Great archaeological and historical site with important ancient remains and with a lot of greenery that covers its largest area.Filopappou Hill is located to the south west of the Acropolis It is also know as the “Hill of the Muses” to whom it is dedicated. It is part of a large green area that also contains the “Pynx hill” and the “Hill of the Nymphs”.

At the top of the hill is the Filopappou Monument and his tomb, which was built by the Athenians in the 2nd Century AD, to honour the Roman consul and senator Gaius Julius Antiochus., who was known by the nickname Filopappos, that means “favourite grandson of his grandfather”. From there you can have great views of the Acropolis, the whole city of Athens and the Argosaronic Gulf. In addition to the ancient burial monument of Philopappos and the magnificent view, you can also admire sights such as the prison of Socrates , (the hill has many caves, including one legendary claimed to be the prison of Socrates before his death by hemlock), the Dora Stratou theater and the chapel of Agios Dimitrios Lumbardiaris. On the road leading to the Theater of Dora Stratou you will see an impressive monument, the Eptathronom (seven thrones plateau). Seven thrones carved on a rock, remains of a public square or assembly court. You can also see the "Kimonian tombs" which are located a little above the chapel of Lumbardiaris. An orthogonal opening in the face of the rock is the entrance to a twin burial monument, carved into the natural rock. The burial complex consists of two carved. urns of equal size. These tombs are accompanied by a legend that is the tomb of Olympian Kimon, father of Miltiades, and their relative, the historian Thucydides, who, according to the testimonies of Herodotus, Marcellinus and Plutarch, were buried opposite the Acropolis. The Ministry of Culture, however, states that the tomb is from the 3rd century AD. and belongs to some universally unknown Sosimianus. Another point of intere is the 'Deaf Man's Cave", excavated in 2009. Believed to have been originally used as a place of worship, then as homes, and later as tombs and burial monuments. The name hints at a local legend that the man who resided in this was deaf. This hill is the location used by Francesco Morosini, the Venetian general in charge of the battery of cannon that blew the roof off the Parthenon in 1687 This gem in the heart of the city is not only of great historical significance, but it is also one of the most beautiful outdoor places in Athens. The hill can be climbed from several sides and the walk up the hill will take 15 minutes. It's a great place!