The Artemida Municipal Gym, at 21 Antheon Street, is once again open for its full opening hours from Monday 2 November: every day from 08:00 to 22:00. A week later, on Monday 9 November, the Spata–Artemida Municipal Council’s group exercise programmes will also begin, in Artemida at the same gym and in Spata at the ‘D. Dimitriou’ Sports Centre.
The local council has announced the resumption of normal opening hours. The announcement does not explain why the gym has been operating with restricted opening hours until now, nor does it specify which classes will run and when. According to the Council, the detailed timetable will be announced in a subsequent post.
Where and when
- Artemida: Municipal Gym, 21 Antheon Street. Full opening hours 08:00–22:00 from Monday 2 November; group classes from Monday 9 November.
- Spata: ‘D. Dimitriou’ Sports Centre; group classes from Monday 9 November.
- Enquiries: 22940 89405.
Anyone interested in a specific class, adult fitness, children’s classes or dance, should ring before 9 November, as places on group programmes usually fill up within the first few weeks.
Who will be teaching the classes?
The start date comes a few days after the deadline for appeals against the lists of sports instructors being recruited by the Municipality for the ‘Sport for All’ programme for 2026–27. As we reported, the provisional lists were published on 15 October, featuring 13 candidates who hold a degree in Physical Education, and appeals could be lodged until 29 October.
The candidates’ specialisms also indicate the courses the Council is organising: traditional Greek dances, artistic gymnastics, basketball, football, outdoor activities and indoor sports, rehabilitation training for musculoskeletal conditions, and competitive sport for people with disabilities. The announcement regarding the sports centre does not explicitly link the group classes to the ‘Sport for All’ programme, and the final timetables have not yet been published on the Diafania website.
What is ‘Sport for All’?
These are the municipal sports programmes subsidised by the General Secretariat for Sport, which run every year at municipal facilities at little or no cost to participants. They are aimed at adults, children, older people and vulnerable groups. For many residents, this is the only way to take part in organised exercise close to home, without having to pay for a private gym membership.
The council has not yet announced whether there will be a participation fee this year, or how much it will be. We will update this article as soon as the programme, including the times and registration details, is published.
The ‘D. Dimitriou’ stadium in Spata is also the home ground of Aittitos Spata, who beat Geraka 4–2 last Sunday. The team sections will share the space with the clubs’ training sessions, something that is usually reflected in the timetables that are announced.
Source: Municipality of Spata–Artemida, announcement regarding the Artemida Municipal Sports Centre, 2 November 2026; provisional PFA tables for ‘Sport for All’ 2026–2027 (ADA 6AP0Ω1X-IA6 and RO6RO1X-L8P), Diafania, 15 October 2026.
