Platia Filikis Eterias, known to most as Kolonaki Square, centers on a small, sloped garden tucked between high-end apartment buildings. It takes its name from the Society of Friends, a secret nineteenth-century organization that plotted…
Lycabettus Hill Forest Paths
This uphill walking route climbs from the chic streets of Kolonaki through winding pine forest paths to the summit of Athens's highest hill. You'll trace scenic dirt trails, pass a cave-carved church, and reach a classic whitewashed chapel offering the ultimate 360-degree views of the capital.
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1. Platia Filikis Eterias
2. Dexameni Square
Dexameni Square sits at the end of a steep climb in Kolonaki, marked by a low stone wall and a dense canopy of shade trees that stay cool when the rest of Athens swelters. Beneath the surface lies a massive Roman cistern, built by Emperor…
3. Lycabettus Hill Funicular
The Lycabettus Hill Funicular disappears into the limestone rock of the hill, moving through a tunnel carved straight through the earth to reach the summit. It opened in nineteen sixty-five to spare visitors the steep, grueling climb to…
4. Prasini Tenta, Lykavitos
The concrete stage of Prasini Tenta sits on a sharp ridge of Lykavitos Hill, surrounded by pine trees that look as if they are trying to reclaim the stone. It was built in the nineteen sixties as a glamorous open-air cafe and dance floor…
5. Saint Isidore Church Lycabettus Hill
The small white chapel of Saint Isidore clings to a craggy cave opening on the side of Lycabettus Hill. It replaced an older, much smaller structure that had served the local shepherds for generations. In the early nineteen thirties, a…
6. Holy Church of Saint George of Lycabettus
The whitewashed chapel of Saint George sits at the very summit of Lycabettus Hill, marked by its bright blue domed roof and the tall Greek flag fluttering beside it. Built in eighteen hundred and eighty-five, it replaced an even older…