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The Athens Olympic equestrian complex
Yesterday I wrote about the history of the Greek racing and the establishments in which it used to and takes place. I wrote that today the only race course in Greece is situated in the super modern centre in Markopoulo, 8km from Athens International Airport. Today, after a visit to the official website of Markopoulo I’m writing about the entire equestrian complex that accommodates the race course, together with other equestrian sports. So, according to the website, the entire complex is 940,000 square metres in size. It accommodates a plethora of arenas, including The main, sodded show jumping arena (90 x 120m) The main, sand dressage arena (80 x 40m)…
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The Greek racecourse
Sorry for the absence, but I’ve been preparing tonight’s post. I knew very little about the Greek race course, so I had to do some research to know enough to write a blog post! So, yeah, this is the history of the Greek race course. First of all, if you ask a Greek about their feelings for the Athens race course, you will come up with different answers. First of all, it is of high importance itself, as it is the only race course in the country. Also, there is a historical dimension; it is one of the landmarks -or symbols, if you prefer- of our capital city, specifically a landmark…