Áno Varibóbi
District of Varympompi
Attica - Greece

Parnitha

Mount Parnitha is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica, with an elevation of 1,413 m, and a summit known as Karavola (Καραβόλα). Much of the mountain is designated a national park, and is a protected habitat for wildfowl, first created in 1961. The summit is located 18 km N of Acharnae and about 30 km N of Athens, while the mountain covers approximately 250 km² of land.

Located at 38.1734, 23.7174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Geography of Attica, Mountains of Greece, National parks of Greece, Tourism in Greece

Tatoi Palace

Tatoi, located 5 km north of Athens's suburbs, and 27 km from the Athenian Acropolis was the summer palace and 10,000 acre estate of the former Greek Royal Family, and the birthplace of George II of the Hellenes. The area is a densely wooded southeast-facing slope of Mount Parnitha, and its ancient and current official name is Decelea.

Located at 38.1627, 23.7937 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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East Attica, Palaces in Greece, Royal residences in Greece, Cemeteries in Greece, Buildings and structures in Attica

Acharnae

Acharnae was the largest deme of ancient Attica; it was located in the northwest part of the Attic plain, south of Mt. Parnes in the general vicinity of the modern suburbs of Acharnes and Ano Liosia, about 10 km due north of Athens. The Acharnians chiefly grew cereals, grapes, and olives, although Aristophanes in his comedy The Acharnians caricatures them as charcoal-burners. Pindar characterizes them as notably brave.

Located at 38.0833, 23.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Ancient Greek cities, Former populated places in Greece, Demoi

Varympompi

Varympompi or Varibobi is a suburban community, part of the municipality of Acharnes, East Attica, Greece. It is located about 20 km north of Athens via the nearest interchange (17th km) with GR-1/E75. Varympompi has 3 exits, at the 17th km, the 21st km and around the 25th km to the north. The suburban community is situated east of the Parnitha mountains, and the northern portion of the Athenian plain lies to the north.

Located at 38.13, 23.79 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Populated places in East Attica

Acharnes Railway Center

The Acharnes Railway Center (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικό Κέντρο Αχαρνών) or SKA is a railway junction in the north of the Athens Metropolitan Area in the municipality of Acharnes (Menidi) where some important railway lines converge. The junction is still under construction. A new passenger railway station is also under construction at the junction and is expected to be quite busy. The high level passenger platforms are named Acharnes Railway Center (S.K.A.

Located at 38.0664, 23.7367 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Transport in Athens, Railway stations in Greece, Railway stations opened in 2011

Goulandris Natural History Museum

The Goulandris Museum of Natural History is a museum in Kifisia, a northeastern suburb of Athens, Greece. It was founded by Angelos Goulandris and Niki Goulandris in 1965 in order to promote interest in the natural sciences, to raise the awareness of the public, in general, and in particular to call its attention to the need to protect Greece's natural wildlife habitats and species in the danger of extinction.

Located at 38.0744, 23.815 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Goulandris family, Museums established in 1965, Natural history museums in Greece

Nerantziotissa station

Nerantziotissa station is a complex of two train stations located in Maroussi, Greece, a northern suburb of Athens. The first is a station of the Athens Metro and the second is a suburban railway station. Its name comes from an old Byzantine church, Panagia Nerantziotissa (Παναγία Νεραντζιώτισσα), located nearby. Nerantziotissa station was built for the 2004 Olympic Games. The station is near the Mall, a large US-style shopping centre. It is also close to Athens Olympic Sports Complex.

Located at 38.045, 23.7928 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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ISAP stations, Railway stations opened in 2004

Parnitha Funitel

The Parnitha Funitel on Mont Parness is the successor of an aerial tramway constructed in the 1970s to serve Casino Mont Parnes, the most popular casino in the Athens area, located on one of the peaks of mount Parnitha. Also, it was a common way for Athenians to reach on the peak for family day trips, a popular habit even today. However, since April 2006, a newly-built funitel, replacing the older one, was launched and it continues serving its previous purposes.

