📜 Ancient shrines by the Ilissos river, a site of history, mythology, and wonder in Athens.
🔍 An often overlooked ancient site with substantial history and nature.
🌊 Wild green garden, a visual opposite of modern Athens' concrete cityscape.
🏛️ Located next to the archaeological site of the Columns of Olympian Zeus.
📖 Philosophy and literature buffs: Plato’s Phaedrus took place under a tree in this grove.
✨ Mythologically holy ground, where a chasm devoured Zeus's great flood.
🚶 Easily reached on foot from Plaka, Koukaki, or downtown.
🚧 Half of the garden is inaccessible, visible only behind a fence.
👀 The best view of the off-limits part is from inside the site of the Columns of Olympian Zeus.
🚇 Five minutes on foot from Acropolis metro station, about 15 minutes from Syntagma metro station.
🏞️ There is a beautiful walking route from Panathenaic Stadium (Kalimarmaro).
🕒 Public part always open.
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