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Since most of this development happened during the automobile age. Theres a pretty decent walkway/road separation. Not the same experience in the other Euro big cities where the cars are often parked up against the building and narrow walkways. This leaves pedestrians weaving in and out of the street. Yes its charming to us from the new world, but not as functional.

The other thing I noticed was that Athens was much leafier than I expected. You cant tell from aerials of rooftops. Check google streetview. Most of the sidewalks are treelined forming canopies of about 1-2 stories in height for street level shade from the blazing sun.