Kifisia

Kifissia or Kifisia is one of the most pricey northern suburbs of Athens, Greece, particularly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, strolling all the manner from imperative Athens as much as Theseos Avenue within the suburb of Nea Erythraia. It has historically been home to rich Greek families and most important Greek political households. Cephisia turned into a deme of historic Athens. It turned into the house of the famous dramatist Menander circa 342-291 BC. Cephisia had grow to be a famous retreat of philosophers throughout the reign of the Roman emperor Hadrian, whilst the rich Herodes Atticus of Marathon, Greece constructed the Villa Cephisia.

In his Attic Nights, Aulus Gellius describes the specific ambiance of intellectual ferment and aristocratic enjoyment in an idyllic placing which he created there. It turned into also the practice of Herodes to provide loose coaching in philosophy for decided on youths from Athens. The stays of a number of his own family funeral monuments lie at the centre of the metropolis in Platonas Square. He additionally beautified a sanctuary to the Nymphs within the ravine of Kokkinara, inside the close by district of Kefalari.