City View
City View is a scenic viewpoint in Athens, Attica. City View is situated nearby to the peak Areopagus, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Panoramic View of Acropolis.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Areopagus and Parthenon.
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.
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 320 metres east of City View.
Erechtheion
Photo: Chepry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Erechtheion or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the Acropolis, Athens, that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. Erechtheion is situated 290 metres east of City View.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Asteroskopeio and Anafiotika.
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.
Anafiotika
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anafiotika is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of Athens, part of the old historical neighborhood called Plaka. It lies on the northeast side of the Acropolis hill.
Acropolis
Neighborhood
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Makrygianni or Makriyanni is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. Also known as Acropolis, it is located in the south side of Acropolis and bounded between the avenues Dionysiou Areopagitou and Syngrou.
City View
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Wheelchair access: no
- Category: tourism
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.9724° or 37° 58′ 21″ northLongitude
23.72314° or 23° 43′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPCF+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 9882733254OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“City View” goes by many names.
- French: “Vue de la ville”
- German: “Stadtblick”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Areopagus and Panoramic View of Acropolis.
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