Δάσος Αγίου Θεοκλήτου

Δάσος Αγίου Θεοκλήτου is a forest in Vrilissia, Athens Prefecture, Attica. Δάσος Αγίου Θεοκλήτου is situated nearby to the neighborhood Άνω Βριλήσσια, as well as near the locality Θαλάσσι.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penteli Observatory and Sismanogleio General Hospital.

Penteli Observatory

Scenic viewpoint

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The Penteli Observatory, also known as the Penteli Astronomical Station, is an astronomical observatory in Penteli, Greece, operated by the National Observatory of Athens.

Sismanogleio General Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sismanogleio General Hospital in Vrilissia, Athens is one of the largest public hospitals in Greece. Its name in Katharevousa is Sismanogleion. During the 2009 swine flu pandemic Seismanogleion treated the first swine flu patient in Greece.

Davelis Cave

Cave

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Davelis Cave, also known as the Cave of Penteli, is a cave on the southwestern slope of Mount Penteli, northeast of Athens. It received its modern nickname, "the cave of Davelis", because of a popular association with the 19th-century brigand Christos Davelis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marousi and Vrilissia.

Marousi

Suburb

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Athens is the capital city of Greece. It was the major cultural, political and religious centre of Classical Greece, a place that deeply influenced the course of Western civilization.

Vrilissia

Suburb

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Vrilissia is a suburban town and a municipality of the North Athens regional unit, in the Attica region of Greece. It is located in the Athens basin, at the southwestern foot of the Penteli Mountain.