Tatoi Palace on the "for sale" list In Greece, the debt laden government has announced a group of state owned buildings will be put up for sale, among them is the Palace of Tatoi. Tatoi: Look through the window into the emptied palace. Greece.comGreek State Minister to Be Awarded by Scottish University Students The Greek Department of Conservation of Ancient and Modern Monuments is facing a huge challenge in cataloguing and storing up to 50,000 objects housed at Tatoi, the former royal estate … The KNSM examined the restoration preliminary study thanks to the initiative of the Friends Association of the Tatoi Estate. Mount Parnitha holds many secrets, with its tall trees, dense bushes, wild deer, grazing cattle and clear streams. There are 3 ways to get from Rafina to Tatoi Palace by bus, taxi or car. The rest were gradually purchased by the royal family under various contracts (including an 1891 purchase from Syngros).

Tatoi Palace. The verdant estate hides many more buildings, such as the government house and the Tatoion Hotel (which may soon be converted into a small and elegant boutique hotel). The Tatoi Royal Estate was once the summer retreat of King George and Queen Olga, before being converted to the royal family’s permanent residence in 1948. Please contact us via email at Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner. Their interior, which is handmade and characterized by high quality and luxury, is decorated with expensive wood and leather.In the 10,000 acre estate of the former Greek Royal Family in Tatoi, one can also find a wide variety of artwork, objects and traditional costumes that have been declared movable monuments.Thank you for your enquiry to Greece.com Villas, in partnership with ISV. Tatoi is ideal for hiking, mountain biking, jogging and picnics in the countryside. The palace building was an elegant two-storey building with charming terraces and a tiled roof that was once adorned by an ornate cornice. My answer is always to grab my car keys and to tell my dogs that we are off for an adventure. The National Park of Parnitha is a huge area, where you can walk, hike, picnic with your family, and let kids run, play and be impressed by the numerous deers. Tours are available through the Association as well. The Palace had been home to the Greek royal family before they fled the country in 1967 and the Hellenic Republic was proclaimed in 1974.

Dense forests overgrown with Aleppo pine trees, tall cypresses, poplars, plane trees, beech trees, Greek strawberry trees, olive trees, and citrus trees among others adorn the Tatoi estate, which is currently protected by the Natura 2000 network as an area of outstanding natural beauty.Of the 4,200 hectares of forest once belonging to the former royal family of Greece, 1,400 hectares were conceded by the Greek State (Bafi National Forest) to the Greek King in the year 1877. Τen cars of the former Greek Royal Family, which are now abandoned at the Tatoi palace in Athens, were classified as modern monuments by the Central Council of Modern Monuments because they are objects of special technical and aesthetic value connected with major events of modern Greek history. There is quite a distance from the Varybombi entrance to the historical centre of the estate, so most visitors prefer to enter from Lefka for easier access.

You can go to Tatoi by car or taxi, it is located about 25 km from Athens Center. Τen cars of the former Greek Royal Family, which are now abandoned at the Tatoi palace in Athens, were classified as modern monuments by the Central Council of Modern Monuments because they are objects of special technical and aesthetic value connected with major events of modern Greek history.Eight of these cars are petrol passenger cars, while the other two are electric tricycles possibly used for transporting Royal Family members over short distances within the estate boundaries.The passenger cars come from three different manufacturers, Rolls Royce, MG and Fiat, and are limited edition models. A museum in the Tatoi Palace The first step in creating the “Museum of Dynasty George” in the building of Tatoi Palace was made by the Central Council for Modern Monuments on December of 2016. The Tatoi Royal Estate was once the summer retreat of King George and Queen Olga, before being converted to the royal family’s permanent residence in 1948.

The estate’s structures included stables for the horses and other animals, a winery, an oil mill, and a butter room, just to name a few. The estate is located about 20kms north of Athens near to Dekeleia. In front of the main ‘palace’ itself is an empty swimming pool and the whole area – both the open spaces and woodland – makes for a wonderful place to walk around, hike on various trails and see an alternative side of …