Experiences labelled with 'sunset in Athens'
Climbing Lycabettus Hill (also known as Lykavittós) is one of the best ways to spend an evening in Athens. One of the tallest of the mounts in Athens, reaching 277 metres above the city, the sunset atop Lycabettus Hill offers a spectacular view of Athens and the Aegean Sea. According to ancient mythology, Lycabettus Hill was the mount originally intended for the fortress of Acropolis, but the city’s patron goddess Athena dropped it by an accident. At the top of the hill is an observation deck, two restaurants, an amphitheatre, and a small 19th century Byzantine church: the chapel of Agios Geórgios. On the eve of Easter Sunday, a procession of candles encircles the hill slopes and moves towards the church. The event reflects the ...
