Museums and Hills: Ardittos to Lycabettus

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Ardittos Hill

   ~3 min here

   Ardittos Hill is a public park rising to 133 metres, with pine trees and Mediterranean vegetation covering its slopes.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Panathenaic Stadium

   ~3 min here

   The Panathenaic Stadium is an arena built entirely from marble, a distinction that makes it unique worldwide.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Zappeion

   ~3 min here

   The Zappeion is a grand neoclassical building beside the National Gardens, used for meetings, exhibitions, and ceremonies.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Syntagma Square

   ~3 min here

   Syntagma Square is Athens’s central public square, set before the Old Royal Palace, where the Greek Parliament has sat since 1934.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Kolonaki

   ~3 min here

   Kolonaki is an upscale Athens neighbourhood spread along the southern slopes of Mount Lycabettus.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Benaki Museum

   ~1 hr here

   The Benaki Museum is the museum before you, housed in the Benakis family mansion in Athens.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Museum of Cycladic Art

   ~1 hr here

   The Museum of Cycladic Art is an Athens museum devoted to ancient works from the Cyclades and other Greek antiquities.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Byzantine and Christian Museum

   ~1 hr here

   The Byzantine and Christian Museum occupies Villa Ilissia, the elegant mansion designed by Stamatios Kleanthis.

9. 9

   

   Stop 9: Mount Lycabettus

   ~3 min here

   Mount Lycabettus rises as a limestone hill above Athens, with pine trees spreading across its base.

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