Thiseio
Thiseio
Θησείο | ||
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Neighborhood | ||
Region Attica | | |
City | Athens | |
Postal code | 118 51 | |
Area code | 210 | |
Website | www |
Thiseio or Thissio (
The area is famous for its many pedestrian streets, Acropolis views, archaeological sites, churches, synagogues, cafés, open terraces and cultural meeting points.[1][2][3] Thiseio is served by the nearby Thiseio metro station is connected to the other neighbourhoods of the old city of Athens through a network of pedestrian streets passing across the major archaeological sites.
Residential streets
Here is a list of residential streets in the Thiseio area:
- Acamantos Street
- AethrasStreet
- Agias Marinas Street
- AethalidonStreet
- AixoneonStreet
- AktaiouStreet
- Amphictyonos Street
- Apostolou PavlouStreet
- Avanton Street
- Chloridos Street
- DemophontosStreet
- Dimitriou Aeginitou Street
- Efestion Street
- Eptachalkou Street[4]
- ErysichthonosStreet
- Galateias Street
- Hegiou Street
- Iouliou Smith Street
- Irakleidon Street
- Karydi Street
- KimaionStreet
- LycomidonStreet
- Myrmidonon Street
- Nileos Street
- Otryneon Street
- Phaedras Street
- Phlamarion Street
- Pnykos Street
- Poulopoulou Street
- Pygmalionos Street
- ThoriconStreet
- Vassilis Street
Archaeological center
Thiseio is surrounded by hills, heights and historical sites which are within a walking distance. The
Historical landmarks
The historical churches of
Apostolou Pavlou is a pedestrianized street which meets Dionysiou Areopagitou Street to form the main pedestrian zone around the archaeological site of Agora from Thiseio to the Acropolis. There are numerous small and friendly boutique shops, restaurants, cafés where people readily are welcomed and invited to socialize at leisure; all set in a quiet enclave and frequented by both tourists and locals alike.
As one of the many entertainment centers of the city of Athens, Thiseio is rich in history and culture. It has museums, galleries, the two synagogues of Athens, exhibition centers[11] and open-air theatres and cinemas.[12]
Notable people
- Vasilis Avlonitis (1904–1970), actor
- Charalabos (Babis) Drossos (1927–2015), Premier League soccer player
The N.O.A Meteorological Station
The National Observatory of Athens handles the most antique meteorological station in Greece and one of the oldest in Southern Europe. The station is located at the center of Athens, in the Thiseio neighbourhood (Hill of Nymphs). The A class Meteorological station has been located at the same position from the 11th of September 1890; while it started its operation in 1858 at a different location in Thiseio. [13]
Climate data for Downtown Athens (1991–2020), Extremes (1890–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
44.8 (112.6) |
42.8 (109.0) |
43.9 (111.0) |
38.7 (101.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
44.8 (112.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16 (61) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 55.6 (2.19) |
44.4 (1.75) |
45.6 (1.80) |
27.6 (1.09) |
20.7 (0.81) |
11.6 (0.46) |
10.7 (0.42) |
5.4 (0.21) |
25.8 (1.02) |
38.6 (1.52) |
70.8 (2.79) |
76.3 (3.00) |
433.1 (17.06) |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
72.0 | 70.0 | 66.0 | 60.0 | 56.0 | 50.0 | 42.0 | 47.0 | 57.0 | 66.0 | 72.0 | 73.0 | 60.9 |
Average ultraviolet index | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Source 1: Cosmos, scientific magazine of the National Observatory of Athens[14] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Meteoclub[15][16] |
References
- ^ English text and photos of old Athens and Thissio
- ^ View photos from five walking routes and Athens by night
- ^ "Thiseio Photo Guide".
- ^ Click on the photo ‘Ayios Athanasios von Kourkouris’. The church is located at 2 Eptachalkou Street
- ^ Choose ‘Athens-Observatory and Agia Marina church’ from the list. The church of Agia Marina is located very near the National Observatory of Athens
- ^ Agii Assomati church of 11th century
- ^ Agios Athanasios Kourkouris, old church on a rock
- ^ "Two churches, the new and the old". Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
- ^ Informative text in Greek
- ^ The sign outside the Thissio Metro station
- ^ Melina Mercouri Cultural Center, at the road junction of Irakleidon and Poulopoulou Streets
- ^ Cine-thission-open-air-cinema
- ^ "Το αρχείο του Θησείου". www.meteoclub.gr. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Το 'νέο' κλίμα της Αθήνας - Περίοδος 1991-2020". National Observatory of Athens. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Το κλίμα της Αθήνας". www.meteoclub.gr. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Το αρχείο του Θησείου". www.meteoclub.gr. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.