Athens Trip Overview
Visit the Great Royal Palace and wander through the imposing buildings of the whole area. It is located only 27 km from Athens center, on the slopes of Parnitha mountain, surrounded by lashed vegetation. It was built on 19th century as a residence of the Royal family. Nowadays it is abandoned, suitable for an easy walking tour to admire the complex. During your tour you will admire the main building of the Palace, the gardens, the old hotel, the stables, the winery, the graveyard and many other auxiliary houses. The trekking tour in the forest will complete your excursion. After that you will visit the lake Beletsi , a green paradise where you can take a breath and relax before return to city center!
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Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Visit the Great Royal Palace and wander through the imposing buildings of the whole area. It is located only 27 km from Athens center, on the slopes of Parnitha mountain, surrounded by lashed vegetation. It was built on 19th century as a residence of the Royal family. Nowadays it is abandoned, suitable for an easy walking tour to admire the complex. During your tour you will admire the main building of the Palace, the gardens, the old hotel, the stables, the winery, the graveyard and many other auxiliary houses. The trekking tour in the forest will complete your excursion. After that you will visit the lake Beletsi , a green paradise where you can take a breath and relax before return to city center!
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Stop At: Tatoiou Palace, Leoforos Tatoiou, Acharnes 136 72 Greece
We will admie the Tatoi Royal Palace which is the perfect place for a quick and easy trip from Athens. It lies in a beautiful forested area at the foothills of Mount Parnitha at the northern edge of the Greek capital. Even in a less than ideal weather conditions, when the top of the mountain hides in thick clouds, Tatoi is still a pleasant place for a brief yet refreshing forest walk.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Parnitha 136 72, Greece
We will enjoy a 2 hour trek on Parnitha Mountain. Mount Parnitha is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica, with an elevation of 1,413 m. Much of the mountain is designated a national park, and is a protected habitat for wildfowl.The mountain offers panoramic views of the mountains north-east of Parnitha, Penteli to the east, the Ymittos to the south-east, the Aigaleo to the south from its summit the Saronic Gulf.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Lake Beletsi, Athens Greece
We will have the opportunity to relax to the beautiful surroundings of Lake Beletsi. On the eastern side of Parnitha, at 600 meters altitude, this little pond was formed when during the opening of a forest road, the water gushing from the springs of Kithara were trapped. Turtles, ducks and carp are permanent residents of the lake, but people around there tend to build their nests too, stressing the natural pine forest of the region. Located at the entrance of the village Ippokrateios Poleiteia.
Duration: 1 hour
