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	Syntagma Square - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Square was named after the Constitution which King Otto was forced to grant the people after a military uprising began on September 3, 1843.
		In the center of the square there is a large water fountain which hosts the occasional Syntagma pigeons along with the occasional heat-tormented Athenian (the latter usually accounted during hot August afternoons).
		Syntagma Square is a hub for many forms of public transportation in Athens; the metro and tram both stop here, and buses or trolley-buses are available to any point in the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plateia_Syntagmatos (358 words)

	Syntagma Square, Athens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It was a large public square with tree shaded walkways and benches and cafes where Athenians and travelers could talk politics, sports or whatever it is people talk about when they are hanging around in squares.
		At the top of Syntagma, which means Constitution, is the Parliament Building, formerly the King's Palace, built between 1836 and 1840 by King Otto and financed by his father Ludwig I of Bavaria.
		To the left of the square is the Grande Bretagne a hotel as historically significant as it is elegant and a great place to go in for a coffee in the beautiful lobby or the bar.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Athens/athens-discover-syntagma.html (1028 words)

	Athens Guide: Syntagma (Constitution) Square
		Syntagma was also the scene of the massive political rallies of New Democracy, PASOK and the KKE political parties as well as holiday concerts and festivals, the biggest perhaps being the New Year's Eve Concert, a giant party thrown by the City of Athens, featuring some of Greece's most popular performers.
		From the top of Syntagma Square to the right if you are looking at the Parliament is the terminal for the Athens Coastal Tram where you can ride to the beaches.
		Syntagma is on the border of the Plaka.
	www.athensguide.com /syntagma.html (1572 words)

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		Syntagma's third renovation in a decade aims to turn the all-marble square into a greener area with access for the disabled; also, the project includes reopening two coffee shops that for decades made Syntagma a popular meeting point.
		With its landmark parliament building and presidential guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier, the square is the hub of the country's government and Athens' social and commercial life.
		It is one of a number of squares and parks slated to be refurbished for the Olympics.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /news/news-article.aspx?storyid=17448 (548 words)

	Athens Greece, Athens Hotels, accommodation in Athens, Athens Greece, Attica, Greece - travel greece
		Syntagma (Constitution) Square - It is, together with Omonoia Square, one of the two points of reference of this city.
		Syntagma Square is the centre of all activity.
		The buildings surrounding the square itself house hotels, Greek and Street (one of the main commercial streets of the city), even Kolonaki Square, are all near Syntagma.
	www.thegreektravel.com /athens/athens-syntagma.html (1058 words)

	Athens
		The center of the city is Syntagma Square, which houses the Parliament Building, the one-time palace of Otto, the first King of Greece.
		The streets south of Syntagma Square running down toward the ancient Agora and the Acropolis are known as the Plaka.
		Hotels in Athens are generally grouped in clusters in the city center around Syntagma or out on Synfrou Avenue, the road connecting the inner city to the airport and to Piraeus.
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	Greece Travel Guides: Articles, Information, History, Maps, and Facts on Greece and the Greek Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Syntagma Square, in the center of Athens, lies in front of the Greek Parliament Building and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which attracts countless tourists every day.
		Syntagma Square is in the heart of Athens.
		Syntagma Square is the center of tourism in Athens.
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	FOCUS on GREECE - Athenian Squares
		Plaka, the Acropolis, the Cathedral of Athens, the National Garden, the Byzantine church of Kapnikarea, Ermou Street (one of the main commercial streets of the city), even Kolonaki Square, are all near Syntagma.
		yntagma Square is the centre of all activity.
		his is the main square in Monastiraki, the heart and soul of this seemingly eternal bazaar.
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	LREC 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Zappeion is within walking distance (approximately 5 minutes) from the Syntagma Square, the terminal for buses from and to the Ellinikon (/elini'kon/) airport.
		Syntagma Square, just off Zappeion, is the largest and the most important square in Athens.
		The Athens Academy and the National Library are impressive buildings on Panepistimiou Street, which connects Syntagma Square with Omonoia Square, the second most important square of the center of Athens.
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	Stations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It was carried out in part of Syntagma Square and in Leoforos Amalias from the area in front of the Grande Bretagne Hotel as far as Odos Xenophontos encompassing an area of more than 7,000 m
		In a very short space of time (two periods of seven months) the main part of the task, the Leoforos Amalias section, was completed; the finds were of the greatest significance and have given us a picture of the history of the area from early historic times to the present day.
		This proved to be a welcome surprise in the excavations for the Metro, because contrary to the expected paucity of finds, antiquities were uncovered which give a good picture of this district outside the city.
	www.culture.gr /2/21/211/21103a/e211ca09.html (755 words)

