Varkiza
Varkiza, also formerly Alianthos, is a town and a suburb of greater Athens forming part of the municipality of Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni in southern Attica of the Megalo Daktylo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Geraki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood of Vari, Attica, Greece
- Also known as: “Alianthos”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Vouliagmeni and Temple of Apollo Zoster.
Lake Vouliagmeni
Lake
Lake Vouliagmeni is a small brackish-water lake fed by underground currents seeping through the mass of Mount Hymettus located to the south of Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece.
Temple of Apollo Zoster
Archaeological site
Photo: Vouliagmeni, Public domain.
The Temple of Apollo Zoster is an ancient Greek temple, the remains of which are located at Vouliagmeni in Athens, Greece. Temple of Apollo Zoster is situated 3 km southwest of Varkiza.
Hellenic Military Academy
Military installation
Photo: BasilioC, Public domain.
The Hellenic Army Academy, commonly known as the Evelpidon, is a military academy. It is the Officer cadet school of the Greek Army and the oldest third-level educational institution in Greece. Hellenic Military Academy is situated 2½ km north of Varkiza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vari and Vouliagmeni.
Vari
Suburb
Vari is a resort town and southern suburb of Athens and former municipality in East Attica, Greece along the Athens coast. The ancient Athenian deme of Anagyrous was situated here.
Vouliagmeni
Suburb
Photo: Chepry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vouliagmeni is a seaside suburb and former municipality 18 km south of Athens city centre. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which it is a municipal unit.
Varkiza
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, East Attica, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.82249° or 37° 49′ 21″ northLongitude
23.80381° or 23° 48′ 14″ eastElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
8G95RRC3+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 2316795193OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Varkiza” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Varkiza”
- Finnish: “Várkiza”
- French: “Várkiza”
- Greek: “Várkiza”
- Greek: “Αλίανθος”
- Greek: “Βάρκιζα Αττικής”
- Greek: “Βάρκιζα”
- Irish: “Varkiza”
- Japanese: “ヴァルキザ”
- Macedonian: “Варкиза”
- Polish: “Warkiza”
- Romanian: “Varkiza”
- Russian: “Алиантос”
- Russian: “Варкиза”
- Urdu: “وارکیزا”
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