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The top of Lycabettus Hill is the highest spot in Athens at 900 feet above sea level. There is a circular path leading to the top of Mount Lycabettus, providing some nice exercise, but it is quite steep and it can be a challenge during hot summer months.

If you do not want to get sweaty, you can hop on the funicular or cliff railway, but while it makes thinks easier, it is not as much fun since it runs through a tunnel in the hill. The best time to visit Lycabettus Hill is at sunset, when the view of the Acropolis, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Ancient Agora, and the Panathenaic Stadium are washed in the golden rays of the setting sun. While on top of the hill, it is worth visiting the small Greek church and the open-air amphitheater or grabbing a meal at the Orizontes restaurant.

Corner of Ploutarhiou & Aristippou Streets, Athens, Greece

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Acropolis Museum Acropolis of Athens Ancient Agora of Athens Benaki Museum Byzantine and Christian Museum First Cemetery of Athens GB Roof Garden Restaurant and Bar Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art Monastiraki Flea Market Mount Lycabettus National Archaeological Museum National Garden Numismatic Museum of Athens Odeon of Herodes Atticus Panathenaic Stadium Parthenon Technopolis Temple of Hephaestus Temple of Olympian Zeus The Agora-Athens Central Market Plaka The Temple Of Poseidon at Sounion Theatre of Dionysus Tower of the Winds

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