Lycabettus hill is a Cretaceous limestone hill in Athens that rises 277 meters above sea level. The hill is a popular tourist destination and can be reached by a car or by a long and winding walk. But the best thing to ascend the hill is by the use of spectacular funicular railway inside the tunnel that climbs the hill from the lower terminal. Whatever way one prefers, there is a reward at the top - a 360 degree view of the city below. The hill caters an open air theatre and restaurant, and on its peak is a 19th century chapel of St. George. (Athens, Greece / 2011)
24 July 2011
Lycabettus Hill
Lycabettus hill is a Cretaceous limestone hill in Athens that rises 277 meters above sea level. The hill is a popular tourist destination and can be reached by a car or by a long and winding walk. But the best thing to ascend the hill is by the use of spectacular funicular railway inside the tunnel that climbs the hill from the lower terminal. Whatever way one prefers, there is a reward at the top - a 360 degree view of the city below. The hill caters an open air theatre and restaurant, and on its peak is a 19th century chapel of St. George. (Athens, Greece / 2011)
