Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, standing for 'pigeon/dove' in Greek), older forms Peristerio and Peristerion is a suburban municipality in Athens, Greece, located about 5 km NW of the downtown area. The municipality is bordered by the Cephissus/Cephissos River, Athinon Avenue (GR-8), Chaidari in the (...) (from Wikipedia)