Eleónas

Worth seeing in and around Eleónas

10 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.

1. 01
   National 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.

   3.3 km · university in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Erechtheion

   The Erechtheion or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the Acropolis, Athens, that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. The iconic Ionic building, which housed the statue of Athena Polias, has in modern scholarship been called the Erechtheion, in the belief that it encompassed two buildings mentioned by the Greek-Roman geographer Pausanias: the Temple of Athena Polias; and the Erechtheion.

   3.2 km · ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Temple of Athena Nike

   The Temple of Athena Nike, the smallest temple on the Acropolis of Athens, is dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike. Built around 420 BC, the temple is the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis.

   3.2 km · ancient Greek temple built in the fifth century CE on the Acropolis of Athens in honor of Athena as the goddess of victory, located in Athens Municipality, Greece · Wikipedia
4. 04
   National Archaeological Museum of Athens

   The National Archaeological Museum in Athens houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity. It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world and contains the richest collection of Greek Antiquity artifacts worldwide.

   3 km · museum in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Temple of Hephaestus

   The Temple of Hephaestus or Hephaisteion, is a well-preserved Greek temple dedicated to Hephaestus; it remains standing largely intact today. It is a Doric peripteral temple, and is located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill.

   2.6 km · ancient Greek temple in Athens · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Temple of Olympian Zeus

   The Temple of Olympian Zeus, also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a colossal temple in the centre of Athens, now in ruins. It was dedicated to "Olympian" Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods.

   3.9 km · ancient Greek temple in Athens · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Acropolis Museum

   The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece.

   3.6 km · museum in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Tower of the Winds

   The Tower of the Winds, known as the Ωρολόγιο του Κυρρήστου in Greek, and by other names, is an octagonal Pentelic marble tower in the Roman Agora in Athens, named after the eight large reliefs of wind gods around its top. Its date is uncertain, but was completed by about 50 BC, at the latest, as it was mentioned by Varro in his De re Rustica of about 37 BC. It is "one of the very small number of buildings from classical antiquity that still stands virtually intact", as it has been continuously occupied for a series of different functions.

   3.1 km · a Roman tower in Athens that once housed an early weather vane, large clepsydra, and multiple sundials to function as an early clocktower · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Ancient Agora of Athens

   The Ancient Agora of Athens is an ancient Greek agora. It is located to the northwest of the Acropolis, and bounded on the south by the hill of the Areopagus and on the west by the hill known as the Agoraios Kolonos, also called Market Hill.

   2.8 km · major archaeological site of Athens · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Zappeion

    The Zappeion is a large, palatial building next to the National Gardens of Athens in the heart of Athens, Greece. It is generally used for meetings and ceremonies, both official and private, and is one of the city's most renowned modern landmarks.

    4 km · building in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia

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Getting to Eleónas

Airports

Athens Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), 22 km · Santorini (JTR), 237 km · Chania (CHQ), 276 km

Stations

Syntagma metro station, 3.7 km

• Santorini Island → Eleónas

  281 km · quickest by road, 48h 8m · €35–49
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• Souda → Eleónas

  325 km · quickest by air, 6h 36m · €170–260
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• Thessaloniki → Eleónas

  257 km · quickest by road, 6h 7m · €43–60
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