Located at 38.1449, 23.7386 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Cable cars in Greece, Transport in Athens

Hellenic Air Force Museum

The Hellenic Air Force Museum was founded in 1986 and since 1992 it is located on the Decelea Airfield. In opposition to the War Museum of Athens it displays air force history and is active in restoring and presenting old aircraft. The most aircraft in the collection come from the Hellenic Air Force, some were exchanged with other European Aircraft Museums.

Located at 38.1049, 23.7784 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Air force museums, Museums established in 1986, Military and war museums in Greece, Transport museums in Greece

Irakleio station

The Irakleio (Greek: Σταθμός Ηρακλείου - Stathmos Irakleiou) is an ISAP train station in Irakleio, Attica, Greece, a suburb to the north of Athens. It is marked at the 19,246 km from the starting point in Piraeus. Initially the station served the Athens–Lavrion Railway and Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway, ran by the Attica Railways. From 1929 the Lavrion branch was operated by Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways.

Located at 38.0462, 23.7661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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ISAP stations

Marousi metro station

Marousi station (Greek: Σταθμός Μαρουσίου - Stathmos Marousiou) is on Athens Metro Line 1, in Marousi, Greece, several kilometres north of Athens. It is marked at the 23.457 km from the starting point in Piraeus. In the same spot, the present ISAP station was opened on March 4, 1957 and was renovated in 2004. It features two platforms. It sits in the older train station of Attica Railways with an homonymous name.

Located at 38.0561, 23.8047 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Athens Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1957

KAT metro station

KAT station (Greek: Σταθμός ΚΑΤ or Stathmos KAT) is an Athens Metro train station in Kifissia, Greece, next to the Traumatic Recovery Center (KAT), from which it derives its name. The station is situated several kilometres north of Athens and 24.631 km from the starting point in Piraeus. The station was opened on March 27, 1989, and was renovated in 2004. It contains two platforms.

Located at 38.0658, 23.8039 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Athens Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1989

Kifisia metro station

The Kifisia station (Greek: Σταθμός Κηφισιάς - Stathmos Kifisias) is an ISAP train station in Kifisia, Greece and is also the northernmost station. The station is situated several kilometres north of Athens and is marked at the 25.655 km from the starting point in Piraeus. The station was opened on August 10, 1957 and was renovated in 2004, it features only one platform and has an aisle.

Located at 38.0733, 23.8081 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Athens Metro stations

Strofyli Station

The Strofyli station, was a station of the Attica Rail in Kifisia, Greece. It was the northern terminus of the Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway, at 16.5 km from the southern terminus at Plateia Lavriou, in central Athens. The station was opened after 1900, and it closed in 1938. The station was also the starting point of a metric gauge freight railway to a quarry at Dionysos.

Located at 38.0822, 23.8103 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Transport in Athens, Railway stations in Greece

Spathario Museum

The Spathario Shadow Theatre Museum is a museum in Maroussi, Athens, Greece. It exhibits mostly shadow puppet artifacts and it is named after prominent Greek puppet shadow artist Evgenios Spatharis. It was established in 1991 in the municipality of Maroussi and opened in 1996.

Located at 38.0544, 23.8074 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Puppet museums

Gaia Center

Gaia Center is a museum in Kifisia, a northeastern suburb of Athens, Greece. It is part of the Goulandris Natural History Museum, presenting the way planet Earth has been functioning for millions of years, from its geological evolution to the present, including the interventions of modern people. It includes a dome-monitor of 5 meter in diameter and of an approximate surface of 40 square meters.

Located at 38.0747, 23.8144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Natural history museums in Greece

OTE Museum of Telecommunications

The OTE Museum of Telecommunications is a museum in Kifisia, a northeastern suburb of Athens, Greece. It is housed in a private building of the Greeek telecommunications company OTE.

Located at 38.0884, 23.8078 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Telephone museums, Telecommunications in Greece

Folk Art Museum of Acharnes

The Folk Art Museum of Acharnes is a museum in Acharnes, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1977 by the local Greek Mountaineering Society, which also formed the Historical and Folklore Association in 1981, to which it bequeathed the museum in 1982. The archaeological part of the collection was then separated from the historical and folklore material and was given to the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.

