Visiting Acropolis part 7 North view of Athens, Lycabettus Hill ,Strefi Hill ,my first time

Visiting Acropolis part 7 North view of Athens, Lycabettus Hill ,Strefi Hill ,my first time

Visiting Acropolis part 7 North view of Athens Lycabettus Hill ,Strefi Hill  my first time
Acropolis part 6 my first time at Parthenon 
2017 after a trip to Naxos island

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Mount Lycabettus (/ˌlaɪkəˈbɛtəs/), also known as Lycabettos,
 Lykabettos or Lykavittos (Greek: Λυκαβηττός, pronounced [likaviˈtos]),
 is a Cretaceous limestone hill in Athens, Greece at 300 meters (908 feet) above sea level.
 Pine trees cover its base, and at its two peaks are the 19th century 
Chapel of St. George, a theatre, and a restaurant.

The name also refers to the residential neighbourhood 
immediately below the east of the hill.

The hill is a tourist destination and can be ascended by the Lycabettus Funicular,
 a funicular railway which climbs the hill from a lower terminus 
at Kolonaki (The railway station can be found at Aristippou street).
 Lycabettus appears in various legends. Popular stories suggest it was once
 the refuge of wolves, (lycos in Greek), 
which is possibly the origin of its name (means "the one [the hill] that is walked by wolves").
 Another etymology suggests a Pelasgian, pre-Mycenean, origin (Lucabetu=mastoid hill)[1].

Mythologically, Lycabettus is credited to Athena, who created it 
when she dropped a limestone mountain she had been carrying from the Pallene peninsula
 for the construction of the Acropolis after the box holding Erichthonius was opened.

Strefi Hill (Greek: Λόφος Στρέφη) is a limestone hill 
and urban natural park in the Greek capital of Athens.
 It is located on the border of Neapoli neighborhood and Exarcheia,
 northwest of mount Lykavittos[1]. Its earliest name was Aghesmos (Greek: Αγχεσμός).
 It is approximately 150 meters above sea level
In the 19th and early 20th century, it belonged to the Strefis family,
 which operated a stone quarry there until the 1920s.
 After the quarry was closed and trees were planted, the area was opened to the public in 1938,
 making it a popular destination for outings. In 1963, 
the Strefis donated the hill to the city of Athens. Strefi Hill
 offers lush vegetation, winding paths, and terraces with views of the Acropolis,
 the city, and Lykavittos. On the hill there is a small open-air theater,
 a basketball court, a playground, and a cafeteria.




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