Obscura

Obscura is a bar in Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, East Attica. Obscura is situated nearby to the arts center Συμορία του ήλιου, as well as near the park Πλατεία Αμαλίας Μερκούρη.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Areopagus.

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 1½ km east of Obscura.

Areopagus

Peak

Photo: ajbear, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Areopagus was a principal council of ancient Athens, later serving mainly as a judicial body responsible for cases of homicide, wounding, and certain religious offenses.

Pnyx

The Pnyx is a hill or hillside in central Athens, the capital of Greece. Beginning as early as 507 BC, the Athenians gathered on the Pnyx to host their popular assemblies, making the hill one of the earliest and most important sites in the creation of democracy. Pnyx is situated 1 km northeast of Obscura.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asýrmatos and Asteroskopeio.

Asýrmatos

Neighborhood

Asyrmatos or Attaliotika is a neighborhood of the center of Athens, Greece. It is located in the west slopes of Philopappos Hill, next to Ano Petralona district.

Asteroskopeio

Neighborhood

Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.

Asteroskopeio, meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood of the center of Athens, Greece. It is located between Thiseio and Nymphon Hill. The neighbourhood named after the National Observatory of Athens that was built in Nymphon Hill in 1842, thanks to the donation of wealthy Greek Georgios Sinas.