Lycabettus Hill, an iconic landmark on the Athens landscape, is to undergo a major overhaul designed to make it safer and more attractive to visitors and local residents, the City of Athens announced on Thursday, according to ANA.
According to an announcement, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis will ask the Public Properties Company to make a concession of the 3.5 hectares that it owns on Lycabettus Hill (out of a total of 44.2) to the municipality so that the latter can press ahead with its plans for a comprehensive makeover.
Among the planned works is the pilot implementation of innovative, anti-flooding techniques that use aesthetically pleasing and gentle, ecological materials, as well as the laying of special tarmac on a road running through the woods for about 1,700 meters, so that it blends harmoniously into the landscape and provides full anti-flooding protection. Other plans include refurbishment of footpaths and walking routes, covering about 3.0 km, that connect sites on the Hill.
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