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From Omonia Square to Acropolis (Από την Πλατεία Ομόνοιας στην Ακρόπολη) A beautiful walk in the centre of Athens, following two of the most central streets of the capital. From Omonia Square the route goes up Stadiou Street to Syntagma Square. From there it enters the commercial pedestrian street of Ermou Street to the small historic chapel of Kapnikarea. From there it turns and heads towards the Acropolis Rock through the traditional district of Plaka. The course reaches the pedestrian...

Pedion tou Areos Park (Πεδίον του Άρεως) Beautiful walk through Pedion tou Areos Park, very close to the centre of Athens. The stroll starts from the western entrance of the Park and Mavromateon Street, at the junction with Leoforos Alexandras Avenue. The walk follows the paths through the green Park, covering almost its entire area. The noise of the capital disappears behind the trees and the lush vegetation of Pedion tou Areos Park.

Athens Historic Centre and the Acropolis (Ιστορικό Κέντρο Αθήνας και Ακρόπολη) A beautiful circular route in the historic centre of Athens, which starts near Syntagma Square, heads towards Plaka and ascends to the Acropolis hill. There, it visits the ancient monuments and the Temple of Parthenon, descends the hill from its west side to continue towards the area of Thiseion, visit the Monastiraki Square and returns via the pedestrian street of Ermou, to the starting point.

Mount Lycabettus (Λόφος Λυκαβηττού) Lycabettus Hill is the highest hill in the city of Athens (277m) with a beautiful pine forest at its foot and amazing unobstructed views of the entire capital, all the way to the sea. The climb to the top and the small church of Agios Georgios as well as the walk to the now closed, open-air theater of Lycabettus, gives a sense of summer Athens. You can go up the hill from the ring road to the theater, from the paths in the urban forest and by using the...