Agía Paraskeví
Agia Paraskevi is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece.
Agia Paraskevi is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the North Athens regional unit. Agia Paraskevi was named after the main church of the town, which is dedicated to Saint Paraskevi of Rome.
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Worth seeing in and around Agía Paraskeví
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, simply referred to as the University of Athens, is a public university in Athens, Greece, with various campuses along the Athens agglomeration. It has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1837 and is the oldest higher education institution of the modern Greek state and the first contemporary university in both the Balkan Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean.
5.8 km · university in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia - 02Olympic Stadium in Athens
The Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis" is a sports stadium in Marousi, in the north section of Athens, Greece. With a total capacity of 75,000, it is the largest sports venue in Greece.
3.9 km · multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia - 03National Gallery of Athens
The National Gallery is an art museum located on Vasilissis Sofias avenue in the Pangrati district, Athens, Greece. It is devoted to Greek and European art from the 14th century to the 20th century.
4.6 km · national gallery of Greece · Wikipedia - 04Athens Tower 1
Athens Towers, is a complex of two buildings situated in Athens, Greece. Athens Tower 1 is 103 m and 28 stories high, making it the tallest building in Greece, while Athens Tower 2 has 15 storeys and a height of 65 m being the 8th tallest in Greece.
6 km · building in Ampelokipoi, Attica Region, Greece · Wikipedia - 05Kaisariani monastery
The Kaisariani Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery built on the north side of Mount Hymettus, near Athens, Greece.
6 km · Byzantine monastery · Wikipedia - 06Tourkovounia
The Tourkovounia, also known as Lykovounia and in Antiquity called Anchesmos, is a hill range in Athens, Attica. The name has also been transferred to a neighbourhood in Central Athens and a neighbourhood in Keratsini.
5.1 km · hill in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia - 07Galatsi Olympic Hall
The Galatsi Olympic Hall is a multi-use indoor arena that is located in Galatsi, Athens, Greece. It was the site of table tennis and rhythmic gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
5.5 km · multi-use indoor arena in Galatsi, Athens, Greece · Wikipedia
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Getting to Agía Paraskeví
- Airports
- Athens Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), 14 km · Santorini (JTR), 232 km · Chania (CHQ), 277 km
- Stations
- Nerantziotissa metro station, 4.4 km · Marousi metro station, 5.1 km · Doukissis Plakentias metro station, 1.8 km · Eirini metro station, 4.8 km · Ethniki Amyna metro station, 3.4 km
- Santorini Island → Agía Paraskeví230 km · quickest by ferry, 10h 49m · €83–213
- Souda → Agía Paraskeví282 km · quickest by air, 4h 13m · €100–150
- Thessaloniki → Agía Paraskeví20 km · quickest by road, 47 min · €2.5–3.5
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- Get inGenerally, pedestrian ferry users will be closer than cruise passengers to the Metro station providing access to central Athens; walking distances can vary considerably.
- Go nextPiraeus - the harbour of Athens, and Rafina (on the east coast of Attica) are the departure points for a large number of ferry services to the Greek Islands and other destinations in the eastern Mediterranean, including ports in Italy, Egypt, Turkey, Israel and Cyprus.
- Go nextThe closest islands, suitable for a day trip from Piraeus, are in the Argosaronic (or Saronic) gulf: Hydra Aegina Poros Spetses Kea (also pronounced Tzia) is a very nearby destination, too, less than two hours from the port of Lavrio.
- Go nextFrom here you can continue to Kymi and take the ferry to Skyros island or choose to explore the islands hidden gems.
- Go nextDay trips to the Corinth Canal, the ancient theatre at Epidaurus and to the ancient sites of Olympia, Delphi and Mycenae are easy with a rental car.
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