Athens
in Nomarchía Athínas of Attica, Greece

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
37.979 and 23.716 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 37° 58' 46" and E 23° 42' 58"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
Modern Greek, English, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:14 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/Athens
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:14 am and 6:44 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-22.661 and -152.805 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Motu Ura
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Greece in Southern Europe

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Greece.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Greece. Last Update: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Explore Athens

Athens in Nomarchía Athínas (Attica) with it's 664,046 inhabitants is a city in Greece. It's the capital of this country.

Local time in Athens is now 08:14 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Athens, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Greece is Athen Helenikon Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Greece is Acropolis, Athens in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), South-East. We found 3 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Aigaleo, Kallithea, Nea Smyrni, Dafni and Vyronas. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 71 °F

Morning Temperature 16°C / 60 °F
Evening Temperature 22°C / 72 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 57%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 48% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Friday, 29th of March 2024

22°C (71 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

21°C (70 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

22°C (71 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Wyndham Grand Athens

Address
0,5 mi
Megalu Alexandru 2
104 37 Athina
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Athens Lodge

Address
0,5 mi
Karaiskaki Yeoryiu 19
105 54 Athina
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Be My Guest

Address
0,3 mi
Νηλέως 33
118 51 Αθήνα
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Athens Lotus Hotel

Address
0,6 mi
Chiou 9
10438 Athens
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Mc Queen

Address
0,4 mi
Kastorias 24
10447 Athens
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


White Lotus Luxury Accommodation

Address
0,6 mi
Favieroy 56, Metaxourgio
10438 Athina
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Stanley

Address
0,5 mi
1 Odisseos Str At Karaiskaki Square
10437 Athen
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 14:00 - Checkin: 10:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Minoa Hotel

Address
0,6 mi
Karolou, 12
10437 Athen
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Arion Athens

Address
0,5 mi
18 Ag Dimitriou Str. Psirri Area
10554 Athens
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


KATERINA

Address
0,6 mi
Karolou 20
10437 Athen
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Driving in center of Athens, Greece [1080p]

Published: January 27, 2013
Length: 37:39 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Alix1034

Location: Greece (Ελλάδα) Athína (Αθήνα) Cam: Gopro HD Hero [GPS: 37°59'10.14"N / 23°42'32.58"E]


Ancient Sites of Athens

Published: March 20, 2014
Length: 25:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Davidsbeenhere

Check out our Best of Athens Travel Guide http://davidsbeenhere.com/product/best-athens-greece-city-travel-guide-2014/ and http://davidsbeenhere.com David's Been Here is touring one of the...


Ancient Greece in a 3D travel

Published: November 12, 2011
Length: 32:31 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: LANTZOI LANTZOI

Take the tour in this time travel...it's a compilation of 3d films of ancient greek constructions.


Athens, Greece - harsh street life

Published: August 26, 2010
Length: 42:41 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: hoffen

street people engaged in drug-taking activities on the plaza - view from our hotel. Athens is a super nice city by the way, so don't let this video sway you into not going.


City sightseeing by bus from Thisio (Αθήνα/Athens)

Published: December 06, 2009
Length: 44:09 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: valpard

VALPARD FILMS http://valpardfilms.awardspace.com.


Gogol Bordello - Pala Tute (Live in Athens / Stage Volume 1, 8.5.14)

Published: May 09, 2014
Length: 49:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: I-jukebox videos

Gogol Bordello returned in Athens with an unforgettable show... - Live Review at http://bit.ly/1g41KDV.


Opening Night Party TBEX Athens, Imam Baildi - Greece 1080p50 Travel Channel

Published: November 08, 2014
Length: 15:59 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: myVideoMedia GmbH

TBEX Athens Opening Night Party, Imam Baildi English: http://blog.myvideomedia.com/tbex-2014-athens-opening-party/ Deutsch: http://blog.myvideomedia.de/2014/11/tbex-2014-athen-opening-party/.


Opening Night Party TBEX Athens, Technopolis - Greece 1080p50 Travel Channel

Published: November 08, 2014
Length: 44:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: myVideoMedia GmbH

TBEX Athens Opening Night Party, Technopolis English: http://blog.myvideomedia.com/tbex-2014-athens-opening-party/ Deutsch: http://blog.myvideomedia.de/2014/11/tbex-2014-athen-opening-party/.


