Áyios Nikólaos
District of Kalývia Thorikoú
Attica - Greece

Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"

Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών "Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος", Diethnís Aeroliménas Athinón "Elefthérios Venizélos";, began operation on 29 March 2001 and is the primary civilian airport that serves the city of Athens and the region of Attica. The airport is the major hub and base of Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air. The airport serves more than 14 million travellers annually and its name honours the Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos.

Located at 37.9364, 23.9444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Transport in Athens, Airports in Greece, Aviation in Greece

Ellinikon International Airport

Ellinikon International Airport, sometimes spelled Hellinikon was the international airport of Athens, Greece for sixty years up until 2001, when it was replaced by the new Athens International Airport. The grounds of the airport are located 7 kilometres south of Athens, and just west of Glyfada. It was named after the village of Elliniko (Elleniko), now a suburb of Athens. The IATA code formerly used for the airport is now in use for Eleftherios Venizelos Airport.

Located at 37.8983, 23.7294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Eero Saarinen structures, Transport in Athens, Buildings and structures in Athens, Airports in Greece, History of Athens, Tourism in Athens, Aviation in Greece, Airports established in 1938

Hymettus

Hymettus, also Hymettos is a mountain range in the Athens area, East Central Greece. It is also colloquially known as Trellós or Trellóvouno (crazy mountain), a name of uncertain origin. In antiquity there was a sanctuary to Zeus Ombrios (Zeus the Rain God) on the summit with numerous offerings dating especially to the 8th-7th centuries BC; they are on the site of a military base and not currently accessibe.

Located at 37.963, 23.8167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Geography of Attica, Mountains of Greece

Hellinikon Olympic Complex

The Hellinikon Olympic Complex is situated at Hellinikon on the east coast of Greece south of Athens, approximately 16 kilometres from the Olympic Village. It was built on the site of the former Ellinikon International Airport for the staging of the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Paralympics. It consists of 5 separate venues.

Located at 37.8944, 23.73 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Softball venues, Field hockey venues, Baseball venues, Basketball venues in Greece, Indoor arenas in Greece, Baseball in Greece, Artificial whitewater courses, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic baseball venues

Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre

The Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre hosted the sailing events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The center is located about four miles from downtown Athens along the coast. It was officially opened on August 2, 2004, a few weeks before the Olympics, though test events were conducted at the site in August 2002 and 2003. The center had a capacity of 1,600 for the medal ceremonies.

Located at 37.8778, 23.7278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic sailing venues, Sports venues in Greece

Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre

The Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre hosted the equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue is located at Markópoulo on the outskirts of the Athens suburbs. It was completed in December 2003 and officially opened on August 12, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the competition. The capacity of the venue is 10,000 for the Jumping Event, 8,100 seats for the Dressage and 15,000 seats for the Cross-Country Event.

Located at 37.8778, 23.9719 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic equestrian venues, Sports venues in Greece

Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre

The Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre was the site of the shooting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue is located in Markópoulo, on the outskirts of the eastern suburbs of Athens. It has a seating capacity of 4,000, though a public capacity of only 2,330 for the Olympics. The venue was completed in March, 2004 and officially opened on August 2, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the Olympics.

Located at 37.8708, 23.9069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic shooting venues, Sports venues in Greece

Greek National Road 89

Greek National Road 89 is a road in East Attica, Greece. It connects Gerakas, an eastern suburb of Athens, with Sounio, via Koropi and Lavrio. Between Gerakas and Koropi it has lost importance after the opening of the Motorway 6. There are plans to upgrade the section between Koropi and Lavrio to motorway standards, by constructing junctions to replace the traffic lights and generally upgrading the road. This new road will carry the designation A61.

Located at 37.8562, 23.9331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transport in Athens, Roads in Greece

Greek National Road 91

Greek National Road 91 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 91, abbreviated as EO91) is a highway in Attica, Greece. It runs from the centre of Athens to Sounio, via Vouliagmeni. It was first constructed in the 1950s as a one lane per direction road, but the section between Athens and Vouliagmeni was later extended to two lanes per direction. It has many extremely dangerous curves, and accidents happen on an almost daily basis.

Located at 37.8103, 23.8279 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Roads in Greece

Hellenikon Air Base

Hellenikon Air Base was a former United States Air Force base located in Athens, Greece. After its closure, it was redeveloped into Ellinikon International Airport.

Located at 37.8983, 23.7294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Closed facilities of the United States Air Force, Aviation in Greece, USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - European

Kaisariani Monastery

The Kaisariani Monastery or, more formally, the Holy Monastery of Kaisariani is an Eastern Orthodox monastery built on the north side of Mount Hymettus, in East Central Greece. (In Greek, the name is rendered Καισαριανή.)

Located at 37.9608, 23.7983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Byzantine churches in Athens, Greek Orthodox monasteries, Christian monasteries in Greece, Christian monasteries established in the 11th century

Glyfada Indoor Hall

Glyfada Indoor Hall, officially named, Makis Liougas Indoor Hall (Greek: ΕΘΝΙΚΟ ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΟ ΚΕΝΤΡΟ ΓΛΥΦΑΔΑΣ «ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΣ ΛΙΟΥΓΚΑΣ») is an indoor arena in Glyfada, Athens, Greece. It was built in 1970, and its current capacity is 4,532 seats. The arena is used mainly for volleyball and basketball games.

Located at 37.8593, 23.7553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in Greece, Basketball venues in Greece, Panathinaikos, Panionios B.C.

Hellenic Military Academy

The Evelpidon Military Academy (Greek: Στρατιωτική Σχολή Ευελπίδων, lit. "Military School for Aspirant ", "SSE") is the Officer cadet school of the Greek Army and the oldest tertiary level educational institution in Greece. It was founded in 1828 in Nafplion by Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first Governor of the modern Greek State.

