Kifissia Flower Show 2026. A story that began 130 years ago.
In 1896, alongside the first modern Olympic Games, Athens also hosted its first unofficial flower exhibition.
Today, the flower show is an institution for the residents of Kifissia and Athenians alike.
The following photostory was captured over the May Day long weekend, with temperatures at 13°C. Despite the chill and the buzzkill (sic), flower enthusiasts put on their jackets and berets and flooded the Kifissia Park.
Calceolaria
Otherwise known as the “pocketbook flower” or “slipper flower”
Rose corner
Black roses that were originally white, but acquired their black hue from a plant pigment
Kifissia Park
Operating since 1885
Lobelia
A South African flower named after the Flemish botanist Matthias de Lobel
Beret, shawl, let’s go!
Pit stop for regrouping
By the fountain
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