Pikilo Oros

Pikilo Oros is a nature reserve in Greece. Pikilo Oros is situated nearby to the locality Λατομείο, as well as near the neighborhood Αγία Τριάδα - Πεύκα Βέρδη.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Daphní and Dafni Pan cave (Attica).

Daphní

Church

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Daphni or Dafni is an eleventh-century Byzantine monastery eleven kilometers northwest of central Athens in the suburb of Chaidari, south of Athinon Avenue.

The cave of God Pan in Daphni is a cave in Haidari, Attica, Greece, that was sacred to the god Pan. It is located near the Byzantine monastery. The cave is believed to have been used for rituals, including burnt offerings and animal sacrifices dedicated.

Anthoupoli

Metro station

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peristeri and Petroupoli.

Peristeri

Suburb

Peristeri is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants, it ranks as the seventh-largest city and municipality in Greece by population.

Petroupoli

Suburb

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Petroupoli is a semi-mountainous town in Attica, Greece, in the west suburbs of Athens. Petroupoli was part of the community of Nea Liosia until 1946, when it became a separate community. It was elevated to municipality status in 1972.