	Hotels in ATHENS, Hostels, Hotels Athens Greece, Discounts Athina , Accommodation in Athene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Syntagma square is the best center of the Athens city.
		Hotel RIO is located in the center of Athens, on the quiet pedestrian street of the Karaiskaki square, next the subway station METAXOURGHIO and quite near the international railway station.
		It is 1 Km away from the Syntagma sq, a 35 minutes drive from the Athens international airport and 15 minutes.
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	Athens Guide: Omonia Square, Polytechnic, National Museum and Demarchos Square
		There are a couple great cafes on the square, especially the one next to the pet store where you can buy a cheese pie and spend hours being entertained by the pigeons who fight each other for it.
		When Athens embraced the automobile, Omonia was one of the major casualties and the square became less people friendly and eventually it was not even automobile friendly as cars converged on it from all directions.
		There is a small square, called Exarchia square, with lots of cafes and tables, where they occasionally have live bands and sometimes the anarchists come to battle the police.
	www.athensguide.com /omonia.html (1615 words)

	Athens Hotels \| Athens Hotel Reservation in Greece
		In the very center of Athens, just two minutes walk from Syntagma square, which contains the Parliament house and the National Garden and is a few minutes away from Plaka area.
		This Cypria hotel is located only 2 minutes walk from Syntagma Square and about 10 minutes on foot to the famous Plaka district.
		Located only a few metres from Omonia Square in the heart of the city, the underground rail network is only a few minutes walk away.
	www.travellerspoint.com /hotels-by-city.cfm?City=Athens&Country=Greece (1392 words)

	Seniors Go Travel
		Aside from the game sites, one major project has been the extension of the subway system, the hub of which is the station at Syntagma Square in the centre of downtown Athens.
		It is extending across Athens from Syntagma Square located in the centre of downtown Athens.
		Not far from the Syntagma Square station is the newly renovated Benaki Museum, which houses a grand array of art, artifacts and jewellery extending from Neolithic times to the present.
	www.seniorsgotravel.com /articles/w_greece.php (950 words)

	FOCUS on GREECE - Shopping in Athens
		A great variety of furriers can be found in the Syntagma area selling coats, jackets and fur hats in styles ranging from the classical to the most modern.
		On Voukourestiou Street and the streets around it, near Syntagma Square, you will find all the world-famous Greek jewellers, bookshops specialising in foreign books and all the major art galleries exhibiting works of art by Greek painters and sculptors.
		The part of Athenas Street, from the central market to Omonia Square, and the side streets around it, are a cook's paradise.
	www.focusmm.com /greece/athen_8.htm (961 words)

	Around Athens
		Across the street is the public square itself, and on the far side is the Greek Parliament, a golden hued building which was once the royal palace of the first monarchs after Greece won its independence.
		"Syntagma" means "constitution" and the square is so-named because the first Greek constitution was proclaimed by a reluctant King Otto from a palace balcony in 1843.
		We cross the square and walk by the Monument of the Unknown Soldier, which stands in front of the Parliament building.
	www.gogreece.com /Classroom/athens.htm (1236 words)

	Hotels in Syntagma & Kolonaki, Athens, Greece
		Located on the famous Constitution Square, right across the street from the Greek Parliament and the National Gardens, the Grande Bretagne is part of the history of the city.
		The hotel is located on Syntagma (Constitution) Square, the very heart of Athens and has been totally re-built and restored in its former splendour after a 14 year pause.
		It is a short walk to the Plaka, Syntagma square and the metro station there.
	www.dolphin-hellas.gr /Hotels/Athens/SyntagmaKolonakiHotelsAthens.htm (1418 words)

	Athens Hotels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Overlooking Syntagma Square, the Athens Plaza embodies all the attributes of contemporary luxury.
		A landmark in Syntagma Square, the Grande Bretagne is the only ‘grand’ hotel in Greece.
		Hotel Achilleas, is a pleasant family hotel, fully renovated in 1995/6, in the very center of Athens in Syntagma Square next to Parliament House, the National Gardens and the airport bus terminal.
	www.omega-travel.com /greece/AthensHotels.html (616 words)

	Athens Guide
		Most trolleys stop at Syntagma square, Stadiou street or Patission street.
		Tickets should be bought before entering the train and validated in one of the machines at the stations.
		Buses run frequently through the city stopping at blue-coloured bus stops.There are also mini-buses which travel through the centre of Athens and one is even free.
	www.touristorama.com /athens-guide/athens-metro_e.html (822 words)

