Mount Lycabettus

Mount Lycabettus is a Cretaceous limestone hill rising 277 metres above sea level, the highest point in central Athens. Pine trees cover its base, while the summit provides wide views across Athens toward Piraeus and, in clear conditions, Aegina and the Peloponnese.

Don't miss

• The 19th-century Chapel of St. George on one of the two peaks
• Panoramic views over Athens toward Piraeus, Aegina, and the Peloponnese
• A paved winding path climbing through the hill landscape
• A halfway viewpoint where the sea can appear between the Parthenon columns

Tickets & tours

Ways to visit Mount Lycabettus

Cheapest way inAcropolis and Parthenon Guided Walking Tour4.8★ · 6,019 travelers~2 hoursFree cancellationFrom$40 per personSee dates →Most bookedGreek Food Walking Tour in Athens5★ · 5,388 travelers~4 hoursFree cancellationFrom$84 per personSee dates →Private & flexibleExplore Athenian Mountains by ATV5★ · 20 travelers~3 hoursFree cancellationFrom$291 per personSee dates →

Getting there

Know before you go

• A paved winding path provides a walking route to the summit.
• The summit reaches 277 metres above sea level, the highest point in central Athens.
• Pine trees cover the base of the limestone hill.

A bit of history

In mythology, the hill is said to have been created when Athena dropped a limestone mountain she was carrying from the Pallene peninsula for the Acropolis, after the box holding Erichthonius was opened. The name may derive from 'lycos' (wolf), suggesting it was once a refuge for wolves, or from a pre-Mycenaean term meaning 'mastoid hill'.