Terpsithea
Terpsithea is the northernmost settlement of the municipality of Glyfada in Athens, Greece. It lies on foot of the mountain Hymettus and has an altitude between 120 and 250 m.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: part of Glyfada, Attica
- Also known as: “Terpsithea, Glyfada”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Argyroupoli and Elliniko.
Argyroupoli
Metro station
Photo: Papardilas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argyroupoli is an intermediate station on Athens Metro Line 2. It opened with the Elliniko extension on 26 July 2013. The station is adjacent to Vouliagmenis Avenue.
Elliniko
Metro station
Photo: Papardilas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elliniko is the current southern terminus on Athens Metro Line 2 since the Elliniko extension opened on 26 July 2013. With the opening of the station, travel time from Elliniko to Syntagma Square was reduced from 45 minutes to 20 minutes.
The Ellinikon Experience Park
Park
Photo: StrangeTraveler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ellinikon Experience Park is situated 3 km west of Terpsithea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilioupoli and Glyfada.
Ilioupoli
Suburb
Ilioupoli is a suburban municipality and a town in Central Athens regional unit and located in the central-southern part of the Athens agglomeration. Its name is the modern form of the ancient name of Heliopolis in Egypt. Ilioupoli is situated 3½ km north of Terpsithea.
Glyfada
Suburb
Glyfada is a town and a suburb in the South Athens regional unit located in the Athens Riviera along the coast of the Saronic Gulf. It is situated in the southern parts of the Athens urban area. Glyfada is situated 4½ km south of Terpsithea.
Kareas
Neighborhood
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kareas is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km north of Terpsithea.
Terpsithea
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Glyfada, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.90184° or 37° 54′ 7″ northLongitude
23.77094° or 23° 46′ 15″ eastElevation
137 metres (449 feet)Open location code
8G95WQ2C+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3069910099OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Terpsithea” goes by many names.
- French: “Terpsithéa”
- Greek: “Τερψιθέα Γλυφάδας”
- Greek: “Τερψιθέα”
- Irish: “Terpsithea”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Terpsithea”. Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.