Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lykavittos means 'Hill of Wolves' and derives from ancient times when the hill was sur-
rounded by countryside and its pine-covered slopes were inhabited by wolves. A path
leads to the summit from the top of Loukianou for the finest panoramas of the city and the
Attic basin - the
nefos
(pollution haze) permitting. Alternatively, take the
funicular rail-
way
( 210 721 0701; return €6; 9am-3am, half-hourly)
, or
teleferik,
from the top of Ploutarhou
in Kolonaki. Perched on the summit is the little
Chapel of Agios Georgios
, floodlit like a
beacon over the city at night.
(
Evangelismos)
