Picture Log • Travel•📍 Athens, Greece
The Guard of Syntagma
Standing motionless before the carved stone reliefs of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Syntagma Square, an Evzone presidential guard maintains centuries of Greek military tradition. Dressed in the hand-embroidered waistcoat, 400-pleat foustanella skirt, and pom-pom tipped tsarouchia clogs, the ceremonial soldier embodies solemn vigilance.