Nature in the Athens A to Z
6 entries filed under Nature in the Athens A to Z Travel Dictionary. Each name opens the full entry.
H
Hymettus (Mount)
The long mountain ridge just east of Athens, prized since antiquity for its wild herb honey and for sunset views back over the city.
M
Mount Parnitha
The highest mountain around Athens, a national park of fir forest with marked hiking trails and a cable car, reachable in about an hour from the centre.
P
Pedion tou Areos
A large park in central Athens laid out in 1934 to honour heroes of the 1821 Greek Revolution, its avenues lined with marble busts of revolutionary figures.
Penteli (Mount)
The marble mountain north of Athens whose quarries supplied the stone for the Parthenon, now ringed by leafy suburbs.
S
Strefi Hill
A small rocky hill above Exarcheia with footpaths and clear views over the rooftops towards Lycabettus and the Acropolis.
V
Vouliagmeni Lake
A geothermal lake on the Athens Riviera fed by underground springs, kept at a mild temperature year round and popular for a relaxing swim away from the summer crowds.