Kolonos, Athens

Name: Kolonos
Address: Athens, Greece

#269 among attractions in Athens

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Kolonos is a densely populated working-class district of the Municipality of Athens. It is named after the ancient deme, Hippeios Colonus. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°59'46"N, 23°42'58"E

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Αθήνα 4 (Κολωνός)Athens Greece

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

Nearby attractions include: National Archaeological Museum, Epigraphical Museum, Omonoia Square, Viktoria Square.

1 miSE
Ancient Greek art and archaeology museum
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
27 min walk • Steeped in antiquity and nestled in the historic heart of Athens, the National Archaeological Museum stands as a testament to Greece's rich cultural heritage. As the largest museum in Greece and one of the most significant in the world concerning ancient Greek art, it...
1 miSE
Museum, Archaeological museum, History museum
Epigraphical Museum, Athens
26 min walk • The Epigraphical Museum of Athens, Greece, is unique in Greece and the largest of its kind in the world. Its collection comprises 14,078, mostly Greek, inscriptions, which cover the period from early historical times to the Late Roman period, primarily in Greece.
1.1 miSE
Square
Omonoia Square, Athens
27 min walk • Omonoia Square is a central square in Athens. Forming the centre of Omonoia. It marks the northern corner of the downtown area defined by the city plans of the 19th century, and is one of the city's principal traffic hubs.
0.8 miE
Square
Viktoria Square, Athens
20 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.
1 miN
Museum
Railway Museum of Athens, Athens
25 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.
0.5 miSW
Ancient Greek architecture, Archaeological site
Plato's Academy, Athens
14 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 miSW
Mosque
Votanikos Mosque, Athens
28 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.
0.9 miS
Museum, Art museum
Municipal Gallery of Athens, Athens
24 min walk • The Municipal Gallery of Athens is a museum in Athens, Greece. It houses a rich collection of nearly 3,000 works from leading 19th- and 20th-century Greek artists.
0.9 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows
National Theatre, Athens
24 min walk • The National Theatre of Greece is based in Athens, Greece.
0.8 miSE
Vintage car collection in modern museum
Hellenic Motor Museum, Athens
22 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 miSE
Monuments and statues
Aphrodite of Syracuse, Athens
25 min walk • The statue of the Aphrodite of Syracuse in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens with the inventory number 3524 is dated to the second century AD.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kolonos?

Nearby attractions include Skouze Hill, Athens (7 min walk), Attiki, Athens (9 min walk), Sepolia, Athens (13 min walk), Plato's Academy, Athens (14 min walk).

How to get to Kolonos by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kolonos:

Bus

Ηλεκτρασ • Lines: 057 (1 min walk)
Καλλιπολεωσ • Lines: 057 (1 min walk)

Trolleybus

Αρμονια • Lines: 12 (6 min walk)
Αγιου Κωνσταντινου • Lines: 12 (7 min walk)

Train

Athens (8 min walk)

Metro

Larissa Station • Lines: Μ2 (10 min walk)
Attiki • Lines: Μ1, Μ2 (11 min walk)