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The Lycabetous Hill



The Lycabetous Hill, Athens is one of the must visit sites for you which you should not miss as part of the Tourist Attractions in Athens. Athens owns a number of vantage places next to the Acropolis, from where travelers can get wonderful vistas of the city. The Lycabetous Hill, Athens is a limestone rock that is rises to almost 1,000 feet. When the sun goes down, the top of The Lycabetous Hill, Athens remains illuminated with the moon light and from the Acropolis; this place look like a huge soufflé. As the day had passes by, a green-and-white Lycabetous Hill is seen topped by a small white church named Agios Georgios.

The Lycabetous Hill, Athens owns a small church and an al fresco theatre with the beautiful rocks as the backdrop. This theater hall is used for concerts and musical arrangements. Several programs take place in this theater hall. In addition to this, the guests will also find here a café and a restaurant. You can also find a funicular at the bottom of The Lycabetous Hill, Athens. It is right at the Ploutarchou Street. This street will take you to the top of the hill. If you are more energetic, then apart from riding a vehicle, you can also decide to walk up to the top of the hill. Any of the method of transport you avail of, you will be greeted with a 360° vista of the extensive and beautiful city below. Especially on a clear day, The Lycabetous Hill, Athens looks awesome.

The area around The Lycabetous Hill, Athens has some of the most well known museums. The famous among them is Benaki Museum. This museum has rich collection of early times. The collections feature Greek costumes, Mycenaean jewelry and memorabilia from the Greek Revolution. Another well-known museum, the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art is also located herein. The wide collections in this museum include some objects from the pre-Minoan Bronze Age, Cycladic civilization, collections up to the Classical period.


Tourist Attractions In Athens
Acropolis Museum Arch of Hadrian
Bouleuterion Constitution Square (Syntagma)
Kolonaki Monastiraki
National Archeological Museum of Athens
Omonia Square
Parthenon (Parthenonas) Pireos and Ermou Street
Plaka Psiri
Roman Agora and Tower of the Wind Syntagma Square
The Ancient Agora Theatre of Herodes Atticus
The Attalos stoa Museum The Lycabetous Hill
The Temple of Olympian Zeus Gazi
Kaisariani Monastery




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