Ágios Ioánnis
Ágios Ioánnis is a church in Kifisia, Athens Prefecture, Attica. Ágios Ioánnis is situated nearby to Davelis Cave, as well as near the suburb Nea Penteli.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Davelis Cave and Ruins of ancient theater of Icarion Aegeidas (Attica).
Davelis Cave
Cave
Photo: NikosFF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Davelis Cave, also known as the Cave of Penteli, is a cave on the southwestern slope of Mount Penteli, northeast of Athens. It received its modern nickname, "the cave of Davelis", because of a popular association with the 19th-century brigand Christos Davelis. Davelis Cave is situated 520 metres southeast of Ágios Ioánnis.
Ruins of ancient theater of Icarion Aegeidas (Attica)
Archaeological site
Photo: Dion.Ikar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Icaria or Ikaria, also known as Icarium or Ikarion, was a deme of ancient Attica on the northeastern slopes of Mount Pentelikon. It holds pride of place due to its prominence in Greek mythology as the place where Icarius, or Ikarios received the god Dionysus, who taught him the art of making wine. Ruins of ancient theater of Icarion Aegeidas (Attica) is situated 3½ km northeast of Ágios Ioánnis.
Penteli Observatory
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Nagaremono, CC BY 3.0.
The Penteli Observatory, also known as the Penteli Astronomical Station, is an astronomical observatory in Penteli, Greece, operated by the National Observatory of Athens. Penteli Observatory is situated 3 km south of Ágios Ioánnis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nea Penteli and Penteli.
Nea Penteli
Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nea Penteli is a small municipal unit - village in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Penteli, of which it is a municipal unit.
Penteli
Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penteli is a village and a municipality in the North Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. Belonging to the Athens rural area, it takes its name from Mount Pentelicus. Penteli is situated 3 km south of Ágios Ioánnis.
Drosia
Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Drosia is a town in the East Attica regional unit and a suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dionysos, of which it is a municipal unit. Drosia is situated 4 km north of Ágios Ioánnis.
Ágios Ioánnis
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Agios Ioannis”
- Category: religion
- Location: Kifisia, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.07439° or 38° 4′ 28″ northLongitude
23.87342° or 23° 52′ 24″ eastElevation
753 metres (2,470 feet)Open location code
8GC53VFF+Q9GeoNames ID
11021451
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In Other Languages
“Ágios Ioánnis” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ágios Ioánnis”
- Greek: “Άγιος Ιωάννης”
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