Phyle Cave

#209 among destinations in Greece

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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The Phyle Cave is a small cave on Mount Parnes near Fyli, a suburb of Athens in Attica, Greece. In ancient Greece it was the site of a sanctuary to Pan and the nymphs. It is also known as Lychnospilia for the large number of oil lamps found in the cave. It has been identified as the cave which occurs in the Dyskolos of Menander. The cave was excavated in 1901. Three votive reliefs found in the cave are now on display in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. ()

Coordinates: 38°8'46"N, 23°40'6"E

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Phyle Cave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Parnitha, Parnitha Funitel, Bafi, Acharnae.

3.3 miNE
Park
Parnitha
84 min walk • Mount Parnitha is a densely forested mountain range north of Attica, the highest on the peninsula of Attica, with an elevation of 1,413 m, and a summit known as Karavola.
3.8 miE
Aerial tramway
Parnitha Funitel, Athens
98 min walk • The Parnitha Funitel on Mont Parness is the successor of an aerial tramway constructed in the 1970s to serve Casino Mont Parnes, the most popular casino in the Athens area, located on one of the peaks of mount Parnitha. Also, it was a common way for Athenians to reach on the peak for family day trips, a popular habit even today.
3.5 miNE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Bafi
90 min walk • The Bafi Refuge belongs to the Greek Mountaineering Club, E.O.S. Athens founded in 1928 in the Mount Parnitha National Park, at an altitude of 1160m, roughly 2.5 km from Mont Parness, inside the national park.
5.7 miSE
Neighbourhood
Acharnae, Thrakomakedones
145 min walk • Acharnae or Acharnai was a deme of ancient Attica. It was part of the phyle Oineis. Acharnae, according to Thucydides, was the largest deme in Attica. In the fourth century BCE, 22 of the 500 members of the council came from Acharnae, more than from any other deme.
5.8 miSE
Museum
Folk Art Museum of Acharnes
149 min walk • Acharnes is a city of Attica, Greece. With 106,943 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality in East Attica.
4.6 miS
Sport venue, Sport
Ano Liosia Olympic Hall
117 min walk • Ano Liosia Olympic Hall is a multi-purpose and multi-sport indoor arena that is located in Ano Liosia, a suburb of Athens, Greece. The arena is mainly used to host basketball games and various martial arts tournaments. The arena's seating capacity for sporting events is 8,327 people.
4.4 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Yiannis Pathiakakis Stadium
112 min walk • Yiannis Pathiakakis Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ano Liosia, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Akratitos. The stadium holds 5,000 and was built in 1965.
5.5 miS
Sport venue, Sport
3rd Municipal Sportshall of Ano Liosia, Athens
140 min walk • The 3rd Municipal Sportshall of Ano Liosia, also known as Zofria Indoor Hall, is an indoor sporting arena that is located in the Zofria district of Ano Liosia, Athens, Greece. The arena can be used to host volleyball and basketball games. The capacity of the arena for basketball games is 3,000, with 1,300 permanent seats.
3.6 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Fyli Municipal Stadium
91 min walk • Fyli Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Fyli northeastern corner of the West Attica regional unit, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Thrasyvoulos F.C. The stadium holds 4,000 and was built in 1989.