Pagkrati-Mets is the area around the Panathenaic stadium where the first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896. The characteristic feature of the area is that is very calm and pace, meanwhile lays in the very center of the city. The area is getting more and more credits from young people as one can find lots of brand new restaurants, bars and shops with high aesthetic, fair prices and and a contemporary atmosphere. From the bus stop, 1 min. away one can find several buses towards Syntagma the main square of the capital. The area is in the very center,most of the interesting sites are in walking distances. Luxury apartment rentals in the heart of Athens with hotel amenities, in a quiet green surrounding in the exclusive neighborhood of Mets, minutes walk from the major Athens attractions. Athens Green Apartments provide visitors a home with privacy and quiet surroundings. A courtyard for meetings or gatherings, the ability to invite your friends to your home, not a hotel room. Your true home away from home during your stay, with peace of mind regarding linen cleaning, housekeeping, Explore Cranesbill - Apartment 2 A 55-sq. m apartment located on the ground floor attached to the courtyard and garden. This apartment accommodates max 4 persons, (double or single beds). It is furnished with some very fine antiques are like an art nouveau vitrine and a very interesting 70 year-old painter's stand for the big TV. Four antique Thonet chairs from 1900 make the dining set special. Two beautiful 60 year-old film studio lamps illuminate the living room and the dining area, while the bathroom is crafted with traditional Greek workmanship using ecological materials Detail : The big plasma TV lies on a very old painters stand A famous Greek filmmaker Kostas Vretakos son of the known Greek poet Nikiforos Vretakos lived here for 20 years The apartment is located some minutes walking from Greek Parliament and the Acropolis, 400 m from the National Botanical Gardens and across from the pine forest of the Panathenaic (all-marble) Stadium. The Panathenaic Stadium is the place where the first modern Olympic Games of 1896 took place. It was designed and operated for several reasons: - To provide people who visit Athens for a short or long period a home with privacy and quiet surroundings. - The courtyard is for meetings or parties and for guests to invite their friends at home, not at a hotel room. - The philosophy and concept is that visitors in Athens who stay for long or short term can enjoy the modern design, privacy and green surroundings, in the historical city center, minutes walk from the major Athens attractions. Find your new true home away from home during your stay in Athens, either for 2 days or 10 months with peace of mind regarding linen cleaning, housekeeping and/or utilities such as internet, gas, water, etc. Athens Green Apartments are located in the central Athens district of Pangrati next to Panathenaic Stadium (know as Kallimarmaro where the fisrt modern Olympic Games in 1896 took place), to the east of the National Gardens and the Zappeion Exhibition Hall, to the west of the Pangrati residential district and between the twin pine-covered hills of Ardettos and Agra. Up to the 1950s, the Ilissos River (now covered by, and flowing underneath, Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue) ran in front of the stadium's entrance, and the spring of Kallirrhoe, the sanctuary of Pankrates (a local hero) and the Cynosarges public gymnasium were nearby. The Fokianos sports facility lies across Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue, and adjacent to it are located the Athens tennis club, the Ethnikos athletics track, the Federation swimming pool, the remnants of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, and Hadrian's Gate. 1. Wireless hi-speed Internet (Unlimited use)2. Apartments include fully equipped kitchen and cooking accessories3. Complimentary change of linens/towels and cleaning of apartment each week4. Air conditioning, central heating5. Washing machine, iron/ironing board available6. satellite TV7. Common Garden and BBQ8. Flexible check in - check out times9. Child friendly10 Netflix. 00000921043