Alsos Pagratiou

This park was created in 1908 in the Pagrati neighborhood, with the planting of pine trees on a large section of land. In 1936 the area was allocated to the Municipality of Athens, which continued planting the area with a wide variety of trees, bushes and other types of Mediterranean flora. The park was once home to a small zoo and, in the 1970s, a small theatre that hosted the renowned “Free Theatre” (Eleftero Theatro) company. Today, the municipality is in charge of the park’s myriad recreational activities. Park entrances are located on Eftyxidou Street and at the junction of Eftyxidou and Spyrou Merkouri Streets.