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We are on Mount Parnitha, the highest and largest mountain range in Attica and the highest summit known as Karavola with an elevation of 1,413 m. In 1961, Parnitha was declared a National Park with core the area of the highest peaks.
The film begins with footage from a car that leads us through the uphill and steep turns of Parnitha Street to Agia Triada and the hotel "Cyclamino". The weather is foggy.
There, the filmmaker and his group of friends make a stop and we see shots from the hotel’s west side while in the background we can see the uphill road that leads to "Mont Parnes" (hotel complex of that era).
Then we see views of the slopes that are full of fir trees, people who enjoy the ride on the mountain, a snowplow as well as a bus. Today, the landscape is very different due to the big fire in June 2007. The bus route is also a thing of the past, with the last one being that of the bus "714" in July 2011.
Lastly, the filmmaker and his group of friends films against the backdrop of "Mont Parnes".
The "Cyclamino" hotel in Agia Triada was severely damaged in the 1999 earthquake and has since been abandoned. In 1967, a year before the film was made, the Mont Parnes complex was decided to be turned into a casino. The inauguration took place on February 5, 1971.
The film begins with footage from a car that leads us through the uphill and steep turns of Parnitha Street to Agia Triada and the hotel "Cyclamino". The weather is foggy.
There, the filmmaker and his group of friends make a stop and we see shots from the hotel’s west side while in the background we can see the uphill road that leads to "Mont Parnes" (hotel complex of that era).
Then we see views of the slopes that are full of fir trees, people who enjoy the ride on the mountain, a snowplow as well as a bus. Today, the landscape is very different due to the big fire in June 2007. The bus route is also a thing of the past, with the last one being that of the bus "714" in July 2011.
Lastly, the filmmaker and his group of friends films against the backdrop of "Mont Parnes".
The "Cyclamino" hotel in Agia Triada was severely damaged in the 1999 earthquake and has since been abandoned. In 1967, a year before the film was made, the Mont Parnes complex was decided to be turned into a casino. The inauguration took place on February 5, 1971.
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