Makrygiánni
District of 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:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 01:20 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Athens
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:13 am and 5:45 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-22.661 and -152.805 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Motu Ura
References
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

Discover Makrygiánni

The district Makrygiánni of Athens in Nomarchía Athínas (Attica) is a district in Greece and is a district of the nations capital.

Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dafni, Vyronas, Nea Smyrni, Kallithea and Agios Dimitrios. 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

Electra Palace Athens

Address
0,9 mi
Plaka - 18, Nikodimou Str.
10557 Athen
Greece

Time Information

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


Royal Olympic

Address
1,2 mi
Dhiaku Athanasiu 28-32
117 43 Athina
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Divani Palace Acropolis

Address
1,0 mi
Akropolis - 19-25, Parthenonos St.
11742 Athen
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 11:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Herodion

Address
1,0 mi
Acropolis - 4, Rovertou Galli Str.
11742 Athen
Greece

Time Information

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


NLH Neighborhood Lifestyle Hotels

Address
1,2 mi
Syggrou 64 & Stratigou Kontouli Str
117 42 Athens
Greece

Time Information

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


Ava Hotel App. & Suites

Address
1,0 mi
Lisikratus 9
10558 Athina
Greece

Time Information

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


AthensWas

Address
1,0 mi
5 Dionysiou Areopagitou Str.
11742 Athens
Greece

Time Information

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


Athens Gate Hotel

Address
1,1 mi
10 Syngrou Avenue
11742 Athen
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Athenian Callirhoe

Address
1,2 mi
Kallirois Street + Petmeza 15
11743 Athen
Greece

Time Information

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


Airotel Parthenon

Address
1,1 mi
6, Makri Street
11742 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

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A Walk through the City of Athens - Greece 4K Travel Channel

Published: December 04, 2014
Length: 14:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: myVideoMedia GmbH

Walk through Athens http://blog.myvideomedia.com/walk-through-athens/ Our walk through Athens shows impressions from our stay in Athens on occasion of the TBEX. Unser Spaziergang durch Athen.


Athen, Plaka - Griechenland HD Travel Channel

Published: December 29, 2011
Length: 46:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: myVideoMedia GmbH

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Fun Vacation in Parthenon of Acropolis in Greece

Published: November 11, 2014
Length: 35:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: epSos.de

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Published: March 25, 2010
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Rating: 0 of 5
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Published: October 16, 2010
Length: 41:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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riding Pegaso Trail in Athens during rush hour...!!!


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Trolley 10, Daylight, Syggroy → Kallithea, Athens, Greece/Τρόλεϋ 10, Αθήνα, Ελλάς

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Length: 13:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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09/26/2010 Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, Greece

Published: May 05, 2011
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Rating: 0 of 5
Author: orange0703

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Length: 33:48 min
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Griechenland I Acropolis Athen HD+

Published: July 05, 2014
Length: 06:18 min
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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.

Acropolis of Athens

The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a high rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and containing the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. The word acropolis comes from the Greek words ἄκρον (akron, "edge, extremity") and πόλις (polis, "city").

Located at 37.9714, 23.7262 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Acropolis of Athens, Acropoleis in Greece, Ancient Greek sites in Greece, Ancient Greek culture, Article Feedback 5 Additional Articles, Greek culture, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Former populated places in Greece, Landmarks in Athens, World Heritage Sites in Greece, Visitor attractions in Athens

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens

The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Greek: Ναὸς τοῦ Ὀλυμπίου Διός, Naos tou Olympiou Dios), also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a colossal ruined temple in the centre of the Greek capital Athens that was dedicated to Zeus, king of the Olympian gods.

Located at 37.9694, 23.7331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
6th-century BC architecture, 2nd-century architecture, Landmarks in Athens, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Ancient Greek culture, Unfinished buildings and structures, Temples in ancient Athens, Temples of Zeus, Greek culture

Parthenon

The Parthenon is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the maiden goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron deity. Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. It was completed in 438 BC, although decoration of the building continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered the culmination of the development of the Doric order.

Located at 37.9702, 23.7225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Temples of Athena, Acropolis of Athens, 5th-century BC architecture, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Landmarks in Athens, Temples in ancient Athens, Sculptures by Phidias, Greek temples, Conversion of non-Christian places of worship into churches, Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques, Former mosques

Plaka

Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. It is known as the "Neighbourhood of the Gods" due to its proximity to the Acropolis and its many archaeological sites.

Located at 37.9722, 23.7306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Visitor attractions in Athens, Neighbourhoods in Athens

Erechtheion

The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece.

