Viewpoints in Athens

Areopagus Hill (Mars Hill) is a bare, slippery marble outcrop northwest of the Acropolis, once the site of Athens' ancient high court. Today it's the city's most popular sunset gathering spot, where crowds sit on the rock to watch the sun sink.

Lycabettus Hill is the highest point in central Athens at 277 meters, a pine-covered limestone peak offering the most spectacular 360-degree panorama in the city — from the Acropolis to the Saronic Gulf islands.

Philopappos Hill (also called the Hill of the Muses) is a wooded elevation across from the Acropolis, offering the single best unobstructed view of the Parthenon. The 2nd-century Philopappos Monument crowns its summit.