VIETNAM GREEK PARTY OPENING @ DREAM CITY 3/10

Published: October 08, 2012
Length: 02:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: VietnamGreekParty

Tο μοναδικό VIETNAM greek champagne party που όλοι αγαπήσατε μετακομίζει αυτό το χειμώνα στο DREAM CITY (DC) για να συνεχίσει...


ZER-FAM FASHION SHOW & Backstage 2012 ADDICTED TO FASHION 4/7 @ Dream City Live Stage

Published: August 03, 2012
Length: 17:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Zer Fam

"Each garment is an experience ... Inside the crowded Live Stage Club Dream City of Gazi, a stunning Catwalk evolved into a spectacular show leaving the best impressions in the minds of viewers!...


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Kerameikos

Keramikos is an area of Athens, Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the Dipylon (Δίπυλον) Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River. It was the potters' quarter of the city, from which the English word "ceramic" is derived, and was also the site of an important cemetery and numerous funerary sculptures erected along the road out of the city towards Eleusis.

Located at 37.9783, 23.7186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ancient cemeteries in Greece, Areas of Athens, Ancient Greek pottery, Mycenaean sites in central Greece, Ancient Greek sites in Greece, Iron Age sites in Greece, Landmarks in Athens

Temple of Hephaestus

The Temple of Hephaestus, also known as the Hephaisteion or earlier as the Theseion, is a well-preserved Greek temple; it remains standing largely as built. It is a Doric peripteral temple, and is located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill. From the 7th century until 1834, it served as the Greek Orthodox church of St. George Akamates.

Located at 37.9756, 23.7214 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ancient Greek sites in Greece, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, 5th-century BC architecture, Temples in ancient Athens, Hephaestus, Archaeological sites in Attica, Landmarks in Athens, Conversion of non-Christian places of worship into churches

Votanikos

Votanikos is a subdivision located 3 km west of the downtown part of the Greek capital of Athens. The area is named after a nearby botanical garden situated to the southwest. The eastern part are residential, the western part are forested and industrialized. The subdivision has no squares but has a nearby school.

Located at 37.9758, 23.7164 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighbourhoods in Athens

Thiseio

Thiseio, also Thisseio, Thisio and Thissio is the name of a neighborhood in downtown Athens, Greece, northwest of the Acropolis, 1.5 km southwest of downtown, and 1 km southwest of city hall; its name derives from the Temple of Hephaestus, also known as Τhiseio, as it was, in earlier times, considered a temple of Theseus. The area also takes in the ancient Agora, Petralona, and Kerameikos, which includes the Assomaton Square. In Assomaton Square there is Agioi Assomatoi church.

Located at 37.975, 23.7167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighbourhoods in Athens

Thiseio metro station

Thiseio is an Athens Metro station, located in Thiseio at 8.603 km from Piraeus. It is located in Athens and took its name from the nearby Temple of Hephaestus which is famous as Thiseio. The station was first opened on February 27, 1869 and was renovated in 2004. It has two platforms. Thiseio station is the first railway station in the city of Athens, other than the Thiseio–Piraeus of today's line 1 of ISAP and the first railway line other than the range of the Greek government.

Located at 37.9768, 23.7204 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
ISAP stations, Railway stations opened in 1869

Municipal Gallery of Athens

The Municipal Gallery of Athens is a museum in Athens, Greece. It houses a rich collection of nearly 3,000 works from leading 19th- and 20th-century Greek artists. Formerly located on Peiraios Street on Eleftherias (Koumoundourou) Square, in October 2010 the gallery moved three blocks northwest to the corner of Myllerou and Leonidou streets on Avdi Square in Metaxourgeio.

Located at 37.9828, 23.7194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Museums in Athens, Art museums and galleries in Greece

Centre for the Study of Traditional Pottery

The Centre for the Study of Traditional Pottery, also known as Psaropoulos Museum of Traditional Pottery and as Study Centre for Contemporary Ceramics is a museum in Athens, Greece. The study centre was established in 1987 to research, preserve and promote the production of traditional Greek ceramics. Since 1999 it has been located in a neo-classical building at 8 Hepitou Street in Plaka and was officially inaugurated on May 18, 2000, International Museum Day.

