This hill of 278 meters was named after the wolves that once inhabited the pine trees on its slopes.

According to mythology the goddess Athena, patron of Athens, he wanted his temple on the Acropolis was a little closer to the Olympus, so a stormy night started a rock of Mount Penteli put it on the Acropolis but when two black birds moved gave him bad news and let Athena startled the rock fell into the center of Athens.

In classical Greece, the mountain was covered by dense vegetation and the top was a temple dedicated to Zeus. After the Turkish occupation of the mountain was completely deserted. Its reforestation began in 1880 and ended in 1915.

From Lycabettus can see a panoramic view of the Acropolis and the city and, if pollution permits, may be the Attica basin, the surrounding mountains and islands of Salamis and Aegina.

The summit is accessible by cable car or by car, but if you prefer walking is preferable to explore its romantic paths.

At the top of Lycabettus is the white church of Agios Georgios (St. George) and also near the top of an old quarry building was built in 1965 at the initiative of the Greek actress A. Sinodinu, an open theater with capacity for 3000 spectators celebrate the site of summer concerts and plays are represented.

Possibility Related Posts:

• Odeon of Herodes Atticus
• Argolis
• Travel to Heraklion
• Cruises Greek Islands Athens
• Greek Islands Cruises Experience
• The Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki

Tags: Acropolis, Acropolis of Athens, Agios Georgios, Athens, Greece, Likavitos, Mount Lycabettus, Mount Penteli, Olympus, Tours of Greece, Zeus

This entry was posted on Monday, October 18th, 2010 at 6:04 pm and is filed under Destinations in Greece. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.