Athens, apart of being surrounded by three mountains, has quite a few hill ranges. One of them is "Tourkovounia" which means "Turkish mountains". Named due to a large Turkish cemetery that existed there during the Ottoman period in Greece. They are the tallest and most extensive hill range in central Attica, dividing the Attica basin into eastern and western parts.
There are quite a few ways to go up, decided to go through here [38°01'11.4"N 23°45'59.8"E] where a nice dirt track leads up.
Short stop before the top
View from the top towards the west
Nice spot to catch some shots
The vista at the top and our bikes
Walking a bit you can get another view, this time towards north
The view towards north, with the Olympic Stadium
Taking a few shots facing north, Olympic Stadium on the top right
Apart of one hiker there were no people at all during our time there. Would be better to have a mountain bike due to the dirt track and you have to take care on the way down. Definitely a recommended ride during a nice day!
