Νεκροταφείο Ιλίου

Νεκροταφείο Ιλίου is a cemetery in Peristeri, Athens Prefecture, Attica. Νεκροταφείο Ιλίου is situated nearby to the health club Training Room, as well as near the church Άγιος Αθανάσιος - Αγία Ευγενία.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Platonic Academy and Anthoupoli.

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 4 km south of Νεκροταφείο Ιλίου.

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. Anthoupoli is situated 1 km south of Νεκροταφείο Ιλίου.

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 2 km south of Νεκροταφείο Ιλίου.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anthoupoli and Peristeri.

Anthoupoli

Neighborhood

Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Anthoupoli is a neighborhood.

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.