Peristéri

Worth seeing in and around Peristéri

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.

   6 km · university in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Daphni Monastery

   Daphni or Dafni is an eleventh-century Byzantine monastery eleven kilometers northwest of central Athens in the suburb of Chaidari, south of Athinon Avenue. It is situated near the forest of the same name, on the Sacred Way that led to Eleusis.

   4.2 km · 11th-century Byzantine monastery in Greece · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   5.3 km · museum in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   5.7 km · ancient Greek temple in Athens · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   5.8 km · major archaeological site of Athens · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Hadrian's Library

   Hadrian's Library is the ruin of a monumental building created by Roman Emperor Hadrian in AD 132 on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens. The main entrance to the library was part of the Stoa of Hadrian with columns of Karystian marble and Pentelic capitals.

   5.9 km · Roman library in Athens · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Pnyx

   The Pnyx is a hill or hillside in central Athens, the capital of Greece. Beginning as early as 507 BC, the Athenians gathered on the Pnyx to host their popular assemblies, making the hill one of the earliest and most important sites in the creation of democracy.

   5.9 km · hill and archaeological site in Athens · Wikipedia
8. 08
   National 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
9. 09
   Monastiraki

   Monastiraki is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of Athens, Greece, and is one of the main shopping districts in Athens. The area is home to clothing boutiques, souvenir shops and specialty stores, and is a major tourist attraction in Athens and Attica for bargain shopping.

   5.7 km · square and neighborhood in Athens, Greece · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Artemision 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.

    5.3 km · ancient Greek sculpture · Wikipedia

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Getting to Peristéri

Airports

Athens Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), 25 km · Santorini (JTR), 240 km · Chania (CHQ), 279 km

Stations

Athens railway station, 4.2 km · Monastiraki metro station, 5.8 km · Omonia metro station, 5.3 km

• Santorini Island → Peristéri

  237 km · quickest by ferry, 10h 19m · €68–191
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• Souda → Peristéri

  283 km · quickest by air, 4h 42m · €120–180
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• Thessaloniki → Peristéri

  299 km · quickest by air, 4h 59m · €130–200
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