A short break in Attica with unique hiking and climbing routes!

If you enjoy nature excursions and outdoor activities, you will love Attica! Here you will discover stunning mountain destinations and networks of waymarked routes, nature and mountaineering clubs, mountain refuges and certified guides that will give you tours around enchanting landscapes, a stone’s throw away from the centre of Athens! Prepare for a memorable short break in Attica, full of unique natural beauty and fascinating mountain routes for everyone, every season of the year!

Hiking among pine trees and bushes in the centre of Athens? Impossible as it may seem, Attica manages to mingle nature with the urban landscape. We walk up Lycabettus Hill, following the path that takes us to the top with the stunning views and the enchanting sunset. The trails of the hill reveal well-hidden treasures, such as the chapel of Agioi Isidoroi, which is built inside a cave, and the Lycabettus gorge… just 700 metres away from Syntagma Square!

Only a 50-minute drive from Athens, Mount Parnitha is the favourite destination of hikers and climbers, combining relaxed walks along dirt paths, easy short hikes for amateurs, as well as long extreme routes for advanced trekkers. The extended network of lush green waymarked trails, as well as the organized hikes and outdoor activities, offered by Parnitha’s refuges, Bafi and Flambouri, will thrill you!

The Climbing Park of Southwest Parnitha is an ideal destination for climbing enthusiasts. Don’t miss the Athens Fyli Climb Fest, which is organised every year in April, featuring a multitude of activities, such as hiking to Roussos Cave in Pano Alogopetra, to Fyli Fountain (“Kyra” fountain), Platossi Cave and the Fortress of Fyli, as well as climbing the 26 crags of the area.

The next destination is Mount Penteli, where we follow the trail that starts in Drossia and goes up the northern side of the mountain. We will come across the picturesque chapels Profitis Ilias, Agios Nikitas and Agios Loukas, and reach the col of Agios Panteleimonas. From there we will start our descent to the namesake monastery, the Davelis cave and Palaia Penteli. An easy Attica hike, suitable for all, on the second-highest mountain of Attica, which stands like a pyramid northeast of Athens.