ΟΛΥΜΠΟΥ

ΟΛΥΜΠΟΥ is a bus stop in Ilio, Athens Prefecture, Attica. ΟΛΥΜΠΟΥ is situated nearby to the church Ι.Ν. Αγίας Αικατερίνης, as well as near the health club Άσκηση Pilates Studio.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Platonic Academy and Peristeri Stadium.

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 3½ km south of ΟΛΥΜΠΟΥ.

Peristeri Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Z thomas, CC BY 3.0.

Peristeri Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Peristeri, a city and a suburb within the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Atromitos. Peristeri Stadium is situated 2½ km southwest of ΟΛΥΜΠΟΥ.

Anthoupoli

Metro station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Anthoupoli is the northern terminal station of Athens Metro Line 2 since the Peristeri extension in April 2013. During planning in the late-1990s, the station was known as "Thivon", after a nearby major north-south road between Ilion and Piraeus. Anthoupoli is situated 1½ km southwest of ΟΛΥΜΠΟΥ.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nea Liosia and Agioi Anargyroi.

Nea Liosia

Suburb

Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ilion is a town and a suburb in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece.

Agioi Anargyroi

Suburb

Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Agioi Anargyroi is a suburban town in the north-central part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It takes its name from the "Holy Unmercenaries": saints who received no payment for their medical services.