Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai, Athens

Name: Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai
Address: Athens, Greece

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Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai, Athens

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The church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai is a Greek Orthodox basilica in the center of Athens. It has a maximum length of 63 m and width 48 m and it is the biggest church of Greece. The church is in the downtown of the modern city of Athens, close to the high-traffic Acharnon Avenue. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1930 (94 years ago)Architectural style: Byzantine revivalCoordinates: 38°0'27"N, 23°43'44"E

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Αθήνα 4 (Θυμαράκια)Athens Greece

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Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Viktoria Square, Railway Museum of Athens, Plato's Academy, Pedion tou Areos.

1 miS
Square
Viktoria Square, Athens
26 min walk • Victoria Square is a large square located in the Municipality of Athens between 3 September and Aristotelous streets. The square's original name was Kyriakou.
0.5 miW
Museum
Railway Museum of Athens, Athens
13 min walk • The Railway Museum of Athens, Greece, was founded by the Hellenic Railways Organisation in 1978. It was located at 4 Siokou Street in Athens, but the collection has since been moved to the former MPR Depot site in Lefka, Piraeus in 2019 not to be confused with the Electric Railways Museum of Piraeus.
1.6 miSW
Ancient Greek architecture, Archaeological site
Plato's Academy, Athens
41 min walk • The Academy was founded by Plato in c. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The Academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC.
1.1 miSE
Park
Pedion tou Areos, Athens
28 min walk • The Pedion tou Areos or Pedion Areos is one of the largest public parks in Athens, Greece. It is also the name of the wider neighbourhood.
1.1 miS
Vintage car collection in modern museum
Hellenic Motor Museum, Athens
29 min walk • The Hellenic Motor Museum is a car museum in Athens. It is owned by the Theodore Charagionis Foundation and opened in March 2011. The museum is situated in central Athens near the National Archaeological Museum, on the three top floors of the Athenian Capitol shopping mall.
1.3 miNE
Area
Galatsi, Athens
34 min walk • Galatsi, called in Katharevousa Galatsion, is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region. The municipality has an area of 4.026 km².
0.4 miSE
Square
Amerikis Square, Athens
12 min walk • Amerikis Square is located in central Athens, Greece. It is an open area adjacently to Patision Street, on the western borders of Kypseli.
0.8 miE
38°0'30"N • 23°44'34"E
Lophos Elikonas, Athens
20 min walk • Park
0.4 miSE
Street
Patission Street, Athens
11 min walk • Patission Street is one of the major streets in central Athens, Greece. Though it is known as Patission, its name was changed to 28 October Street, commemorating the day in 1940 that the Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas refused the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's ultimatum...
1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Kolonos, Athens
27 min walk • Kolonos is a densely populated working-class district of the Municipality of Athens. It is named after the ancient deme, Hippeios Colonus. The district hosts a multi-year football club, Attikos F.C. that was founded in 1919.
0.8 miS
Neighbourhood
Agios Panteleimonas, Athens
20 min walk • Agios Panteleimonas or Aghios Panteleimonas is a neighbourhood of Athens, located northwest of the centre of Athens between Viktorias Square and Attikis Square. The main street of the district is Acharnon Avenue.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai?

Nearby attractions include Thymarakia, Athens (11 min walk), Patission Street, Athens (11 min walk), Amerikis Square, Athens (12 min walk), Railway Museum of Athens, Athens (13 min walk).

How to get to Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai by public transport?

The nearest stations to Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai:

Trolleybus

Αγιοσ Νικολαοσ • Lines: 6 (3 min walk)
Παραδεισοσ • Lines: 6 (3 min walk)

Metro

Agios Nikolaos • Lines: Μ1 (2 min walk)
Kato Patisia • Lines: Μ1 (8 min walk)

Bus

Αγιοσ Νικολαοσ • Lines: 500 (3 min walk)
Παραδεισοσ • Lines: 500 (3 min walk)

Train

Athens (29 min walk)
Agii Anargyri (30 min walk)