Winery
Papagiannakos Winery
A family winery founded in 1919 and devoted to Savatiano, in a bioclimatic building completed in 2007. Visits and tastings by appointment.
The town
The town on the wine plain: Savatiano vineyards, Byzantine chapels and the Olympic Equestrian Centre.
Markopoulo is the seat of the municipality and the farming heart of the Mesogeia, the plain east of Athens where vines and olives have been grown for centuries.
Around the town you will find wineries that welcome visitors for tastings by appointment, the medieval tower of Liada on a hill at the southern edge of town beside the Byzantine church of the Taxiarches, and the venue built for the 2004 Olympic equestrian events.
Places in Markopoulo
Cultural site
Frankish Tower of Liada
A medieval tower, probably 13th century, on Liada hill beside the Byzantine church of the Taxiarches.
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Sports venue
Olympic Equestrian Centre
The venue of the Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events, still used by the Hellenic Equestrian Federation for its competitions.