Lycabettus Hill

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Lycabettus Hill is the highest point in Athens and offers the best panoramic views of the city. From the top, visitors can see the Acropolis, the Aegean Sea, and the surrounding neighborhoods.

What to See & Do

  • 🔭 Witness the most 📸 panoramic 📸 360-degree view of athens, stretching from the 🏔️ mountains 🏔️ to the 🌊 saronic gulf 🚢
  • ⛪ Visit the tiny, whitewashed ⛪ chapel of st. george ⛪ and its peaceful 🕊️ courtyard at the very 🧗 summit 🏁
  • 🌅 Experience a world-famous 🌅 sunset 🌅 as the city 💡 lights 💡 begin to twinkle and the acropolis is 🏛️ illuminated 🏛️
  • 🎭 Check the summer schedule for the 🏛️ lycabettus theater 🏛️, a legendary venue for 🎸 concerts 🎶 and performances 🏛️

How to Get There

  • 🚠 Ride the funicular (cable car) from 📍 kolonaki 📍 for a quick ⏳ 3-minute ⏳ ascent through a 🧱 lit tunnel 🧱 🏁
  • 🚇 Take metro line 3 to 📍 evangelismos 📍 for the 👣 closest 👣 approach to the hill’s 🌳 southern 🌳 base 🏁
  • 🥾 Hike the pine-lined 🌲 zig-zag path 🌲 from aristippou street for an 🏃 invigorating 🏃 20-minute 🧗 climb 🏁

Travel Tips

  • 🎟️ Buy a 🎫 one-way 🎫 funicular ticket up and 👣 walk down 👣 to enjoy different 🔭 viewpoints 🔭 at your own 🧘 pace 🧘
  • 🧥 Bring a light jacket or 🧣 windbreaker 🧣; the 🧗 summit 🧗 is often much 💨 breezier 💨 than the city 🏙️ streets 🏙️
  • 🥤 Carry water if you are 🥾 hiking 🥾, as the only 💧 refreshments ☕ are at the very 🔝 top 🔝 or the very 🏁 bottom 🏁

Suggested Itinerary

  • 🚠 06:00 PM – Take the 🚇 funicular 🚇 to the top or start your 🥾 hike 🥾 from the kolonaki 🏘️ district 🏁
  • ⛪ 06:30 PM – Explore the ⛪ chapel ⛪ and take 📸 photos 📸 as the sun begins to 🌅 set 🌅 over the sea 🌊
  • 🍸 07:30 PM – Grab a 🍹 drink 🍹 at the sky bar or enjoy a 🍽️ romantic 🍽️ dinner as the city 💡 lights 💡 turn on 🌟

Opening Hours & Entry

Open:

Daily: Accessible all day

Entry Fee:

Free (funicular ticket optional)

Best Time to Visit:

Sunset or evening

Location

📌• Lycabettus Hill, Athens, Greece

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