National Gardens Athens

The national garden of athens.

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It is almost unbelievable that such an amazing garden is situated among the busiest. National garden athens two duck ponds which are a refreshing sight for the eyes. Angelos and leto katakouzenos foundation.

Things to do near national garden. εθνικός κήπος is a public park of 15 5 hectares 38 acres in the center of the greek capital athens it is located between the districts of kolonaki and pangrati directly behind the greek parliament building the old palace and continues to the south to the area where the zappeion is located across from the panathenaiko. Right in the heart of athens between syntagma square and the kallimarmaro panathenaic stadium stands the famous national garden of athens a beautiful area to escape the noisy city center and relax in a lush green environment.

The national garden is a public park covering 15 5 hectares 38 acres in the center of athens. Behind the parliament you will find the 15 5 hectares big and magnificent national garden this beautiful park used to be the garden of the royal palace created by queen amalia and her german gardener schmidt in 1839 it is now owned by the city of athens. It is located in an area between the greek parliament building in the north and the zappeion hall in the south.

The national garden of athens is a large green space of over 160 000 square meters adorned with over 500 types of plants and trees from all over the world. The zapeiion which is an impressive building to see is also inside the park. See 1 302 reviews articles and 1 450 photos of national garden ranked no 49 on tripadvisor among 401 attractions in athens.

The gardens were designed in 1839 by order of queen amalia of the greeks but were not open to the public until 1923 when they were renamed national garden. The national gardens of athens is the best place to escape the city and with the areas of the plaka acropolis thission monastiraki and psiri all connected by pedestrian streets and parks you barely have to go through athens to get there. The sprawling area also houses a botanical garden and a zoo.