Pefkakia
Pefkakia is a neighborhood in Athens, Attica. Pefkakia is situated nearby to the neighborhood Neapoli, as well as near Akadimia.Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Lycabettus and Parthenon.
Mount Lycabettus
Peak
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Lycabettus, also known as Lycabettos, Lykabettos or Lykavittos, is a Cretaceous limestone hill in the Greek capital Athens. At 277 meters above sea level, its summit is the highest point in Central Athens and pine trees cover its base.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neapoli and Akadimia.
Neapoli
Neighborhood
Neapoli is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It is located on the northern slope of Mount Lycabettus. Neapoli means 'new city.' The name originally comes from the fact that it was a new area of Athens built beyond Praxitelous and Evripidou streets during the decades when the city was starting to become urbanised.
Akadimia
Neighborhood
Photo: Lapost, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akadimia, literally "Academy", is a neighborhood in central Athens, Greece. Located directly north and slight west of Syntagma Square, it is bounded by Akadimias Street, Panepistimiou Street, Solonos Street and Stadiou Street.
Athens
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Athens is the capital city of Greece with a metropolitan population of 3.6 million inhabitants based on ELSTAT Census but with undocumented population it reaches 5.2 million.
Pefkakia
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood of Athens, Greece
- Categories: quarter and locality
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.98314° or 37° 58′ 59″ northLongitude
23.73946° or 23° 44′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPMQ+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2852911844OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q26831069
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Greek—“Pefkakia” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Pefkákia”
- French: “Pefkákia”
- Greek: “Πευκάκια”
- Greek: “Συνοικία Πευκακίων”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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