Hotel Socrates

Hotel Socrates is a hotel in Athens, Attica which is located on Νεοφ. Μεταξά. Hotel Socrates is situated nearby to Ariston Hotel, as well as near the neighborhood Stathmos Larisis.

Type: Hotel
Description: hotel in Athens
Also known as: “Socrates”
Address: Νεοφ. Μεταξά 27-29, Αθήνα

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Athens and Platonic Academy.

Athens

Railway station

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Athens railway station, often referred to as Athens Central on onboard announcements, is the main railway station of Athens and the second-largest station in Greece. Athens is situated 250 metres north of Hotel Socrates.

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 1¼ km west of Hotel Socrates.

Peloponnese railway station

Railway station

Photo: Stathis floros, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Peloponnese Railway Station was a station on the Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways metre gauge line in Athens. Originally opened on 30 June 1884 it was the first railway terminal in the Greek capital. Peloponnese railway station is situated 220 metres southwest of Hotel Socrates.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stathmos Larisis and Attiki.

Stathmos Larisis

Neighborhood

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stathmos Larisis is a neighborhood.

Attiki

Neighborhood

Photo: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Attiki is a neighbourhood of Athens, located northwest of the city centre. The neighbourhood and its central square are named after Attica Railways, a railway company that constructed the line Athens-Kifissia-Lavrion.