Lycabettus is a steep limestone hill rising 277 metres above sea level in the middle of the city, capped by the small 19th-century Chapel of Saint George and a terrace with an outdoor cafe. The view from the top takes in the entire city — the Acropolis to the southwest, Piraeus and the sea to the south, and the mountains ringing Athens on the landward sides. On a clear day you can see as far as the island of Aegina.
You can walk up in about 30 minutes from the Kolonaki neighbourhood below, or take the funicular railway from Plutarchou Street. The summit is busy at sunset. The outdoor theatre on the northern slope hosts summer concerts as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival.
Kolonaki at the foot of the hill is the most fashionable neighbourhood in Athens — expensive boutiques, good restaurants, and the sort of cafe where Athenians sit with a coffee and a newspaper for two hours without anyone asking them to leave.