Parks · 6 of the best in Athens
Ellinikon Experience Park
Free family park
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Image courtesy of © StrangeTraveler · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Ellinikon Experience Park
Next door to Glyfada on the site of Athens' old airport, the first part of the huge Ellinikon project to open: a large landscaped park with gardens, play areas and activities for children. Open daily 9am to 11pm. Elliniko, the site of the old Athens airport, is being transformed into The Ellinikon, one of Europe’s largest urban regeneration projects, with a coastal park, new homes and the Riviera Tower. The coastal tram and buses connect the Riviera with the centre, and a taxi from Syntagma takes about half an hour outside rush hour.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Ellinikon Experience Park before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Ellinikon Experience Park are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro & tram stops
- EllinikoM21.0 km12 min walk
- ArgyroupoliM21.1 km14 min walk
- 2nd Aghiou KosmaT71.3 km16 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, 35i Odos1.0 km13 min walk
Key sights
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center6.3 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Panathenaic Stadium8.1 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Acropolis Museum8.1 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Temple of Olympian Zeus8.2 kmCycle 33 minCar or taxi 28 min
- The Acropolis8.5 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Plaka & Anafiotika8.6 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 29 min
- National Garden8.6 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 29 min
- Syntagma Square8.9 kmCycle 35 minCar or taxi 30 min
- Ancient Agora8.9 kmCycle 35 minCar or taxi 30 min
- Monastiraki Flea Market9.0 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 30 min
Getting around
- Port of Piraeus11 kmCycle 44 minCar or taxi 36 min