flooded limestone ca- ve that’s lined with tawny cli- ffs and fed by underground mineral currents that remain at a constant 24° C. The lake is flanked by luscious lawns
and sunbeds, while there’s al- so a restaurant with live jazz performances under the illu- minated rocks. Kavouri Vouliagmeni’s western half, from Athinas Avenue to the sea, is arguably the postco- de’s prettiest face. It encom- passes the adjoining pine-co- vered peninsulas of Megalo and Mikro Kavouri (Big and Little Crab) and is home to la- vish villas, pristine swimming coves and the iconic Four Se - asons Astir Palace Hotel. It’s here that you’ll find one of the Athens Riviera’s most po- pular promenades – the pa- ved seafront path that starts just after Lasithi Café on Iliou Street and has been spruced up with greenery and new ea- teries...
Bez obzira na to u koje doba godine posetite luksuzni Vuljagmeni, velike su šanse da ć ete se oseć ati kao da ste na letnjem odmoru No matter what time of year you visit upscale Vouliagmeni, chances are you’ll feel like you’re on a summer holiday
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