ATHENIAN RIVIERA
- Total Duration: About 3.5 hours
- Departure time: 10:00 am (or more)
- Total distance: 23 km
- Tips: Don't forget your sunscreen, sunglasses, swimsuit and towel
- Difficulty:
(1/5) - What's included: : 28” trekking bike, helmet, bottle of water, tour guide/bike leader, all taxes
Overview
A ride along the Athenian Riviera is the safest bike ride in the city while accessible even to the most reserved rider. In this route you’ll get the chance to enjoy the whole unique metropolitan bike trail of Athens. Although we will still be in the heart of the city, the landscape will be much more friendly than that of a downtown. We’ll get to see the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center that hosts the National Library and the Water Square. Part of the Olympic Games was hosted there in Athens 2004. We will also see the Nautical Museum Greek Cruiser Georgios Averof and the marinas of Floisvos and Alimos, two of the biggest marinas in the Balkans. A short stop at the beach of Kalamaki will follow for a unique photo shooting in front of the blue and green waters of the Saronic Gulf and the beautiful island of Aegina. If the weather allows, you must not miss your chance for a dive in the fantastic waters.
Itinerary
Starting from our spot in Petralona we will be moving on the Metropolitan bike trail of Athens. We’ll see the green view of Kallithea and Tavros as the bike route goes through the local parks and reach the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center at the end of the bike trail. From this point and on we will be cycling by the Sea on the wide pavements of the waterfront part of Faliro. The route is flat and just a few kilometers away we’ll reach our destination: the Kalamaki beach. We will take a small break there and return to our spot following the same route.