Located at 37.8422, 23.8122 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Military academies, Hellenic Army, Educational institutions established in 1828,

Mihalis Filopoulos

Mihalis Filopoulos (1985–2007) was a 22 year old Panathinaikos fan who was stabbed to death on March 29, 2007 at Paiania, a town near Athens, Greece, during a pre-arranged clash with rival hooligans of Olympiacos. His death caused major upset in Greece and sparked a large police investigation into the organised supporters scene.

Located at 37.9536, 23.8606 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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1985 births, 2007 deaths, Murder in 2007, Deaths by stabbing, Greek murder victims, People murdered in Greece, 2007 in association football, 2007 in Greece, 2007 riots, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, Association football hooliganism, Sports riots

Vorres Museum

The Vorres Museum is a diachronic museum of folk and contemporary art in Paiania, East Attica, Greece. Its grounds cover 80 acres including several buildings, gardens and courtyards. Its collection includes over 6000 pieces covering 4000 years of Greek history and art. The museum has been donated by the Vorres family to the Greek state. Its President and Founder is Ian Vorres, who studied in Canada at Queen's University and Toronto University.

Located at 37.952, 23.8474 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Folk art museums in Greece, Modern art museums

Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center

The Biomedical Sciences Research Center "Alexander Fleming" is a non-profit research organisation based in Vari, Athens, Greece. The Center is named after the scientist Alexander Fleming. Since the beginning of its operations in 1998, the Center develops basic as well as translational and applied research programs at the cutting edge of modern biomedical sciences.

Located at 37.8259, 23.793 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Science and technology in Greece, Buildings and structures in Athens, Medical research institutes

Hellinikon Olympic Arena

The Hellinikon Olympic Indoor Arena is a multi-use sports indoor arena that is located in Ellinikon, Athens, Greece. It is a part of the Hellinikon Olympic Complex, and it is located adjacent to the Hellinikon Fencing Hall. It is approximately 10 miles from the Athens Olympic Village. It was built on the site of the former Hellinikon International Airport for the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Paralympics. The facility seats 15,000 spectators for basketball, and 13,500 for handball.

Located at 37.8936, 23.7233 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 2004, Basketball venues in Greece, Indoor arenas in Greece, Handball venues, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic basketball venues, Olympic handball venues, Olympiacos B.C., Panionios B.C., Sports venues in Athens

Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (Greek: Υπηρεσία Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας), abbreviated HCAA, is a department of the Greek Government under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. It is involved in Air Traffic Control, aeronautical communications, airport operations, aircraft registration and inspection, licensing of civil air operators and personnel certification.

Located at 37.8781, 23.7339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Aviation in Greece, Civil aviation authorities, Air navigation service providers

Greek National Road 85

Greek National Road 85 is a national highway of Greece. It connects Rafina with Lavrio via Porto Rafti.

Located at 37.8509, 24.0202 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Roads in Greece

Hellinikon Stadium

Hellinikon Stadium is a stadium located at the Hellinikon Olympic Complex in Hellinikon, located approximately 8 kilometres south of the center of Athens, near Glyfada on the Aegean Sea coast. Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. currently plays its home matches there.

Located at 37.8976, 23.7293 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 2004, Football venues in Greece, Olympic stadiums, Sports venues in Athens, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.

Hellinikon Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre

The Hellinikon Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre is located in the Hellinicon Olympic Complex in Greece. The venue hosted the canoe slalom events for the 2004 Summer Olympics. It consists of a competition course, a secondary training course, and a warm-up lake of natural form that occupies a total area of 27,000 square metres. The total land surface area consists of 288,000 square metres. The facility seats 7,600 spectators, though only 6,700 seats were made publicly available for the Olympics.

Located at 37.901, 23.735 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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2004 Summer Olympic venues, Artificial whitewater courses, Sports venues in Athens, Olympic canoeing venues

Hellinikon Olympic Softball Stadium

The Hellinikon Olympic Softball Stadium is a softball stadium located in the Hellinikon Olympic Complex. It hosted the softball competitions during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The venue consists of a main softball field of 4,800 seats - though only 3,400 seats were made publicly available during the games - and 2 warm-up fields nearby. Construction on the facility was completed on February 29, 2004, and it was officially opened on July 30, 2004.

Located at 37.8943, 23.7278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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2004 Summer Olympic venues, Softball venues, Sports venues in Athens

SS Oria (1920)

SS Oria was a Norwegian steamboat, which sank on February 12, 1944, causing the death of some 4,000 Italian prisoners of war. This was one of the worst maritime disasters ever, and probably the worst loss of life caused by the sinking of a single ship in the Mediterranean Sea.

Located at 37.65, 23.9833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Maritime incidents in 1944, 1920 ships, Wear-built ships, Steamships of Norway, World War II merchant ships of Norway, World War II merchant ships of France, World War II merchant ships of Germany, World War II shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea

Patroklos, Attica

Patroklos or Gaidouronisi is a small, private island located in the Saronic Gulf, Greece. It is situated about 65 km from Athens and 3 km from Sounion and is part of the Attica region. In ancient times, the island was known as Patroklou Charax or Kopros. It also was the island that was at the heart of the Greek island affair. It is currently up for sale at the price of €150 million.

Located at 37.6507, 23.9504 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Geography of Attica, Saronic Islands, Private islands

Swissair Flight 316

On 8 October 1979, a Swissair DC-8 crashed while attempting to land at Athens-Ellinikon International Airport. Of the 154 passengers and crew on board, 14 perished in the accident.

Located at 37.8739, 23.7408 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1979, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Airliner accidents and incidents involving runway overruns, Aviation accidents and incidents in Greece, Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-8, Swissair accidents and incidents, 1979 in Greece