The Tourkovounia are a small mountain-range in the Attica basin, northeast of Lycabettus, which is the highest point of the city. According to one version, their name derived from the camping of the Turkish soldiers, for a long period, during the Ottoman operations of 1456 for the conquest of Athens.
If you have ever been in even-level cities, you should have notices that they lack points offering view. This may be the essential difference from the cities with hypsometrical ranges and fortunately Athens belongs to t... more
The Tourkovounia are a small mountain-range in the Attica basin, northeast of Lycabettus Hill, which is the highest point of the city. more
Get up high at any of these cafes and view Athens from a special angle that will remain embedded in your memories forever. Athens offers many such spots, because Athenians love to admire their city from above. more
Athens is a city of great outdoors with many activities and opportunities to enjoy nature and wildlife in a mild Mediterranean climate. more
The archaeological area of Pnyx, located on Hill of Pnyx was the place of assembly of the city council. The famous speeches by Themistocles, Pericles and other important orators a... more
In 1842, while Theophilus Hansen was building the Observatory funded by the national benefactor Georgios Sinas on the top of this hill, where dedications were discovered chiseled ... more
The Areopagus Hill is the "Rock of Ares", located north-west of the Acropolis Hill. This hill is where court took session in the ancient times for the trial of murders. Enjoy the ... more
Strefi Hill is a small hill included in the City quarters of Exarcheia and of Neapoli - directly opposite of Lycabettus Hill. Since the 1840's until the 1920's, the hill was utili... more
The Phillopappou Hill which is located across from Acropolis took its name from the Syrian philhellene consul Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Phillopappos, who was exiled in Athe... more
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