Located at 37.9722, 23.7264 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Acropolis of Athens, 5th-century BC architecture, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Temples in ancient Athens

Temple of Athena Nike

The Temple of Athena Nike is a temple on the Acropolis of Athens. Built between 427 and 424 BC, the temple is the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis. It has a prominent position on a steep bastion at the south west corner of the Acropolis to the right of the entrance, the Propylaea. In contrast to the Acropolis proper, a walled sanctuary entered through the Propylaea, the Nike Sanctuary was open, entered from the Propylaea's southwest wing and from a narrow stair on the north.

Located at 37.9715, 23.7249 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
5th-century BC architecture, Temples in ancient Athens, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Acropolis of Athens, Temples of Athena

Propylaea

A Propylaea, Propylea or Propylaia is any monumental gateway based on the original Propylaea that serves as the entrance to the Acropolis in Athens. The word propylaea (propylaeum is the Latin version) is the union of the prefix pro (before or in front of) plus the plural of the Greek pylon or pylaion (gate), meaning literally that which is before the gates, but the word has come to mean simply gate building.

Located at 37.9717, 23.7251 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Acropolis of Athens, 5th-century BC architecture, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Ancient Greek culture, Greek culture, Gates in Greece, Types of gates

Theatre of Dionysus

The Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus is a major open-air theatre and one of the earliest preserved in Athens. It was used for festivals in honor of the god Dionysus. It is sometimes confused with the later and better-preserved Odeon of Herodes Atticus, located nearby on the southwest slope of the Acropolis. Everyone believes that it was built by Dionysus, the god.

Located at 37.9703, 23.7278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Acropolis of Athens, Landmarks in Athens, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Ancient Greek theatres, Ancient Greek sites in Greece, Greek culture, Cult of Dionysus

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the south slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped amphitheater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive, cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000.

Located at 37.9708, 23.7244 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Acropolis of Athens, Landmarks in Athens, 2nd-century architecture, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Ancient Greek theatres, Ancient Greek sites in Greece, Roman Athens

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates near the Acropolis of Athens was erected by the choregos Lysicrates, a wealthy patron of musical performances in the Theater of Dionysus, to commemorate the award of first prize in 335/334 BCE to one of the performances he had sponsored. The choregos was the sponsor who paid for and supervised the training of the dramatic dance-chorus.

Located at 37.9708, 23.73 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Landmarks in Athens, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Monuments and memorials in Greece, Late Classical Greece, 4th-century BC architecture

Arch of Hadrian

The Arch of Hadrian is a monumental gateway resembling – in some respects – a Roman triumphal arch. It spanned an ancient road from the center of Athens, Greece, to the complex of structures on the eastern side of the city that included the Temple of Olympian Zeus.

Located at 37.9702, 23.732 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
2nd-century architecture, Landmarks in Athens, Ancient Roman triumphal arches, Gates in Greece, Monuments and memorials in Greece, Roman Athens, Hadrian

Old Acropolis Museum

The Old Acropolis Museum was an archaeological museum located in Athens, Greece on the archeological site of Acropolis. It is built in a niche at the eastern edge of the rock and most of it lies beneath the level of the hilltop, making it largely invisible. It was considered one of the major archaeological museums in Athens. Due to its limited size, the Greek Government decided in the late 1980s to build a new museum. The New Acropolis Museum is now built at the foot of the Acropolis.

Located at 37.971, 23.728 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Acropolis of Athens, Museums in Athens, Archaeological museums in Greece, Museums established in 1878, Defunct museums, Ancient Greek culture, Greek culture

Danish Institute at Athens

The Danish Institute at Athens (Danish: Det Danske Institut I Athen; Greek: Ινστιτούτο της Δανίας στην Αθήνα) is one of the 17 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece. Founded in 1992, the Danish Institute focuses on archaeological research in Greece, but also operates as a cultural institute, with a programme of exhibitions and concerts. It is a contributor to the Nordic Library at Athens.

Located at 37.9711, 23.7306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Foreign Archaeological Institutes in Greece

Nordic Library at Athens

The Nordic Library at Athens (Greek: Βιβλιοθήκη των Βορείων Χωρών στην Αθήνα) is one of several international archaeological libraries in Athens, Greece. It was established in 1996, as a cooperative venture run by the Danish Institute at Athens, the Finnish Institute at Athens, the Norwegian Institute at Athens and the Swedish Institute at Athens. It currently holds about 40,000 volumes.

Located at 37.9682, 23.7269 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Foreign Archaeological Institutes in Greece, Libraries in Athens, Libraries established in 1996

Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum

Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum is a museum in Athens, Greece, created by the renowned Greek jewellery designer Ilias Lalounis. It is comprised by 24 collections of a total of over 4,000 jewels and small ornaments dedicated to the history and art of jewellery making. The permanent exhibition displays 3000 pieces designed in the period 1940-1992.

