Glyfada (Greek: Γλυφάδα) is an elegant and stylish suburb of Athens, situated in the southern parts of the Athens Metropolitan Area. The City of Glyfada stretches out from the foot of the Hymettus mountain and reaches out to embrace the Saronic Gulf. It is the largest of the Athens' southern suburbs, divided into Kato Glyfada, located by the sea, and Ano Glyfada, the area next to Mount Hymettus. The area is known in greece for its upmarket cafe and night life, well-known restaurants, shops and seasonal summer clubs; and its popularity with celebrities, singers, actors, athletes and journalists.

Geography
Glyfada is connected to central Athens via two major avenues (Posidonos and Vouliagmenis) and a tram line which goes across the seaside next to Posidonos Avenue. On the quay at Glyfada is a rescue and rehabilitation centre for sea turtles, run by ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece. The staff there provide free educational tours of the facilities and treatments for visitors.

Transportation
32,492 people registered with the Municipality of Glyfada voted during the Municipal Elections of October 2006. At the second round, 54.79% of the votes were for Ioannis G. Theodoropoulos, who is the mayor of Glyfada for the 2006-2010 period.

Municpality

Constantine Mitsotakis, former Prime Minister of Greece
Anna Diamantopoulou, former Greek EU representative
Petros Doukas, Deputy finance Minister of Greece
Gerasimos Giakoumatos, Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Welfare
Fani Palli-Petralia, current Greek Minister of Tourism.
Elena Paparizou, Greek singer and Eurovision winner
Tolis Voskopoulos, Greek singer
Antonis Remos, Greek singer
Katerina Stanisi, Greek singer
Pashalis, Greek singer and Eurovision contestant
Bessy Argiraki, Greek singer, Eurovision contestant and member of Glyfada's council.
Tony Mokbel, Australian fugitive
Marcelo Mattos, Panathinaikos Player from Brazil Famous residents and people
Glyfada has also become famous for its residents who include mythical billionaire Aristotle Onassis, Onassis's and Athina Livanos's daughter Christina Onassis, but also the Mitsotakis family, who own a summer house in Glyfada. Former President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Karamanlis visited Glyfada regularly during an earlier era. Greek politician Alexandros Panagoulis was born in Glyfada, as was Eleni Menegaki.

People

Historical population

Ano Glyfada
Terpsithea Twin cities

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