Strefi Hill
Pine-shaded urban hill park with winding paths and city views, saved from redevelopment by years of local protest.
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This guide to Strefi Hill in Athens opens on January 21, 2021, when Athens was under strict pandemic lockdown and the government quietly announced that developer Prodea Investments would redevelop this pine-covered hill above Exarcheia, with no public meeting or warning. It follows the neighborhood assembly that broke lockdown to protest, the mix of anarchists, communists, squatters and refugee residents who joined the fight, and the hill's earlier history as a quarry given to the city in 1963. Walk the pine-shaded paths and judge for yourself what was at stake.
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