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Athens City Experience by Yatzer. If it’s your first time in Athens, then consider your Sunday morning booked. At 11:00 a.m. on the dot, the Evzones give “men in skirts” a whole new meaning with an incredibly disciplined ritual everyone should witness at least once in their lifetime. The Presidential Guard, an elite unit of able-bodied ...
The "evzones", or the Greek Presidential Guard, are an elite group of soldiers who stand guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Presidential Mansion. But there’s so much more to them than pleated mini-skirts and pompoms. If you’ve been to Athens, you’ve probably watched the changing of the guard in front of the parliament or ...
46. Greek guards or “Evzones” are members of the Presidential Guard found outside the Hellenic Parliament. They have become synonymous with the city of Athens and were originally founded in 1868 as a regiment of the Greek army. It is a high honour for a soldier to be selected to join the Evzones. They guard the grave of the Unknown Soldier ...
May 19, 2024 · There is a changing of the guard every hour. This always attracts many visitors. The most spectacular Changing of the Guard is every Sunday at 11am. New wreaths are then placed at the grave. The metro station at Syntagma Square is perhaps the most special in all of Athens.
The Changing the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in particular has become a popular tourist attraction in Athens. The Evzone’s, accompanied by a military band march from their barracks, just behind the Parliament Building, along the Vasilissis Sofias Avenue to the Tomb of the Unknown soldier where a ceremonial change of guards takes ...
The official Changing of Guards ceremony. The official Changing of Guards ceremony takes place every Sunday at 11.00 am in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Syntagma Square. At around 10.20 am, the Evzones units start marching down Vassilissis Sofias street, in perfect pace, heading to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, accompanied by a ...
Jul 20, 2022 · Something unique to Greece is the Evzones and the Changing of the Guard at Syntagma Square, Athens, which occurs every day, every hour on every hour. The Presidential Guards, Evzones, guard the Unknown Soldier's Tomb in front of the Hellenic Parliament 24/7. They stand proudly in perfect stillness, motionless and expressionless, regardless of ...
