Exploring and relaxing in beautiful parks, groves and gardens is one of the top things to do in Attica! Green oases for memorable walks, cycling, jogging, sports and recreation, picnics and relaxation; sit under pines and cypresses and have a coffee, listening to the birds singing, or watch a performance at an open-air theatre, under the starry sky.
Green spaces of stunning beauty are to be found everywhere in Athens, downtown and around Greece’s capital city, in its incredible suburbs. It will come as a surprise, that in the buzzing urban sprawl with the vibrant pulse there are parks, groves and gardens with hundreds different types of plants and trees, animals and birds, as well as ponds and streams with wooden bridges, open-air theatres and cinemas, cafes, playgrounds, playing fields, paths and fountains.
Syngros Forest
North SuburbsSyngros Forest was bequeathed to the Athens Agricultural Society by the wife of Andreas Syngros....
Veikou Grove
North SuburbsIn about 20 minutes from the centre of Athens, a lush green space of 63 acres awaits you, ideal...
Diomedes Botanical Gardens
ChaidariLeave behind the clamour of Athens and spend a day at southeastern Europe’s largest botanical...
The Ellinikon Experience Centre & Park
AtticaLeave behind the clamour of Athens and spend a day at southeastern Europe’s largest botanical...
The Attica Zoological Park
East SuburbsOpened in 2000, the Attica Zoological Park began as a bird park, at the time boasting the third...
Kifissia Park
North SuburbsThe park’s annual flower show, hosted every spring since 1937, is always a big draw....
Allou! Fun Park
AthensDetermined to become the top childrens' entertainment park in Greece, the Allou Fun Park opened...
The Gasworks Plant (Gazi)
AthensThe Athens Gasworks factory installation, or 'Gazi', as most people call it, is near Pireos and...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC)
South SuburbsDesigned by architectural firm Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation...
Antonis Tritsis Park
West SuburbsAntonis Tritsis, the “Environmental Awareness Park”, is located at the western edge of urban...
Pedion Areos
AthensThe Field of Mars, also simply known as 'The Park' by locals, is a large public park adjacent...
Alsos Pagratiou
AthensThis park was created in 1908 in the Pagrati neighborhood, when locals planted a large section...
The National Gardens
AthensThe National Gardens are located in the heart of Athens, next to the Parliament Building, and...
Eleftherias Park
AthensNext to Megaron the Athens Concert Hall, Eleftherias Park rises above the busy Vasilissis...
Alsos Peristeriou
Peristeri, West SuburbsIn May 2012, a beautiful 15-acre park opened to the public in the western suburb of Peristeri....
Nea Philadelpheia Park
Nea Philadelpheia, West SuburbsCovering some 480 hectares, Nea Philadelphia Park features a wide variety of flora....
Manos Loizos Cultural Center
Nikaia, West SuburbsThis expansive facility occupies a 15-hectare triangular lot between Thivon and Petrou Ralli Streets....
Petra Theatre (The Rock Theatre)
West SuburbsConverted into a summer theatre by the Municipality of Petroupolis....
Haidari Park of Historical Memory
Chaidari, West SuburbsLocated on the site of the infamous Haidari barracks, the Park of Historical Memory was created...