	Athens Hotels reservation service in Greece, Discount Athens hotel reservations
		The STANLEY Hotel is located 700 meters from the city center of Athens, and 1,5 Km from the Constitution Square, a forty five minutes drive from the Airport and the nearest sandy shore.
		Athens Acropol is centrally located on Omonia square in the heart of the business and shopping district, and within walking distance of the Acropolis, the Old City (Plaka) and most of Athens sights and attractions.
		In the boutique district of Kolonaki at the foot of the Lycabettus Hill.
	athens.bedsingreece.com /athenshotels.html (881 words)

	greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In January 2000, Dionissiou Areopayitou, at the southern foot of the Acropolis, was also pedestrianized, with links to pedestrian walks past the ancient agora and Kerameikos.
		You may want to stop at the Syntagma station, or at the GNTO, to see what stations have opened by the time of your visit.
		For years, the sidewalk cafes here were popular places to watch the world go by, but with the proliferation of the fast-food joints that attract teeny bopper Athenians and bands of student travelers, you may not want to linger.
	www.eden.rutgers.edu /~szick/athens.html (1251 words)

	Athens - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Syntagma Square (Plateia Syntagmatos) - dominated by the old Royal Palace, Syntagma Square is the business district of Athens, complete with major hotels, banks, restaurants and airline offices
		by bus: E92 to Kifissia, E93 to Kifissos Coach Station, E94 to Ethniki Amyna metro station, E95 to Syntagma Square, E96 to Piraeus and E97 to Dafni metro station for €2.90.
		Come here for first hand experience of the sport of "people watching" and marvel at the spectacle of elegantly dressed people of all ages lounging in the cafes on the main square, sipping Frappé and gossiping.
	wikitravel.org /en/Athens (2398 words)

	Omonia Square, Athens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		But now it has been covered up and is one of the most beautiful squares in Greece, surrounded by some beautiful neo-classic buildings from the turn of the century.
		Unfortunately it became a hangout for drug dealers and junkies at night, but it was always perfectly safe by day since it is in the primary shopping area of Athens and now they have moved all the undesirables to the area by the train station.
		Omonia square was at one time quite beautiful and if you go downstairs into the metro station you can see old photos of it in the glory days.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Athens/athens-discover-omania.html (444 words)

	Athens : Planning a Trip : Fast Facts \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Restrooms--There are public restrooms in the underground station beneath Omonia and Syntagma Squares and beneath Kolonaki Square, but you'll probably prefer a hotel or restaurant restroom.
		Pickpocketing, however, is not uncommon, especially in the Plaka and the Omonia Square area, on the Metro and buses, and in Piraeus.
		The Omonia Square OTE, at 50 Athinas, and the Victoria Square OTE, at 85 Patission, are open Monday through Friday from 7am to 9pm, Saturday from 9am to 3pm, and Sunday from 9am to 2pm.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/athens/0044020157.html (2062 words)

	Athensgreece hotels complete guide for Athens hotels
		Achilleas Hotel has been recently renovated and is situated in the very center of Athens, just two minutes walk from Syntagma square, where the Parliamen...
		Iniohos hotel is an ultra modern hotel, situated in the heart of Athens, near Omonia square.
		Ionis Hotel is situated in the center of Athens, close to Omonia Square and the National Museum.
	www.athens-greece.us /athens-hotels-greece/athensgreece-hotels.asp (470 words)

	Journey of Truth: Notes from Greece \| Clearharmony - Falundafa in Europe
		We did the standing exercises at the famous Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece.
		Two practitioners stood for 1 hour in the blazing sun as thousands of people poured out of the subway and hurried to their jobs.
		The next day, when we were doing our exercises in Syntagma Square, we discovered that somebody had put a huge chunk of bread on our fliers to hold them down so that the wind would not blow them away.
	www.clearharmony.net /articles/200111/1871.html (857 words)

	Christmas In Athens 2004
		Syntagma Square’s Town of Treats is, once again, the sweetest place to meet in Athens this Christmas!
		While the central square may have acquired a new look, tradition lives on through charming little candy stores brimming with delectable local and international Yuletide goodies.
		Athens customarily rings in the holiday season with the lighting of the Christmas Tree in Syntagma Square.
	www.christmasinathens.gr /En_Site/Syntagma (390 words)

	Athens hotel specials.
		The unique location of the hotel provides guests with easy access to many of the city's attractions, such as the Acropolis, the Archeological museum, the Cathedral, the Town Hall, Temple of Zeus as well as the Plaka district.
		Built just a short walk away from Acropolis and Plaka (the old city) and just a breath away from Syntagma square and the National Garden, the Esperia Palace is sure to appeal to any weary traveler.
		The hotel is situated within close range of all major banks, exclusive stores and theatres, and is also conveniently located near the fashionable night-life for which Athens is famous.
	www.hoteldetective.net /Athens.htm (239 words)

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