Located at 37.9784, 23.7204 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Museums in Athens, Art museums and galleries in Greece, 1987 establishments in Greece, Museums established in 1987, Ceramics museums

Technopolis (Gazi)

Technopolis (Gazi) is an industrial museum and a major cultural venue of the City of Athens, Greece, in the neighborhood of Gazi, next to Keramikos and very close to the Acropolis. It is dedicated to the memory of the great Greek composer Manos Hatzidakis, which is why it is also known as "Gazi Technopolis Manos Hatzidakis". It has been in operation since 1999 and is situated in the city's former gasworks which were founded in 1857, occupying an area of about 30.000 m2.

Located at 37.9781, 23.7141 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Museums in Athens, Gas museums, Science museums in Greece

Melina Merkouri Cultural Center

The Melina Merkouri Cultural Centre is a municipal cultural organization in Athens, Greece. It is housed in an impressive old hat factory in Thisseio. The Centre has two permanent exhibitions, the one called "Travelogue of Athens", which presents the neighborhoods of Athens at the beginning of the 20th century, and the other "The Charidimos Shadow Theater", with figures and materials of the famous shadow theater artist. The Centre also includes the "Melina" hall, a 220 sq.m.

Located at 37.9761, 23.7143 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cultural organizations, Art museums and galleries in Greece, Museums in Athens

Gazi, Athens

Gazi is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It surrounds the old Athens gasworks, which is an industrial museum and exhibition space, widely known as Gazi, next to Keramikos and close to the Acropolis. It is home to the Technopolis of Athens, that spreads in an area of about 30.000 m2, an industrial museum of modern architecture. In the past ten years it has been growing rapidly as the new, and expanding, Athens gay village.

Located at 37.9781, 23.7144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighbourhoods in Athens, Entertainment districts

Radio Amateur Association of Greece

The Radio Amateur Association of Greece (RAAG) (in Greek, Ένωσις Ελλήνων Ραδιοερασιτεχνών - ΕΕΡ) is a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Greece. The society was founded in February 1958, facing great difficulties due to negative attitude of the Greek Government of the time towards amateur radio. RAAG represents the interests of Greek amateur radio operators before national, European, and international telecommunications regulatory authorities.

Located at 37.9843, 23.7162 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
International Amateur Radio Union member societies, Organizations based in Greece, Organizations established in 1958

Avdi Square

Avdi Square is a public gathering place located in the Metaxourgeio neighbourhood of Athens, Greece, bounded by Leonidou, Kerameikou, Giatrakou and Germanikou streets. On the edges of the square stand the Municipal Gallery of Athens, several cafes, theatres, businesses and residential buildings. The City of Athens renovated the square in 2008, increasing the amount and quality of greenery, improving lighting and renewing tile surfaces.

Located at 37.9843, 23.7206 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Squares in Athens, Articles created via the Article Wizard

capture of the webcam Βύρωνας: Κάμερα στο Βύρωνα με θέα βόρειο-δυτικά

Βύρωνας: Κάμερα στο Βύρωνα με θέα βόρειο-δυτικά, Βύρωνας (source)

capture of the webcam Metaxourgio: Athen-Universität

Metaxourgio: Athen-Universität, Metaxourgio (source)

capture of the webcam Athens: Acropolis

Athens: Acropolis, Athens (source)

capture of the webcam Athens › South

Athens › South, Athens (source)

capture of the webcam Peristeri: Weathercam

Peristeri: Weathercam, Peristeri (source)

capture of the webcam Athens: Mount Lycabettus

Athens: Mount Lycabettus, Athens (source)

Webcams provided by webcam.travel are under the copyright of their owners.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Atene, Afini, Athen, Athénes, Athinia, Athína, Athenai, Αθήνα, Atenas, أثينا, ܐܬܝܢܐ, Afina, Атэны, Атина, Aten, Atina, Atena, Atenes, Athény, Аѳины, Athínai, Αθήναι, Αθηνα, Αθηναι, Athens, Ateno, Atenoj, Ateena, آتن, Athènes, An Aithin, Atenas - Αθήνα, Ἀθῆναι, אתונה, Athén, Աթենք, ATH, Athena, Kota Athena, Athina, Aþena, アテネ, ათენი, 아테네, 아테네 시, Athenae, Atėnai, Atēnas, अथेन्स, Athene, Ateny, Афины, Ateni, Atény, ஏதென்ஸ், เอเธนส์, Lungsod ng Athína, ئافېنا, Афіни, 雅典