The Amazing View From Lycabbetus Hill

Thanks to the geomorphology of the Athens city center, the visitor has many options to enjoy a wonderful view from various privileged parts of Athens. One of them is the hill of Lycabettus. It rises to 227 meters and the ascent to the top of the hill can be done by cable car or on foot for those who have or want to improve their endurance! At the top of the hill is the church of Agios Georgios, from where the view of the Athens basin and the Saronic Gulf is magnificent! The hill of Philopappos, known in ancient times as the "Hill of the Muses'', is another place to see Athens from above. One can follow the alley that leads to the historic Pnyx, where the Church of the Municipality was convened in Ancient Athens.

At the foot of Mount Hymettus and in a green landscape is the Monastery of Kaisariani, one of the most important medieval, Christian monuments of Athens. hotels athens The visitor can enjoy the view from various paths in the Aesthetic Forest of Ymittos and then continue their walk on the pedestrian street of Ermou, do their shopping in the surrounding alleys and end up in Monastiraki only to discover small treasures on the counters of retailers. In the evening the area of Psyrri, one of the oldest districts of Athens, invites everyone to find some of the most popular nightclubs in Athens as well as many taverns and traditional ouzo restaurants.

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