What: Athens is going to have one of Europe’s largest retail space with Ellinikon, slated to open in 2026.

Why it is important: Attica, a major department store in Greece (and the leading one on the luxury segment) plans to open a new door in this project. Soon we will be reviewing how the company had evolved over the years.

Ellinikon is a new real estate project being built just outside Athens, and a bet that it will soon become a must-see destination both for locals and tourists. The €8bn project will span over 200,000 sqm along the sealine, and will include a mall, stores, restaurants, entertainment, office spaces, and a retail park including big-box stores such as Ikea.

It aims at developing a distinctly Greek flavor to make sure it can attract more than a million tourists a year, and the first phase is planned to open in 2026

Ellinikon, Greece’s largest shopping mall to rise near Athens