Located at 37.9691, 23.7267 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Museums in Athens, Jewellery museums

Athens University Museum

The Athens University Museum is a museum in Plaka, Athens, Greece. The building was a structure of the Ottoman period but fundamentally restructured between 1831 and 1833 by Stamatios Kleanthis and Eduard Schaubert for their architectural office. From 1837 to 1841 it housed the newly founded University of Athens.

Located at 37.9731, 23.7268 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Museums in Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University museums in Greece

Museum of Pavlos and Alexandra Kanellopoulou

The Museum of Pavlos and Alexandra Kanellopoulou is a museum of antiquities in Athens, Greece. Founded in 1976, it comprises the private collection of Paul and Alexandra Kanellopoulos which was donated to the Greek state. It is housed in the neoclassical mansion of the Michalea family, situated on the north slope of the Acropolis and built in 1864. The mansion was purchased by the Greek state in the 1960s-70's and was restored to permanently house the collection.

Located at 37.9729, 23.7259 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Museums in Athens, Archaeological museums in Greece, Art museums and galleries in Greece

Museum of the Center for the Acropolis Studies

The Museum of the Center for the Acropolis Studies is a museum in Athens, Greece, a part of the new Acropolis Museum and its research workshops. It is housed in the Wilhelm von Weiler Building, named after the Bavarian engineer who designed it in 1834 and constructed it in 1836. After serving as a military hospital and a gendarmes barracks, it was remodelled from 1985 to 1987 and was converted to a museum.

Located at 37.9689, 23.7289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Museums in Athens, Greek culture, Infrastructure completed in 1836, Museums of Ancient Greece

Hellenic Children's Museum

The Hellenic Children's Museum in Athens, Greece is located in two houses specifically designed for use by children. The museum also features in the book, The Athens Assignment.

Located at 37.9722, 23.7317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Museums in Athens, Children's museums, Museums established in 1987, 1987 establishments in Greece

Anafiotika

Anafiotika is a scenic tiny neighborhood of Athens, part of old historical neighborhood called Plaka. It lies in northerneast side of the Acropolis hill. First houses were built in the era of Otto of Greece when workers from the island of Anafi came to Athens in order to work as constructor workers in the refurbishment of King Othon's Palace. The first two inhabitants were G. Damigos, carpenter and M. Sigalas, construction worker.

Located at 37.9722, 23.7278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighbourhoods in Athens

Odeon of Athens

The Odeon of Athens or Odeon of Pericles in Athens was a 4000 m² odeon, built at the south-eastern foot of the Acropolis in Athens, next to the entrance to the Theatre of Dionysus.

Located at 37.9706, 23.7287 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Acropolis of Athens, Ancient Greek theatres, 5th-century BC architecture

Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus

The Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus was a no walled open-air sanctuary dedicated to Zeus Polieus (city protector) around 500 BC on the Acropolis of Athens, sited to the Erechtheion's east. None of its foundations have been discovered and its trapezoid plan and many entrances have been worked out from rock cuttings on the acropolis. The eastern area of the sanctuary is thought to have housed the oxen for the annual Bouphonia or ox-sacrificing. Its main entrance had a pediment.

Located at 37.9718, 23.7273 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Acropolis of Athens, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, 6th-century BC architecture

Sanctuary of Pandion

The Sanctuary of Pandion was an open-air sanctuary or shrine at the south-east corner of the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to Pandion I or Pandion II. It is 40m deep and 17.5m wide

Located at 37.9714, 23.728 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Acropolis of Athens, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens

Stoa of Eumenes

The Stoa of Eumenes is a stoa on the acropolis of Athens, sited between the Odeion of Herodes Atticus and the Theater of Dionysos. It was built against the slope of the hill (meaning it needed a retaining wall supported by piers and round arches. It is named after its builder, Eumenes II of Pergamum . It was two-storied, 46m longer than the Stoa of Attalus and unlike it had no rooms behind its two-aisle hall, meaning it was designed for promenading rather than business.

Located at 37.9706, 23.726 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
2nd-century BC architecture, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Hellenistic architecture, Stoas in Greece, Acropolis of Athens

Dionysiou Areopagitou Street

Dionysiou Areopagitou Street is a pedestrianized street, adjacent to the south slope of the Acropolis in the Makrygianni district of Athens. It is named after Dionysius the Areopagite, the first Athenian convert to Christianity after Apostle Paul's sermon, according to the Acts of the Apostles. The street runs from east to west.

Located at 37.9697, 23.7264 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Transport in Athens, Streets in Athens

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Makrygianni, Διονύσου, Μακρυγιάννη