Hills & Mountains

Hills & Mountains of Athens

Hills & Mountains

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 the later.

Within short distance between them and with rumors having them connected underground since ancient times, a line of hills divides the Attica basin into two uneven sections and offer panoramic views of the city that especially during the night are extremely impressive.

It is not accidental that 2,500 years ago, a civilization that was blooming decided to build on one of these hills a place of worship that was going to be one of the most important testimonies to universal architecture.

Hills & Mountains

Hill of Acropolis

The Sacred Rock of Acropolis was chosen in the 5th BC century by Pericles because of a prophecy by the Delphi oracle as the ideal place for the materialization of the first part of a program for the economic development of the city.... more

Mount Parnitha

Located 30 km northwest of the city center, Mt. Parnitha is a steep mountain spanning a 1,413 m altitude with dense vegetation ideal for trekking and Athens's popular alpine destination protected by the Natura 2000 European network.... more

Mount Ymmitos

Mount Ymmitos is 18 km southeast of Athens and is a huge green mountain famous for its thyme-scented honey - protected by the NATURA 2000 European network.... more

Mount Pentelic

Famous for the marble extracted from its quarries, which was used for the construction of the Acropolis and other ancient Greek monuments, the mountain range of Penteli is situated 15 km northeast of Athens with an elevation of 1,109 m.... more

Philopappou Hill

The Philopappou Hill which is located across from Acropolis took its name from the Syrian philhellene consul Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos, who was exiled in Athens between 75-76 and 87-88 A.D.... more