Hotel New Victory

Hotel New Victory is a hotel in Athens, Attica which is located on Νίκαιας. Hotel New Victory is situated nearby to the public building ΔΕΗ, as well as near the public aquarium ΑΒΥΣΣΟΣ.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Victoria Square and Platonic Academy.

Victoria Square

Square

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Viktoria Square is a large square in the Municipality of Athens, Greece between 3 September and Aristotelous streets. It was renamed Viktoria in honor of the Queen of the United Kingdom on the occasion of the annexation of the Ionian Islands to Greece in 1864, as a gift to the enthronement of the Queen's nephew, Prince Christian William Ferdinand Adolf George of Denmark, later George I of Greece. Victoria Square is situated 270 metres south of Hotel New Victory.

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 2 km west of Hotel New Victory.

Victoria

Metro station

Photo: Dimboukas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Victoria is on Athens Metro Line 1, between Omonia and Attiki. It is named after the British monarch Queen Victoria. The station is underground, beneath Victoria Square, and was recently renovated. Victoria is situated 280 metres south of Hotel New Victory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agios Panteleimonas and Attiki.

Agios Panteleimonas

Neighborhood

Photo: Peloponnisios, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Agios Panteleimonas or Aghios Panteleimonas is a neighbourhood of Athens, located northwest of the centre of Athens between Viktorias Square and Attikis Square.

Attiki

Neighborhood

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.