Sightseeing in Exarcheia
Sightseeing in Exarcheia
The unique atmosphere attracts many Athenians to this district. Exarcheia is also the quarter which houses two very significant neoclassical buildings. The National Technical University and the National Archaeological Museum. The latter is the most important museum in Greece and one of the most significant in the world.
Exarcheia Sightseeing (Update 2024)
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The Old National Library is part of the "Athenian Trilogy" located in the block that is formed by the streets of Eleftherios Venizelos Street (Panepistimiou), Akadimias Street and Ippokratous Street. It is the work of Theophilus Hansen and was built 1887-1892, under the supervision of Ernst Ziller.... more
Pedion tou Areos (meaning Aresʼ Square), is the largest green area in Athens - considering Athenian reality - between Alexandraʼs Avenue and Evelpidon Street.... more
Lycabettus is a cone-shaped hill almost in the center of Athens. It is also called “Agios Giorgis” because of the church that is built on its top since the 19th Century, replacing the older Byzantine church of Prophet Elias.... more
Strefi Hill (known as "Achesmos") is a small hill included in the City quarters of Exarcheia and of Neapoli - directly opposite of Lycabettus Hill.... more
The National Archaeological Museum is one of the most famous in Greece, as well as the world. It houses finds from all over Greece, with over 20,000 exhibits, showing the history of Greek civilization from the beginnings of Prehistory to Late Antiquity.... more
The Epigraphical Museum, founded in 1885, is comprised of a compelling collection of over 13.500 inscriptions from the region of Attica and other parts of the country, especially South Greece.... more
