Etz Hayyim Synagogue
Athens, Greece
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Athens' historic Romaniote synagogue, established in 1904 by Romaniote Jews from Ioannina; damaged in the 1999 earthquake and reopened in 2007 after extensive renovation.
Prayer nusach
Orthodox - Romaniote and Sephardic rite
Address
8 Melidoni Street, Athens 105 53, Greece
Hours
Mainly open for major holidays - regular services are held at the nearby Beth Shalom Synagogue
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Prayer Times
- Holiday services09:00
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Last updated: 2026-10-04
Nearby
Beth Shalom Synagogue
5 Melidoni Street, Athens 105 53, Greece
Illustrative photoAshe Walker / UnsplashChabad of Athens (Chabad of Greece)
Aisopou 10, Psiri, Athens 105 54, Greece
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About 3 min walk from Chabad of Athens (Aisopou 10) - Shabbat meals by advance registration
A kitchen or kitchenette in every apartment - no kosher kitchen on-site. Parakalo dairy restaurant is about 2 min away; Gostijo Kosher Restaurant and its E-Kosher mini-market about 3 min.

Gostijo Kosher Restaurant
Glatt Kosher - under Chabad of Athens supervision
Sephardic-Greek Mediterranean · €€
Aisopou 10, Psiri, Athens 105 54, Greece