Parks & green · East Attica
Mount Hymettus
Photo: Spiridon Ion Cepleanu · CC BY-SA 4.0
The long ridge closing Athens to the east, 1,026 metres at its summit, a Natura 2000 protected area and the closest real mountain walking to the city. Its western flank carries the Kaisariani and other reforested tracts; higher up it is largely bare, aromatic scrub, and the summit area holds military and telecoms installations reached by an asphalt road. Repeated fires have shaped the vegetation, and marked loop trails start from the Kaisariani side.
Practical
- Season
- All year round
Nearby
Parks & green · Kaisariani
Kaisariani Aesthetic Forest
2.3 km
Ancient sites · Kaisariani
Kaisariani Monastery
2.3 km
Neighbourhoods · Ilisia
Ilisia
6.2 km
Eat & drink · Ilisia / Hilton
Cookoovaya
6.6 km
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Pedion tou Areos
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