A CITY in Europe is set to be transformed by a huge £10billion project, with a five-star hotel, marina and a 1km beach being built. Even though Athens is normally associated with ancient buildings, the city is set to benefit from a huge modern development that's been likened to Dubai. The Ellinikon Project is a huge $13billion (£10.
2billion) real estate project that's being built on the site of the former Ellinikon International Airport . Located 20 minutes from Athens city centre , and 35 minutes from Athens International Airport, the site has been dubbed a "15-minute city" by Lamada Development boss Odisseas Athanasiou. This is because it will take visitors just a quarter of an hour to walk from one side of the complex to the other.
Dubbed Europe's biggest real estate project, The Ellinikon Project will be home to five-star hotels, 8,000 homes , multiple shopping centres, restaurants, a casino, and a marina with moorings for mega-yachts. Over 300 yachts and boats will be able to dock at the huge marina. The 620-hectare site will also be home to a long sandy beach that will stretch for an entire kilometre.
There will also be extensive leisure facilities on the site, including a 600-acre public park that will connect the sprawling development to the beach. The site's main attraction will be Riviera Tower - the country's first residential skyscraper, according to local newspaper Neos Kosmos . Standing at 200m tall, Riviera Tower will be home to 200 apartments that will be sp.
