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Sightseeing close to the hotel
Close to the hotel are numerous sights and attractions, such as the excellent Goulandris Museum of Natural History, the Spathario Shadow Theater Museum in Maroussi and the Monastery of Osia Irini Chryssovalandou.
Entertainment - Recreation
For your dining and entertainment pleasure, there is an abundance of restaurants, bars and clubs at close proximity. The Mall, a five-story shopping complex complete with shops, a multiplex cinema, restaurants and cafés, is situated in the nearby area of Maroussi.
Historical sites in the center of Athens
While staying at the Nafsika Hotel in Kifissia, guests can take a short metro train ride (metro fare: € 1) to the center of Athens to visit the world-famous historical monuments of Athens. Begin your tour visiting Acropolis Hill and its attractions: the famous Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Propylaea, the Theater of Dionysus, the Herod Atticus Odeon, and the Ancient Agora.
Within short walking distance from the Acropolis is the Olympieion Site, the Marble (Kallimarmaro) Stadium, the Zappeion Hall, the Parliament Building (originally the palace of King Otto), the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers with the traditionally-dressed Evzone Guards, and a wide variety of wonderful museums, including the New Acropolis Museum, the National Archaeological Museum, the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art, the Benaki Historical Museum and the Byzantine & Christian Museum. No tour of Athens is complete without a stroll in the old districts of the city – Plaka, Monastiraki, Thisseion, and Psirri – which are located beneath the Athens Acropolis.
Interesting sites in Attica
The prefecture of Attica surrounding the city of Athens also offers some great sightseeing, such as the Temple of Posseidon in Cape Sounion on the southern coast, the archaeological site of Eleusis in the western region of the prefecture, and the archaeological site of Vravrona and Peania Cave in eastern Attica.
Excursions in the islands
Off the coast of Attica are the small Saronic Islands (Aegina, Hydra, Poros and Spetses), which give visitors of Athens the opportunity to take a day cruise and get acquainted with the Greek Islands. Guests of the Nafsika Hotel can enjoy swimming in the Aegean Sea at nearby beaches of Nea Makri, Rafina, Marathonas and Schinias, located on the eastern coast of Attica.
The Nafsika Hotel offers high-quality leisure travel and tourism accommodation close to:
- Museums (Goulandris Natural History Museum, Spathario Shadow Theater Museum, Tsarouchis Museum, Greek Telecommunications Museum)
- Monastery of Osia Irini Chryssovalandou
- The Mall, shopping, dining and entertainment complex
- Kifissia commercial center
- Dining and nightlife venues in Kifissia
- Easy access to the metro train for transportation to the center of Athens, Piraeus Port and Athens International Airport (metro fare: € 1)
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