Hotel Pergamos

Hotel Pergamos is a hotel in Athens, Attica which is located on Αχαρνών. Hotel Pergamos is situated nearby to the neighborhood Vathi, as well as near Epigraphical Museum.

Type: Hotel
Also known as: “Pergamos”
Address: Αχαρνών 14, Αθήνα
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Epigraphical Museum.

Parthenon

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilisation, and democracy. Parthenon is situated 2 km south of Hotel Pergamos.

Epigraphical Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Epigraphical Museum of Athens, Greece, is unique in Greece and the largest of its kind in the world. Its collection comprises 14,078, mostly Greek, inscriptions, which cover the period from early historical times to the Late Roman period, primarily in Greece. Epigraphical Museum is situated 480 metres east of Hotel Pergamos.

Platonic Academy

Archaeological site

Photo: Raphael, Public domain.

The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC. Platonic Academy is situated 1½ km west of Hotel Pergamos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vathi and Omonoia.

Vathi

Neighborhood

Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vathi is a neighborhood of the center of Athens. It is north of Athens' downtown. The center of the neighborhood is Vathis Square.

Omonoia

Neighborhood

Photo: Peiragmeno paidi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Omonoia is a neighborhood in downtown Athens, Greece, centered on the square of the same name and served by the Omonoia station of the Athens Metro. Historically the heart of the city, it has experienced serious urban decay in recent years, becoming plagued by drug dealing, prostitution and theft, especially in its western part.