Néa Ionía
Nea Ionia is a town and a northern suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region.
Nea Ionia is a town and a northern suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region. It was named after Ionia, the region in Anatolia from which many Greeks migrated in the 1920s as a part of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Many of the town families originated from the town of Alanya which is currently a part of Turkey.
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Worth seeing in and around Néa Ionía
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.
- 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.
5.6 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.
3.3 km · multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia - 03National 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.
5.2 km · museum in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia - 04Mount Lycabettus
Mount Lycabettus, also known as Lycabettos, Lykabettos or Lykavittos, is a Cretaceous limestone hill in the Greek capital Athens. At 277 meters above sea level, its summit is the highest point in Central Athens and pine trees cover its base.
5.6 km · Cretaceous limestone hill in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia - 05National Technical University of Athens
The National Technical University of Athens, sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic, is a public technical university in Athens, Greece. Founded in 1837, it is the oldest technical university in Greece.
5.3 km · Greek university · Wikipedia - 06Artemision Bronze
The Artemision Bronze is an ancient Greek sculpture that was recovered from the sea off Cape Artemision, in northern Euboea, Greece. According to most scholars, the bronze represents Zeus, the thunder-god and king of gods, though it has also been suggested it might represent Poseidon.
5.2 km · ancient Greek sculpture · Wikipedia - 07Agia Sophia Stadium
Agia Sophia Stadium, also known as Allwyn Arena for sponsorship reasons and as AEK Arena for UEFA competitions, is the home stadium of AEK Athens. With an all-seater capacity of 32,500 it is the third largest football stadium overall in Greece.
900 m · stadium in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica Region, Greece · Wikipedia - 08Omonoia Square
Omonoia Square is a central square in Athens. Forming the centre of Omonoia.
5.8 km · square in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia - 09Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, also known as Leoforos Stadium or Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, is a football stadium and multi-sport center in Athens, Greece. It was inaugurated in 1922 and is the oldest currently active football stadium in Greece.
5.1 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 10Athens University of Economics and Business
Athens University of Economics and Business is a public university based in Athens, Greece, specializing in the fields of Economics, Business Administration, and Information Technology.
4.7 km · university · Wikipedia
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Getting to Néa Ionía
- Airports
- Athens Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), 20 km · Santorini (JTR), 238 km · Chania (CHQ), 281 km
- Stations
- Athens railway station, 5.2 km · Omonia metro station, 5.8 km
- Santorini Island → Néa Ionía235 km · quickest by ferry, 10h 36m · €76–203
- Souda → Néa Ionía285 km · quickest by air, 4h 31m · €110–170
- Thessaloniki → Néa Ionía140 km · quickest by road, 3h · €21–29
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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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Next door to Néa Ionía
Néa Ionía is 6 km from Athens, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.