Located at 38.0752, 23.74 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Folk art museums in Greece, Archaeological museums in Greece, Museums in Athens, Art museums established in 1977, Greek culture, 1977 establishments in Greece

Yiannis Tsarouchis Foundation Museum

Υiannis Tsarouchis Foundation Museum is an art museum in Marousi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, dedicated to the famous Greek painter Yannis Tsarouchis.

Located at 38.0633, 23.8014 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Bafi Refuge

The Bafi Refuge (also spelt Mpafi) refuge belongs to the Greek Mountaineering Club, E.O.S. Athens founded in 1928 and is in the Mount Parnitha National Park, at an altitude of 1160m, roughly 2.5 km from Mont Parness, inside the national park. Ιn April 1937 the refuge's foundation stone was laid. The first part was completed in the Autumn of 1939 with money that was collected mainly by the members of the Mountaineering Club, but also other affiliated associations.

Located at 38.1675, 23.7272 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Geography of Attica, Mountains of Greece, National parks of Greece, Visitor attractions in Attica

Tatoi Airport

Tatoi Airport is an airport located north of Athens, in Decelea. It started operating in 1918 and now it has a single runway of 1764m (without counting the 347m. threshold). The airport is used by the Hellenic Air Force and is the base of the following aeroclubs: Dekeleia Aeroclub Athens Aeroclub Mesogeion Aeroclub It has also been usen used from many other aeroclubs of Attica. Moreover, Hellenic's Air Force museum is situated at the airport with many old and vintage aircraft.

Located at 38.1089, 23.7838 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Airports in Greece, Hellenic Air Force bases, Buildings and structures in Attica

Athens ERA-1 transmitter

Athens ERA-1 Transmitter is a facility of Greek broadcasting transmission for broadcasting the program of ERA-1 on 729 kHz with 150 kW in the standard mediumwave band. Athens ERA-1 transmitter uses as antenna a 210 metres tall mast radiator insulated against ground, which is a lattice structure with triangular cross section.

Located at 38.15, 23.8603 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Radio masts, Buildings and structures in Athens

Dekeleia railway station

Dekeleia (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Δεκελείας, Sidirodromikos Stathmos Dekeleias) is a railway station in Dekeleia, north of Athens, Greece, at km 25.0 of the Piraeus–Platy railway. The station was opened on 8 March 1904, and features two side platforms. The station passenger building is a particularly fine structure, exceeding the normal passenger needs of the area, since it was formerly used to service the nearby Tatoi Palace, the summer residence of the Greek Royal Family.

Located at 38.0996, 23.7796 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Greece, East Attica, Transport in Athens, Railway stations opened in 1904, Buildings and structures in Attica

Agios Stefanos railway station

Agios Stefanos (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αγίου Στεφάνου) is a railway station in Agios Stefanos, north of Athens, Greece, at km 33.5 of the Piraeus–Platy railway. The station was opened on March 8, 1904. It has two platforms. In the early years, the station was known under the name Bogiati (Μπογιάτι) or Vogiati (Βογιάτι), which derived from a common name of the settlement of Agios Stefanos. It was renamed to Oion (Οίον) and changed again to its current name in the 1980s.

Located at 38.14, 23.859 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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East Attica, Transport in Athens, Railway stations in Greece, Buildings and structures in Attica

Afidnes railway station

Afidnes (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αφιδνών, Sidirodromikos Stathmos Afidnon) is a railway station in Afidnes, a suburb north of Athens, Greece. It is situated on the Piraeus–Platy railway, at km 40.086 from Piraeus. The station was opened on March 8, 1904. It has two platforms. It is located outside the village of Afidnes. After the station was built, a new settlement arose near it named Stathmos Afidnon ("Afidnes station").

Located at 38.1877, 23.8446 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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TrainOSE stations, East Attica, Railway stations in Greece, Buildings and structures in Attica