The center of Athens is expected to remain closed today, Saturday (07/11), due to the running events taking place as part of the 43rd Athens Classic Marathon. Specifically, traffic restrictions are affecting major boulevards and streets, as runners will make their way from Syntagma Square toward the Panathenaic Stadium. From 17:00 to 21:10, the 5-kilometer race and the 5km Universities Night Run will take place in succession, starting from Vasilissis Amalias Avenue at Syntagma Square and finishing at the Panathenaic Stadium.
The race route will follow these roads and avenues: Amalias Avenue, Panepistimiou Street, Riga Feraiou Street, Akadimias Street, and Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, with a turnaround at the avenue’s intersection with the NIMITZ junction. Runners will continue along Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, passing in front of the Conrad Athens The Ilisian hotel, before proceeding along Irodou Attikou Street and entering the Panathenaic Stadium through the Propylaea.
43rd Athens Classic Marathon: Traffic restrictions in effect
The Google Maps image below gives a clear picture of current conditions in central Athens, where large portions of the road network have been closed off for the 43rd Athens Classic Marathon.
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