Athens: City views from Lycabettus hill

I have visited Athens twice so far – in November 2008 and in February 2017. And will gladly return anytime. The city centre is a gigantic historical open-air museum with some monuments dating back more than 2500 years. The food is delicious, people are nice and friendly, the sun is shining most of the time and there is always something new to discover. The best views of the city (smog and pollution permitting) are from the hill of wolves – Lycabettus. You can see the historical centre with all major sights such as Acropolis, Panthenaic stadium or Hadrian’s Arch, and if the weather is good, also the port of Pireus. Don’t be afraid of walking up. There are two roads uphill one from the Kolonaki district and the other you can take if you visit the National Archeological Museum first. There is also a funicular going uphill, but closes early, so if you would like to see the sunset, I’d recommned you to walk. It is not such a strenuous hike as it might seem.

Pri výstupe na kopec Lycabettus – kopec vlkov – sa síce trošku zadychčíte, ale ponúka nádherné výhľady na Atény (ak nie je veľa smogu). Tento kopec ste určite videli z Acropolis a zazreli ste aj kaplnku Agios Giorgios na jeho vrchole. Na vrchol vedú dve cesty a lanovka. Lanovka funguje len do určitej hodiny, tak ak si vymyslíte výstup neskoro, alebo tam chcete ísť na západ slnka, tak plánujte šlapať. Nie je to až také náročné, ako sa na prvý pohľad zdá. Lanovka aj prvá cesta na vrchol je zo štvrte Kolonaki, ešte pred Múzeom vojny odbočíte doľava. Ak ste pred výstupom zavítalii na prehliadku do Národného archeologického múzea, odporúčam druhú cestu. Tá vedie okolo aj open air divadla, kde sa v lete hrávajú predstavenia.

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