Greece
7 Best Parks & Nature in Greece
The parks and natural escapes travelers rate highest across Greece, with what makes each worth the trip.
Ranked by traveler review volume across 647 tracked places in Greece. Updated monthly.
Athens National Garden
Park & nature · AthensFree entryThe Athens National Garden, known as the National Garden of Athens, is a peaceful 15.5-hectare public park located behind the Hellenic Parliament building in Syntagma Square.
Read our full guide →Philopappos Hill
Park & nature · AthensFree entryPhilopappos Hill, also known as the Hill of the Muses, is a popular green space in Athens that provides some of the best panoramic views of the city and the Acropolis.
Read our full guide →Mount Lycabettus
Park & nature · AthensMount Lycabettus is a Cretaceous limestone hill rising 277 metres above sea level, the highest point in central Athens.
Read our full guide →Zappeion Garden
Park & nature · AthensFree entryZappeion Garden is a tranquil green oasis in the heart of Athens, adjacent to the National Garden and the Panathenaic Stadium.
Read our full guide →Kotzia Square
Park & nature · AthensFree entryKotzia Square is a lively urban park and public square located in the heart of Athens, Greece.
Read our full guide →National Garden, Athens
Park & nature · AthensThe National Garden is a 15.5-hectare public park in central Athens, located behind the Greek Parliament building and extending south to the Zappeion area, opposite the Panathenaic Stadium used for the 1896 Olympic Games.
Read our full guide →Zaga Beach
Park & nature · KoroniFree entryZaga Beach is a tranquil stretch of sand located just outside the historic town of Koroni in the Peloponnese region of Greece.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the parks and natural escapes in Greece?
Athens National Garden in Athens is the most reviewed, with 42,736 traveler reviews and a 4.6 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Greece's parks and natural escapes is worth going out of your way for?
Philopappos Hill in Athens rates highest at 4.8 out of 5 across 22,076 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Greece has the most parks and natural escapes?
Athens, with 6 on this list, ahead of Koroni on 1. The list spans 2 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
Are any of these parks and natural escapes free to visit?
Yes, 5: Athens National Garden, Philopappos Hill, Zappeion Garden and others. That is based on each place's own visiting information, not an assumption about the category.
How is this list of parks and natural escapes ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 647 tracked places in Greece. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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