Detourmap
Places worth the detour in Attica Region
Detourmap lists 119 places in Attica Region, Greece, across 2 kinds of detour. Best known: Parthenon. 72 rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Places
- 119
- Oldest
- Classical Athens 507 BC
- Little known
- 72 of 119
- Share of Greece
- 13%
Attica Region 119
All 119, best known first.
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1.Parthenon
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Iconic
Former temple of Athena on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece
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2.Acropolis of Athens
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Iconic
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
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4.Platonic Academy
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Renowned
Ancient philosophical, research and educative center, founded by Plato in Athens
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6.Areopagus
Nature · Renowned
Rock outcropping in Athens, associated with ancient legislative and judicial bodies
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9.Erechtheion
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Renowned
Ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens
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12.Temple of Athena Nike
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Renowned
Ancient Greek temple built in the fifth century CE on the Acropolis of Athens in honor of Athena as the goddess of victory, located in Athens Municipality, Gre…
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20.Theatre of Thorikos
Archaeological · Notable
Oldest Greek theatre still standing, located in Thorikos, Greece
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23.Sounion
Archaeological · Notable
Cape and archaeological site in Lavreotiki municipality, Attica, Greece
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24.Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Archaeological · 2nd century · Notable
Ancient theater in Athens Acropolis
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29.Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Notable
Ancient Greek choragic monument in Athens
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30.Philopappos Monument
Archaeological · 2nd century · Notable
Ancient Greek mausoleum in Muses hill in Athens
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33.Propylaea of Athens
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Notable
The gate of the Acropolis of Athens
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38.Old Temple of Athena
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient temple on the Athenian Acropolis
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39.Antikythera wreck
Archaeological · Notable
Roman shipwreck dating from the 2nd quarter of the 1st century BC
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41.Eleusinion
Archaeological · Notable
Ancient sanctuary of Eleusinian Demeter in Athens near the Ancient Agora
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60.Temple of Apollo Zoster
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ancient Greek temple in Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni Municipality, Greece
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61.Temenos of Dionysus Eleuthereus
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ancient Greek sanctuary under the Acropolis of Athens
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62.Monument of Nikias
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Hidden gem
Choregic monument on Acropolis south slope
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71.Pedestal of Agrippa
Archaeological · 2nd century BC · Hidden gem
Monument base on the Acropolis of Athens
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72.Temple of Apollo at Aegina
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaic Doric temple at Kolona, Aigina, Greece
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78.Temple of Delphinian Apollo
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Hidden gem
Ancient sanctuary in Athens
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80.Synagogue in the Agora of Athens
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Synagogue in Athens Municipality, Greece
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86.Temple of Artemis Tauropolos
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Temple at Artemida on east coast of Attiki
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88.Temple of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria
Archaeological · 3rd century BC · Hidden gem
Small temple in the Agora of Athens
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91.Aphrodite and Eros shrine
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Sacred site on N slope of the Athens Acropolis
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92.Sanctuary of the Egyptian gods (Nea Makri)
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ancient Roman sanctuary in Greece
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94.Nemesis temple Rhamnous
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Hidden gem
5th c. BCE temple of Nemesis in northeast Attica
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95.Megali Magoula
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Troizinia, Attica region, Greece
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96.Agios Konstantinos, Methana
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Mycenaean sanctuary site in Methana, Greece
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100.Askitario
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Rafina-Pikermi Municipality, Greece
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102.Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site on Poros, Greece
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103.Palaiochora
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Abandoned medieval village on the island of Aegina, Greece
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109.Siraggion
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Hidden gem
Excavated cave with ancient baths in Piraeus, Athens, Greece
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110.Temple of Amphiaraos
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ancient Greek temple in Oropos Municipality, Greece
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116.Kavos Vassili site
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological excavation in Poros municipality, Greece
Elsewhere in Greece
Questions about this page
What is the best known place worth the detour in Attica Region?
Parthenon, 5th century BC. Former temple of Athena on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece. It leads because more Wikipedia language editions cover it than any other place here.
How many places worth the detour are there in Attica Region?
119: 82 archaeological & historic sites and 37 nature & landscapes. 72 of them are little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages.
What is the oldest place on this map in Attica Region?
Classical Athens, dated to 507 BC. 27 of the 119 places here carry a founding date at all.
What counts as Attica Region here?
Wikidata's own administrative boundary: a place is in Attica Region if its located in the administrative territorial entity chain leads there. Attica Region is a first-level division of Greece, the same level as a state or a province.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.