Peristeri, Athens

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Peristeri is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants, it is the seventh-largest municipality of Greece by population. ()

Local name: Περιστέρι Αττικής Area: 3.88 mi²Coordinates: 38°0'45"N, 23°41'22"E

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Nearby attractions include: Railway Museum of Athens, Plato's Academy, Votanikos Mosque, Aigaleo.

1.7 miE
Museum
Railway Museum of Athens, Athens
44 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.
1.8 miSE
Ancient Greek architecture, Archaeological site
Plato's Academy, Athens
46 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.
1.8 miS
Mosque
Votanikos Mosque, Athens
47 min walk • The Votanikos Mosque or Athens New Mosque is a mosque in the Votanikos neighbourhood of Athens, Greece. It is the first official mosque in the Greek capital since the Greek War of Independence. Athens was the only European capital without a mosque until its construction.
1.5 miS
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Aigaleo, Athens
39 min walk • Aigaleo or Egaleo is a suburban municipality in the western part of Athens. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo. Its population was 69,946 at the 2011 census.
1.5 miN
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Ilion, Athens
40 min walk • Ilion is a suburb in west Athens, Greece. With 85,000 inhabitants, it is one of the largest suburbs of Athens.
1.5 miN
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Petroupoli, Athens
40 min walk • Petroupoli is a suburb in the western part of Athens. Petroupoli was part of the community of Nea Liosia until 1946, when it became a separate community. It was elevated to municipality status in 1972.
1.8 miW
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Chaidari, Athens
46 min walk • Haidari, is a suburb in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, west of central Athens.
~1890 ftNW
38°1'1"N • 23°41'10"E
Alsos Peristeriou, Athens
10 min walk • Park
1.8 miSE
Neighbourhood
Kolonos, Athens
47 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.
2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Profitis Daniil, Athens
51 min walk • Profitis Daniil meaning 'Prophet Daniel' is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It takes its name from the main church on Athinon Avenue.
1.5 miSE
Neighbourhood
Sepolia, Athens
38 min walk • Sepolia is a neighbourhood north of the centre of Athens, Greece. The Sepolia metro station is situated in the neighbourhood. Sepolia owes to its name in the Greek phrase exo poleos, which means "outside the city".