Omorfokklisia, Athens

Name: Omorfokklisia
Address: Athens, Greece

#209 among attractions in Athens

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Omorfokklisia is a 12th-century Greek Orthodox church in Galatsi, a northeastern suburb of Athens, Greece. This church dedicated to Saint George is considered one of the landmarks of the area. ()

Local name: Άγιος ΓεώργιοςArchitectural style: Byzantine architectureCoordinates: 38°1'44"N, 23°45'50"E

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Γαλάτσι (Λαμπρινή)Athens Greece

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Omorfokklisia – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tourkovounia, Deste Foundation, Galatsi, Nea Ionia.

0.8 miW
Hill
Tourkovounia, Marousi
21 min walk • The Tourkovounia, also known as Lykovounia and in Antiquity called Anchesmos, is a hill range in Athens, Attica. The name has also been transferred to a neighbourhood in Central Athens and a neighbourhood in Keratsini.
0.8 miN
Museum, Art museum
Deste Foundation, Athens
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1.1 miSW
Area
Galatsi, Athens
29 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.
0.8 miW
Area
Nea Ionia, Athens
21 min walk • Nea Ionia is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region. It was named after Ionia, the region in Anatolia from which many Greeks migrated in the 1920s as a part of the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey.
1.3 miNE
Sport venue, Sport
Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens
35 min walk • The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens Spiros Louis or OACA, is a sport facilities complex located at Marousi, northeast Athens, Greece. The complex consists of five major venues as well as other supplementary sport facilities.
1.3 miNE
Basketball, Event space, Sport venue
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi
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1.1 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Marousi
30 min walk • The Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre is a complex at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex, consisting of two outdoor pools and one indoor pool, that was built for the 1991 Mediterranean Games. It was refurbished and expanded for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
1.3 miSW
Neighbourhood
Kypriadou, Athens
34 min walk • Kypriadou, formerly known as Alysida is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It is named for agronomist Epameinondas Kypriadis.
1.2 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens
32 min walk • Georgios Kamaras Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Apollon Smyrnis. The stadium holds 14,200 and was built in 1948. It was used by Olympiacos for about 2 years as home ground, due to the construction of their new stadium Karaiskaki.
1.2 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Athens Olympic Velodrome, Marousi
31 min walk • The Athens Olympic Velodrome is a velodrome stadium that is located in Marousi, Athens, Greece, at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
~1180 ftSW
Sport venue, Sport
Galatsi Olympic Hall, Athens
6 min walk • The Galatsi Olympic Hall is a multi-use indoor arena that is located in Galatsi, Athens, Greece. It was the site of table tennis and rhythmic gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics.