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Markopoulo, Attiki has some of the best sports centers

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Markopoulo is a small town near the Athens airport that has really great sports centres including the Olympic centre for horseback riding. Some of the stadiums and sports centres were used during the 2004 olympics and are now used by sports teams in the community. The town also has a really successful volleyball team and public tennis courts and soccer fields where anyone can go play. I highly suggest you visit if you're interested in working out during your next trip!
 
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dimi_pat said:
Markopoulo is a small town near the Athens airport that has really great sports centres including the Olympic centre for horseback riding. Some of the stadiums and sports centres were used during the 2004 olympics and are now used by sports teams in the community. The town also has a really successful volleyball team and public tennis courts and soccer fields where anyone can go play. I highly suggest you visit if you're interested in working out during your next trip!
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This looks like an interesting thing to do! So cool - I love to see cities use the Olympic stadium after the games are done.
 
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