Deste Foundation, Athens

#118 among attractions in Athens

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Deste Foundation, Centre for Contemporary Art is an arts foundation in Nea Ionia, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. Housing the art collection of Greek businessman Dakis Joannou, it organizes exhibitions with the collection and commissions new work by emerging and established international contemporary artists. ()

Established: 1983 (41 years ago)Coordinates: 38°2'24"N, 23°45'36"E

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11 Filellinon & Em. Pappa street, N. IoniaΝέα Ιωνία (Πευκάκια)Athens Greece

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Deste Foundation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tourkovounia, Nea Ionia, Irakleio, Omorfokklisia.

0.7 miSW
Hill
Tourkovounia, Marousi
19 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.
0.7 miSW
Area
Nea Ionia, Athens
19 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.
0.7 miNE
Area
Irakleio, Athens
19 min walk • Irakleio is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Attica agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region.
0.8 miS
Church
Omorfokklisia, Athens
21 min walk • 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.
1.1 miE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Marousi
29 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.
1.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Rizoupoli, Athens
37 min walk • Rizoupoli is a neighborhood of Nea Filadelfeia-Chalkidona, Greece. It is the northernmost neighborhood of municipality along with the small district Probonas.
1.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Probonas, Athens
37 min walk • Probonas or Promponas is a northerly neighborhood of Athens, Greece. Probonas is the northernmost neighborhood of the municipality of Athens, located on its north-west angle.
1.3 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens
34 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.
1.1 miE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Athens Olympic Velodrome, Marousi
29 min walk • The Athens Olympic Velodrome is a velodrome stadium that is located in Marousi, Athens, Greece, at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
0.9 miS
Sport venue, Sport
Galatsi Olympic Hall, Athens
23 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Deste Foundation?

Nearby attractions include Tourkovounia, Marousi (19 min walk), Nea Ionia, Athens (19 min walk), Irakleio, Athens (19 min walk), Omorfokklisia, Athens (21 min walk).

How to get to Deste Foundation by public transport?

The nearest stations to Deste Foundation:

Bus

Εμ. Παππα • Lines: 421, 602 (2 min walk)
Αθηνα 2004 • Lines: 602 (3 min walk)

Metro

Nea Ionia • Lines: Μ1 (8 min walk)
Iraklio • Lines: Μ1 (15 min walk)

Trolleybus

Αφετηρια • Lines: 3 (29 min walk)
Αιγοσθένων • Lines: 14, 5 (29 min walk)