{"id":15269,"date":"2026-04-30T18:33:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/heavy-traffic-in-athens-as-may-day-getaway-begins\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T18:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:33:51","slug":"heavy-traffic-in-athens-as-may-day-getaway-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/heavy-traffic-in-athens-as-may-day-getaway-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy traffic in Athens as May Day getaway begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1302497\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kinisi-15-1-320x200.jpg?v=1777568523\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kinisi-15-1.jpg?v=1777568523\" alt=\"Heavy traffic in Athens as May Day getaway begins\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kinisi-15-1-960x600.jpg?v=1777568524\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Traffic congestion was reported in central Athens and major highways on Thursday evening, as large numbers of residents headed out for the May Day long weekend despite forecasts of worsening weather.<\/p>\n<p>Significant delays were reported on Kifissou Avenue, particularly along the stretch from Renti to Metamorfosi, as well as on Kifissias Avenue between Ambelokipi and Maroussi, in both directions.<\/p>\n<p>Congestion was also recorded on Athens\u2019 Attiki Odos ring road, with traffic slowing notably on the westbound route toward Elefsina.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1302497\/heavy-traffic-in-athens-as-may-day-getaway-begins\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic congestion was reported in central Athens and major highways on Thursday evening, as large numbers of residents headed out for the May Day long weekend despite forecasts of worsening weather. 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